Society of American Military Engineers

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• Society of American Military Engineers
• Meet The Chiefs

June 16, 2009
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US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Gregory Smith Chief, Programs Project
Management
ALASKA DISTRICT
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Overview

• Background
• Our Programs
• Stimulus Info
• Wrap-Up/Questions

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OFFICE LOCATIONS
Fairbanks Regulatory Field Office 8 employees
Chena Project Office 7 employees
Fairbanks
Northern Area Office 2 Resident Offices 80
employees
Eielson Resident Office 11 employees
Mat-Su Regulatory Field Office 2 employees
Fort Greely Resident Office 8 employees
Juneau (State Capital) Regulatory Field Office 8
employees
Anchorage
Southern Area Office 4 Resident Offices 66
employees
Kenai
Fort Richardson Resident Office 9 employees
Anchorage Resident Office 12 employees
Sitka Regulatory Field
Office 1 employee
Elmendorf Resident
Office 8 employees
Anchorage Regulatory Field Office 5 employees
Kenai Regulatory Field Office 6 employees
District Headquarters
475 Employees District Wide
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MAJOR PROGRAMS
MILITARY
CIVIL WORKS
Rock placement in Wrangell Harbor
Hangar construction at Elmendorf AFB
ENVIRONMENTAL
Removal action at Cape Sarichef
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GROW THE ARMY

• Troop strength increases to 15,000 in Alaska
• 1,300 additional personnel by 2013
• Maneuver Enhancement Brigade arrives
  at
  Fort Richardson in 2010

Engineers
Military Police
Communications
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ARMY PROJECTS
Barracks at Fort Richardson

• U.S. Army Alaska
• Fort Richardson
• 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th
  Infantry Division (Light)
• Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (2010)
• Fort Wainwright
• 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th
  Infantry Division
• Aviation Task Force (2011)

Family Housing at Fort Wainwright
Modular Barracks at Fort Richardson
Battle Command Training Center at Fort Wainwright
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WARRIOR IN TRANSITION PROGRAM
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AIR FORCE PROJECTS
Chapel at Eielson AFB
Fitness Center at Eielson AFB

• 11th Air Force
• 3rd Wing at
  Elmendorf Air Force Base
• 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson Air
  Force Base

Large Frame Aircraft Maintenance Hangar
at Elmendorf AFB
Fitness Center Addition at Eielson AFB
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FY09 MILITARY PROGRAM

• Total Number of Military Projects 17 at 272.6
  Million
• ARRA Projects 45 at 20.9 Million

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FY09 ARMY PROGRAM
Projects in RED contract not awarded yet
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FY09 AIR FORCE PROGRAM
Projects in RED contract not awarded yet
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FY09 ARRA PROJECTS
Projects in RED contract not awarded yet
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FY10 MILITARY PROGRAM

• Total Number of Military Projects 14 at 314.6
  Million
• 10 of 10 Presbud Projects RTA by 30 Sep 09

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FY10 ARMY PROGRAM
Projects in RED contract not awarded yet
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FY10 AIR FORCE PROGRAM
Projects in RED contract not awarded yet
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FY11 MILITARY PROGRAM

• Total Number of Military Projects 11 at 313.8
  Million
• 7 of 7 Presbud Projects RTA by 30 Sep 10

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FY11 PROGRAM
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USACE Execution of the American Recovery
Reinvestment Act 2009
BUILDING STRONG!
P.L. 115 17 Feb 2009
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Situation - General
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT 2009

• ARRA 787 billion stimulus plan
• Spending program
• 4.6 billion to USACE Civil Works
• 1.4 billion in military appropriations (not
  including SRM)
• 0.9 billion (and growing) from other federal
  agencies

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Situation - General

• ARRA OBJECTIVES
• Funds awarded in effective and efficient manner
• The recipients/uses of funds are transparent to
  the public
• Funds used for authorized purposes
• Projects funded avoid unnecessary delays and cost
  overruns
• Program goals achieved
• Preserve and create jobs
• Invest in transportation, environmental
  protection and other infrastructure that provide
  long-term economic benefits

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CoE MARKETING SHEETS
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CIVIL WORKS PROJECTS
Coastal Erosion Control in Shishmaref
Port of Anchorage Expansion
Nome Harbor
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FUTURE CIVIL WORKS

• Increases in freighter, container and tanker
  traffic along Aleutian Islands means higher risk
  of incidents.
• Potential for opening Northern Sea
  Route requires need for new ports.
• Greater interest for cruise ships in
  Bering and Chukchi Seas.
• Sustainable commercial fisheries.

Canadian Coast Guard in Arctic
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POTENTIAL CORPS ROLE

• Develop a comprehensive maritime
  transportation study for Alaska.
• Interagency
  collaboration on
  the Arctic.
• Proactively develop environmentally
  sustainable
  infrastructure to meet
  future requirements.

Integrated Harbor Perspective
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ALASKA COASTAL EROSION
Kivalina

• Issues
• Storm damage reduction is a high priority
  
  mission.
• Bank stabilization, beach erosion control are
  low
  priority.
• Full Federal funding of studies and projects is
  not in
  accordance with administration policies.

Sen. Ted Stevens in Kivalina
Newtok
Photo by James Mason, AP
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ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP
Hauling equipment to Umiat
Sling Loading Transformers on Tanaga Island
Soil removal on Ogliuga Island
Geoprobe Sampling on Elmendorf AFB
Shipping Debris from Kodiak
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REGULATORY PROGRAM

• Largest District in the Nation (geographically)
• 1/5th the size of the Lower 48
• 33,904 miles of coastline
• 15 million miles of potentially navigable
  waterways
• 3 million lakes
• 43 percent of state is wetlands
• 220 million acres of wetlands and other waters
• 2nd Largest Regulatory Branch in the Nation
• 65 employees

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
• Iraq Afghanistan
• Total deployed to date 150

• DISASTER RESPONSE
• Hurricane / Flood Relief
• Total deployed to date 166

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Working for the Corps
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers web site
  www.usace.army.mil
• Alaska District Homepage www.poa.usace.army.mil
• Civilian Personnel On-Line (CPOL)
  www.cpol.army.mil
• Centralized Federal Agency Hiring Site
  www.usajobs.gov
• Working with the Corps
• Industry Handout www.poa.usace.army.mil/pa/hottop
  /hottop.htm
• Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov
• ACASS www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/acassmain.htm
• www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ct/i/
• CCASS www.cpars.csd.disa.mil
• CQS www.rmssupport.com

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QUESTIONS?
Gregory Smith Chief, Programs and Project
Management Division Alaska District
U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG