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Waterway Debris Removal Swannanoa, North Carolina
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Feb. 4, 2025 | 2:47
Waterway debris removal in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Feb. 4, 2025.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District is overseeing debris removal in North Carolina under a FEMA mission assignment.
The USACE has removed over 1.1 million cubic yards of right of way debris, over 33,000 cubic yards of waterway debris and more than 181,000 tons of soil across impacted areas of North Carolina.
The USACE brings unique capabilities to emergency responses but is just one piece of a much larger Army and Department of Defense team working to support federal, state, and local partners.
The effort is in response to Hurricane Helene, which struck North Carolina, Sept. 24 to 27, 2024.
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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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