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  * Provides program management and technical expertise in the real estate, electrical/fire safety, and
  environmental elements of DOD programs.
  * Creates short-, medium-, and long-term goals for DOD programs and an action plan for attaining
  these goals in cooperation with senior military personnel in the OE, Department of State, and
  United States Army Agency for International Development. Successful goals and plans require
  the complete integration of all stakeholders.
  In the absence of a joint programs integration office, another entity must assume the responsibilities
  listed above to ensure the integration of all engineer construction efforts and to avoid effort duplication by
  one or more agencies.
  The USACE is the executive agent for Army and DOD military construction, real estate acquisition,
  and national infrastructure development through the civil works program. USACE has the primary
  responsibility to execute Emergency Support Function 3–Public Works and Engineering for the DOD, in
  support of DSCA. Most USACE assets are part of the institutional force, but selected elements support the
  operational Army, to include various FFE teams and the 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power). With its
  subordinate divisions, districts, laboratories, and centers, USACE provides a broad range of engineer support
  to military departments, federal agencies, state governments, and local authorities through cost-reimbursable
  projects. USACE districts provide design, operational contract support, construction, and operation of
  hydroelectric power generation plants and river navigation systems. USACE also provides technical
  assistance and operational contract support deployed worldwide.
  USACE provides capabilities to the force, which includes those of the ERDC laboratories and centers;
  and to the resources within the divisions, districts, and other sources. ERDC is comprised of a network of
  laboratories and 43 centers of expertise. The ERDC specialty areas include:
  * Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory.
  * Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
  * Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.
  * Environmental Laboratory.
  * Geospatial Research Laboratory.
  * Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory.
  * AGC.
  * The United States Army Engineering and Support Center.
  USACE has aligned its divisions with, and assigned LNOs to, combatant commands and selected
  ASCCs to enable access to USACE resources supporting engagement strategies and wartime operations.
  USACE supports unified land operations by providing the following major functions:
  * Water resource functions support the balance between water resource development and
  environmental impact.
  * Infrastructure functions acquire, build, and sustain critical facilities for military installations,
  theater support facilities, and public works.
  * Environmental functions restore, manage, and enhance local and regional ecosystems.
  * Research and development functions work toward the innovation, introduction, and improvement
  of products and processes in support of the warfighter; installations; and energy, environmental,
  and water resources.
  * Civil disaster response functions respond to and support recovery from local, national, and global
  disasters.
  * Military contingencies provide engineering and contingency support for unified land operations.
  USACE provides technical and contract engineer support, integrating its organic capabilities with those
  of other Services and other sources of engineer-related reachback support. USACE may also have assets
  directly supporting separate commands, the TEC, or senior engineer headquarters in-theater. Whether
  providing engineer planning and design or contract construction support in the AO or outside the contingency
  area, USACE can use the TeleEngineering Communications Equipment–Deployable (when necessary) to
  obtain the necessary data, research, and specialized expertise that is not present in-theater or through
  reachback capabilities. The TeleEngineering Communications Equipment–Deployable is the