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Northwestern Division Military Missions

Kansas City District continues legacy of dedicated work on the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth

By Abigail Voegeli, Public Affairs Specialist Kansas City District Published Sept. 27, 2023
The Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth is a state-of-the-art building, boasting three floors full of custom stained-glass windows and military artifacts from many different countries and centuries. The building houses the Command and General Staff College, a joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multinational college and the U.S. military’s premier school of tactics. It is also one of the Kansas City District’s many projects at Fort Leavenworth from over the years. The district has a long and proud history of partnership with Fort Leavenworth. The Lewis and Clark Center is one of the largest projects the district has done for the installation. Completed in 2007, the building has since required repairs on the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system. Now, the Kansas City District is continuing its commitment to this building and taking the lead on the repairs.
Architect of the Year transforms District training and knowledge sharing

By Kimberly Lopes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Published Aug. 21, 2023
For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2023 Architect of the Year, the best part of the job is helping others reach their full potential. “It’s rewarding knowing that other people are benefiting from the services that I can provide,” said Breanna McBride, a senior architect at the Seattle District.
USACE, Minot Air Force Base break ground on new helicopter operations facility

By Frederick Hoyt Omaha Distict Published Aug. 20, 2023
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D.— A late afternoon groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 15 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota marked the official start of construction on a new Helicopter Operations Tactical Response Alert Facility for the Air Force’s 54th Helicopter Squadron, 91st Security Forces Group's tactical response force.
No Fail Mission: Military Corrections Complex undergoes renovations at Fort Leavenworth

By Christine E. Paul, Public Affairs Specialist Kansas City District Published July 24, 2023
There is only one maximum security prison in the U.S. that houses male U.S. military members that have been convicted of crimes or violations under the Uniform Code of Justice. That prison is located at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and is known as the United States Disciplinary Barracks. The United States Disciplinary Barracks is part of a larger Military Corrections Complex located at Fort Leavenworth, which is comprised of the Joint Regional Correctional Facility and several support and administrative buildings. The United States Disciplinary Barracks is the facility which houses individuals sentenced to more than 10 years in prison, and the Joint Regional Correctional Facility is the facility which houses individuals sentenced to less than 10 years in prison.
For Those Who “Lead the Way”: Kansas City District Designs New Military Working Dog Facility at McConnell Air Force Base

By Abigail Voegeli and Christine E. Paul, Public Affairs Specialists Kansas City District Published July 7, 2023
Military working dogs might look like your average pet, but they are highly trained animals used for security on military installations and in deployed environments. The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is currently working on the planning, design and construction of a new kennel facility for the working dogs of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron located at McConnell Air Force Base, or MAFB, in Wichita, Kansas. The current kennels were constructed several decades ago and require much-needed updates.
The first of its kind: Kansas City District partners with USNORTHCOM and Mexican government to build disaster response training facility in Mexico City

By Reagan Zimmerman, Kansas City District Public Affairs Kansas City District Published July 5, 2023
Mexico is located along a hot spot of seismic activity known as “the Ring of Fire,” which makes the country uniquely prone to certain natural disasters, like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The last major earthquake in Mexico was documented near Mexico City in September 2017. Mexico’s National Center for Disaster Prevention is in Mexico City and is always on alert and prepared to respond to the next disaster. To continue evolving their disaster response program, the Mexican government has partnered with the U.S. government to build Mexico’s new National School for Civil Protection.

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Military Missions

Real estate: 1,843,870 acres

Installations by state are:

Colorado
- Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station
- NorthCom
- Fort Carson, Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Fitzsimmons Medical Center, Pueblo Depot
- Air Force Academy
- Buckley, Peterson, and Schriever Space Force Base
Idaho
- Mountain Home Air Force Base
Iowa
- Iowa Army Ammunition Plant
Kansas
- Fort Riley
- McConnell Air Force Base
Minnesota
- Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
- Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (Reserves)
Missouri
- Fort Leavenworth
- Fort Leonard Wood
- Whiteman Air Force Base
Montana
- Malmstrom Air Force Base
Nebraska
- Offutt Air Force Base
- Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant
North Dakota
- Minot and Grand Forks Air Force Bases
South Dakota
- Ellsworth Air Force Base
- Black Hills Army Depot
Washington
- Joint Base Lewis-McChord
- Fairchild Air Force Base
Wisconsin
- Fort McCoy and Badger Army Ammunition Plant
- Gen. Billy Mitchell Field (Reserves)

Military Missions

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' current military construction mission, one of the largest since World War II, consists of an average annual program of $25 billion (FY10-19) to meet the demand created by growth in the Army, global restationing, and base realignment and closure.

