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  deliver technical engineer support to supported units through the engineer staff. FFE teams provide embedded
  engineer planning and technical engineer support to unified land operations or offer dedicated reachback
  support to deployed teams and engineer Soldiers in need of technical support. FFE teams typically develop
  solutions by employing available resources, but the teams have the option to employ reachback to the entire
  array of expertise within the USACE laboratories or centers of expertise for more complex engineering
  issues. USACE has expertise that may support the strategic, operational, or tactical level in engineer planning
  and operations. USACE can leverage reachback to technical subject matter experts in districts, divisions,
  laboratories, and centers of expertise; other Services; and private industry as part of the USACE role in the
  institutional force. FFE is a means to access specialized engineering capabilities that can augment joint forces
  command planning staffs.
  Forward-Deployed Field Force Engineering Capabilities
  FFE teams can deploy to meet requirements for engineering assessments and analyses in support.
  Teams include forward engineer support teams (FESTs), contingency contracting teams, members from
  contingency real estate support teams, and environmental support teams. USACE LNOs and aligned USACE
  divisions assist the ASCC and GCC to determine the amount and force tailoring of the USACE FFE enablers
  and FEST teams. Theater army headquarters normally require a FEST-A, a contingency real estate support
  team, an environmental support team, and prime power capabilities. Additional enablers (such as contracting,
  military munitions support services, or other technical engineering capabilities of USACE) may also be
  required. USACE provides theater-level planners to supplement the engineer staff assigned to the GCC.
  Forward Engineer Support Team–Advance
  An FEST-A is a deployable team that provides infrastructure assessment; engineer planning and
  design; and environmental, geospatial, and other technical engineer support (from theater army to brigade
  echelon) and augments the staff at those echelons. This team is capable of supporting any echelon configured
  as a joint force headquarters for limited contingency operations or may be task-organized to a corps, division,
  or brigade echelon when configured as an intermediate or tactical headquarters. The FEST-A operates as
  augmentation to the supported force engineer staff or to the supporting engineer headquarters. When
  supporting a JTF headquarters, the FEST-A may include a contingency real estate support team and an
  environmental support team. The FEST-A conducts a variety of core essential tasks in support of stability
  and technical engineering. The active duty FEST-A consists of uniformed military personnel and DA
  Civilians. Although the United States Army Reserve consists of all military personnel, both teams require
  sustainment and security support from the gaining or supported unit.
  Forward Engineer Support Team–Main
  The FEST-M is a deployable capability that provides minor contract construction administration,
  environmental, geospatial, and other engineer support (typically to the theater army). The FEST-M is capable
  of providing technical oversight of other deployed FFE teams. FEST-Ms are not required for initial entry into
  a theater of operations; therefore, FEST-Ms reside in the United States Army Reserve and National Guard.
  This team would typically support a JTF or the land component of a JTF. The FEST-M operates as a technical
  support team to the joint force engineer staff or the engineer headquarters element or may operate as a discrete
  headquarters element. The FEST-M element also conducts a variety of core essential tasks in support of
  stability and technical engineering. It requires sustainment and security support from the gaining or supported
  unit. FEST-Ms require augmentation from contracting; the USACE contingency contracting team is capable
  of fulfilling this role.
  Contingency Real Estate Support Team
  A contingency real estate support team is a deployable element of USACE that is capable of the
  acquisition of real estate outside the United States for use by U.S. forces. USACE and NAVFAC acquire,
  manage, and oversee the disposal of real estate on behalf of the U.S. government pursuant to delegated
  authority under 10 USC 2675.3, and specific delegation from the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of
  the Army Installations, Housing, and Partnerships. This team can support any echelon, but it is typically
  tailored to support an Army component headquarters configuration supporting real estate management. The