Middle East District Mission

Video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi
Coast Guard national security cutter returns to California from 130-day Bering Sea patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
Feb. 7, 2025 | 2:27
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) and crew returned to their Base Alameda, California, home port after completing a 130-day deployment patrolling the Bering Sea, Feb. 7, 2025. Bertolf’s crew showcased how the U.S. Coast Guard is a unique instrument of national power that bridges the divide between defense, diplomacy, and law enforcement and creates opportunities to further national objectives and priorities. U.S. Coast Guard Video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matthew S. Masaschi.
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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

 

Our People