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Video by Pfc. Kelvineisha Buck, Sgt. Kimberly Villigran
1st Combat Engineer Battalion supports southern border mission
DoD Southern Border 2025
April 28, 2025 | 2:26
U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, assigned to Joint Task Force - Southern Border, reinforce the southern border barrier by placing concertina wire along the barrier near San Ysidro, California, April 28, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Kimberly Villigran and Spc. Kelvineisha Buck)
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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.

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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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