The Northwestern Division’s Military Construction program, including carry-in projects from prior years, is $1.9 billion for Fiscal Year 2019. The Military Construction program includes several mega projects including the National Geospatial Agency next NGA-West Phases 1 and 2 at $836 Million at St. Louis, Missouri, and the Fort Leonard Wood Replacement Hospital at $381 Million.

The Division's Military Missions program projections for FY19 also includes the following:

Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization - $509 Million
Environmental Programs for - $354 Million
Interagency & International Services - $128 Million

The Northwestern Division offers a wide range of services to its military customers. It is headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with a regional office in Omaha, Nebraska, and five subordinate district offices located in Seattle and Walla Walla, Washington; Kansas City, Missouri; Omaha; and Portland. Northwestern Division headquarters coordinates technical policy and budgetary issues that cross district boundaries, as well as provide regional interface with other Federal and state agencies, congressional leaders, interest groups and international commissions. Expertise ranges from master planning to engineering plans and specifications, to construction management and installation support. Typical projects include new construction or renovation of military housing, barracks, operations centers, office/classroom buildings and child care facilities

Northwestern Division and its districts are experienced in partnering agreements with customers, in-house or contracted design of projects, advertisement and award of the construction contract (bid projects, negotiated projects, best value, request for proposals), financial administration of the contract, and field supervision and quality assurance inspections of the construction work underway. Kansas City, Seattle and Omaha districts collaborate to execute the Division's annual military workload.

Military Projects News

Kansas City District continues legacy of dedicated work on the Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth

9/27/2023

The Lewis and Clark Center at Fort Leavenworth is a state-of-the-art building, boasting three floors full of custom stained-glass windows and military artifacts from many different countries and...

Architect of the Year transforms District training and knowledge sharing

8/21/2023

For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2023 Architect of the Year, the best part of the job is helping others reach their full potential. “It’s rewarding knowing that other people are benefiting from...

USACE, Minot Air Force Base break ground on new helicopter operations facility

8/20/2023

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D.— A late afternoon groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 15 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota marked the official start of construction on a new Helicopter Operations Tactical...

No Fail Mission: Military Corrections Complex undergoes renovations at Fort Leavenworth

7/24/2023

There is only one maximum security prison in the U.S. that houses male U.S. military members that have been convicted of crimes or violations under the Uniform Code of Justice. That prison is located...

For Those Who “Lead the Way”: Kansas City District Designs New Military Working Dog Facility at McConnell Air Force Base

7/7/2023

Military working dogs might look like your average pet, but they are highly trained animals used for security on military installations and in deployed environments. The Kansas City District, U.S...

The first of its kind: Kansas City District partners with USNORTHCOM and Mexican government to build disaster response training facility in Mexico City

7/5/2023

Mexico is located along a hot spot of seismic activity known as “the Ring of Fire,” which makes the country uniquely prone to certain natural disasters, like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The...

Training with Industry: Teaching the next generation of leadership what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has to offer

6/14/2023

Progress in a profession is often the result of an innovator identifying an issue, proposing a solution and working to accomplish that solution. That is just what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...

U.S. Army to Discuss Cleanup at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant

6/7/2023

The U.S. Army will be hosting a public meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at De Soto City Hall, De Soto, Kansas. This meeting will be hosted by the U.S. Army with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,...

Omaha District begins construction of helicopter facility at F.E. Warren Air Force Base

5/24/2023

OMAHA, Neb.—A recent groundbreaking ceremony at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming marked the start of construction on a new helicopter operations and training facility for the U.S. Air...

Stopping the Breach: Kansas City District Engineers work to prevent a future levee breach at Sherman Army Airfield, Fort Leavenworth

5/3/2023

Known to many as both “the best hometown in the Army” and “the intellectual center of the Army,” Fort Leavenworth is famous for being the home of the U.S. Army’s Combined Arms Center, the U.S. Army...