text: Engineer Echelon Perspectives
  contingency real estate support team operates as augmentation to the supported force engineer staff or
  supporting engineer headquarters. The contingency real estate support team is comprised of DOD Civilians
  and requires sustainment and security support from the supported unit. Contingency real estate support team
  support is requested by a formal request for forces process or as a reimbursable service through the
  contingency real estate support team aligned USACE division.
  Environmental Support Team
  An environmental support team is comprised of USACE DA Civilian environmental experts. The team
  advises and conducts environmental assessments, baseline studies, and other environmentally related surveys
  and studies. The team supports all echelons, but it is typically tailored to support ASCC headquarters for base
  camp development. The environmental support team normally augments the engineer staff at echelon. The
  environmental support team conducts environmental management tasks in support of base camps and
  technical engineering. The team is capable of deploying early to perform environmental baseline assessments,
  identify environmental hazards, and remain post-deployment to provide remediation support for base or base
  camp closure. These small teams require sustainment and security support from the supported unit. Requests
  for support from environmental support teams is processed through the request for forces process.
  Environmental support teams may be directly paid for as a reimbursable service through the environmental
  support team aligned to the USACE division.
  Contingency Contracting Team
  The USACE contingency contracting team consisting of contracting officers who conduct contracting
  activities in support of minor contract construction with an FEST-M. The contingency contracting team is a
  warranted team of the supported company commander. The contingency contracting team plans, coordinates,
  and implements theater support contracting functions at the corps, JTF headquarters, division, BCT, and
  sustainment or transportation brigade echelon. The team is capable of developing, soliciting, awarding,
  managing, and closing out for theater support contracts.
  Expansion of USACE Contract Construction Support
  When contract construction exceeds the capability or capacity of the major subordinate commander,
  USACE may establish a contingency engineer district or other contingency support organizations or augment
  existing field offices. A USACE district, with its field offices, is normally staffed by DOD Civilians and
  requires sustainment and security assistance from the supported organization.
  THEATER ENGINEER COMMAND
  At the theater army echelon, the engineer staff assists in translating a broad operational approach into
  a coherent, feasible concept for employing forces. The engineer examines the functional and multifunctional
  mobilization, deployment, employment, and sustainment requirements of the concept of operations. From
  the operational perspective, those requirements typically include RSOI, construction, real estate, and other
  general engineering support through the sustainment and protection warfighting functions. The operational
  perspective also includes initially shaping the combat and general engineering capabilities most favorable for
  each subordinate echelon. Geospatial information and terrain analysis provides the foundation on which
  understanding the physical environment is based.
  As the operational approach develops, the theater engineer collaborates with subordinate echelon
  engineers to identify and refine requirements for general and combat engineering support linked to the
  movement and maneuver and protection warfighting functions. The theater engineer must also ensure that
  adequate geospatial engineering support is provided for intelligence and C2 at each echelon. Communication
  enables collaboration, which continues throughout the operations process. To facilitate collaboration with
  engineer unit commanders and other unit engineer staff, each element seeks to—
  * Understand the higher commander’s intent and planning guidance.
  * Analyze the physical environment and have extensive knowledge of the obstacle information,
  threat capabilities, and terrain and geospatial products available.