Middle East District Mission

Video by Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Joyner, Staff Sgt. Kaden Pitt
OLE 25.1 L1A2 Night 1 Air Assault B-roll
101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
March 26, 2025 | 2:35
A look at some b-roll from the first night of the Large Scale Air Assault (L1A2) at Operation Lethal Eagle (OLE) 25.1 in March of 2025 at Fort Campbell, KY. An L1A2 is characterized by moving a brigade's worth of combat power and and equipment in one period of darkness at a range up to 500 nautical miles. Operation Lethal Eagle is a division led field exercise with a large scale air assault, force on force fighting, squad training exercises and company led ranges.
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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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