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[[File:USACE-District-Map.jpg|center|upright=2.25|thumb|Map of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Engineer divisions and districts]] | [[File:USACE-District-Map.jpg|center|upright=2.25|thumb|Map of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Engineer divisions and districts]] | ||
* [[Great Lakes and Ohio River Division]] (LRD), located in [[Cincinnati]]. Reaches from the [[St Lawrence Seaway]], across the [[Great Lakes]], down the [[Ohio River Valley]] to the [[Tennessee River|Tennessee]] and [[Cumberland River|Cumberland]] rivers. Covers {{convert|355300|sqmi|km2}}, parts of 17 states. Serves 56 million people. Its seven districts are located in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], | * [[Great Lakes and Ohio River Division]] (LRD), located in [[Cincinnati]]. Reaches from the [[St Lawrence Seaway]], across the [[Great Lakes]], down the [[Ohio River Valley]] to the [[Tennessee River|Tennessee]] and [[Cumberland River|Cumberland]] rivers. Covers {{convert|355300|sqmi|km2}}, parts of 17 states. Serves 56 million people. Its seven districts are located in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], Chicago, [[Detroit]], [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Pittsburgh]], and [[Huntington, West Virginia]]. The division commander serves on two national and international decision-making bodies: co-chair of the Lake Superior, Niagara, and Ontario/St Lawrence Seaway boards of control; and the [[Mississippi River Commission]]. | ||
* [[Mississippi Valley Division]] (MVD), located in [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].<ref name=serving/> Reaches from Canada to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Covers {{convert|370000|sqmi|km2}}, and portions of 12 states bordering the [[Mississippi River]]. Serves 28 million people. Its six districts are located in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]], [[Rock Island, Illinois]], [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]], and [[New Orleans]]. MVD serves as headquarters for the Mississippi River Commission. | * [[Mississippi Valley Division]] (MVD), located in [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]].<ref name=serving/> Reaches from Canada to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Covers {{convert|370000|sqmi|km2}}, and portions of 12 states bordering the [[Mississippi River]]. Serves 28 million people. Its six districts are located in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, Minnesota]], [[Rock Island, Illinois]], [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Vicksburg, Mississippi|Vicksburg]], and [[New Orleans]]. MVD serves as headquarters for the Mississippi River Commission. | ||
* [[North Atlantic Division]] (NAD), headquartered at [[Fort Hamilton]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York.<ref name=serving/> Reaches from [[Maine]] to [[Virginia]], including the [[District of Columbia]], with an overseas mission to provide engineering, construction, and project management services to the [[U.S. European Command]] and [[U.S. Africa Command]]. Serves 62 million people. Its six districts are located in New York City, [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Concord, Massachusetts]], and [[Wiesbaden]], Germany. NAD has the largest [[Superfund]] program in USACE with 60% of the funding. NAD's [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District|Europe District]] has done work in dozens of countries and has offices in Germany, Belgium, [[Italy]], Turkey, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], Romania, [[Bulgaria]], Israel, Spain, and soon [[Botswana]]. | * [[North Atlantic Division]] (NAD), headquartered at [[Fort Hamilton]] in [[Brooklyn]], New York.<ref name=serving/> Reaches from [[Maine]] to [[Virginia]], including the [[District of Columbia]], with an overseas mission to provide engineering, construction, and project management services to the [[U.S. European Command]] and [[U.S. Africa Command]]. Serves 62 million people. Its six districts are located in New York City, [[Philadelphia]], [[Baltimore]], [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], [[Concord, Massachusetts]], and [[Wiesbaden]], Germany. NAD has the largest [[Superfund]] program in USACE with 60% of the funding. NAD's [[U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District|Europe District]] has done work in dozens of countries and has offices in Germany, Belgium, [[Italy]], Turkey, [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], Romania, [[Bulgaria]], Israel, Spain, and soon [[Botswana]]. | ||