Sample Keywords

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Historical Content

Oral History Guides

The Oral History Guide (in standard and short versions) is a guide to the theory and practice of oral history that provides USACE employees who are planning an oral history program with some historical background and practical advice. Available on-line as PDF or eBook versions. To request print copies, use the Contact Us feature at the bottom of the webpage and choose History as the recipient.

Mission of the Office of History

The mission of the Office of History is to collect, document, interpret, disseminate, and preserve the history and heritage of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The office accomplishes its mission through research and writing, a field history program, an oral history program, an extensive research collection, and a historic artifact collection.

Other Resources

The HQ/HECSA Library has compiled a library guide with several other resources on USACE history.

Sample Keyword List

Keyword List – Hurricane Maria


249^th Engineer Battalion
AAR	After Action Report
ACI	USACE Advanced Contracting Initiative
ADVON	Advanced echelon; the people who deploy first
Antilles Office	USACE area office in Puerto Rico
Blue Roofs	temporary roofing mission – blue plastic roofs
C&D debris	Construction and Demolition
Captain Sully	Chesley Sullenberger, Pilot of USAirways flight 1549 during 2009 emergency water landing on the Hudson River
Ceiba	Municipality in Puerto Rico
Comms	Communications
Company D	249th Engineer Battalion Reserve Component
CONUS	Continental United States
DLA	Defense Logistics Agency
DVIDS	Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System
EEI	Edison Electric Institute
EMAC	Emergency Management Assistance Compact
EOC	USACE Emergency Operations Center
ERDC	U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center
ESF #3	Public Works and Engineering authority under FEMA
FEMA	Federal Emergency Management Agency
General Buchanan	LTG Jeffrey Buchanan, Commander of ground forces on Puerto Rico
Guajataca Dam / Lake
HootSuite	Software for monitoring social media across multiple platforms
I&I	Infiltration and Inflow of groundwater / stormwater
IMT	Incident Management Team
JFO	Joint Field Office
Lake O	Lake Okeechobee
LGL	Local Government Liaison
LRP	Pittsburgh District
Mayagüez	Municipality in Puerto Rico
MVR	Rock Island District, Illinois
PA	Public Affairs
Palo Seco	Palo Seco Power Plant
PARC	Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting; oversight of contracting throughout USACE
PREPA	Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority
PRASA	Puerto Rico Aqueducts and Sewers Authority
PRT	Planning and Response Teams
QAs	quality assurance inspectors
RFO	Recovery Field Office
ROE Forms / Permits	Right of Entry
Roosey Roads	Roosevelt Roads Naval Station
Rosselló	Former Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló
RSC	USACE Readiness Support Center
SAD / SAD-FWD	South Atlantic Division / South Atlantic Division – Forward
SES	Senior Executive Service; high-ranking civilian personnel
SME	Subject Matter Expert
SOP	Standard Operating Procedure
SOW	Statement of Work
VIPR	Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
WARN	Water / Wastewater Agency Response Network