Middle East District Mission

Video by Sgt. Caroline Sauder
Balikatan 25: We are Balikatan
Exercise Balikatan
April 28, 2025 | 0:42
Armed Forces of the Philippines Air Force Staff Sgt. Leomar Junnel Del Rosario, an operations non-commissioned officer with Combined Joint Civil Military Operations Task Force, and U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gabriel Hampton, a fire support Marine with the I Marine Expeditionary Force, participate in an interview in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Philippines, April 29, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the U.S. and Philippine armed forces designed to strengthen the alliance, showcase the capable combined force, and demonstrate the commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Caroline Sauder)
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Mission

The Middle East District provides engineering, design, construction execution, and related services and support to mission partners in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility (AOR) to increase regional security and stability in support of enduring U.S. interests; on order, supports contingency operations.

 

The Middle East District is a subordinate element of the Transatlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

USACE Mission and Vision

OUR VISION: Engineering solutions for the Nation’s toughest challenges

OUR MISSION: The Middle East District provides design, construction, execution and related engineering and reach-back services to mission partners across the CENTCOM AOR in order to enable regional security and stability; on order provides support to contingency operations

OUR FOUNDATION: A professional team rooted in the Army Values reinforced by Trust, Dignity, and Respect throughout and dedicated to our mission and the organization

 

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