| Administering Agency: |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
| Contact: |
Omaha District, (402) 995-2448 (24-hour emergency number) |
| Support: |
- USACE is ready to provide up to three Joint Task Force-Army
North Engineer, JTF-ARN EN, Plug teams
- USACE is ready to provide Liaisons to NORTHCOM as
required for 24-hour operations
- USACE assests are OPCON to NORTHCOM / ARNORTH
- USACE assistance provided by pre-designated JTF teams staffed
by volunteers and fully trained with a minimum of two tiers
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| Missions: |
- Engineer support to the JTF commander, for example:
- Force bed-down with Anti-Terrorism Force Protection
considerations
- Emergency stabilization and repair of damaged critical
infrastructure
- Emergency clearing of debris from streets, bridges, airfields,
ports, and waterways
- Immediate humanitarian needs of a dislocated populace, such as the construction of temporary shelters and support facilities
- Demolition of damaged structures and facilities
- LNOs to NORTHCOM to filter mission requests to avoid
duplication with ESF#3 Mission Assignments
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| Process: |
- Request for Forces goes through NORTHCOM to SECDEF and
down Military channels to HQUSACE
- HQUSACE alerts and deploys the JTFs and NORTHCOM LNOs
- The JTFs home District Emergency Management Office manages the deployment of responders
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