Ms. Chaela M. Smith was appointed Chief of the Environmental Division at Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in April 2025. As Chief of the Environmental Division, Ms. Smith oversees the annual execution of approximately $2.5 billion in environmental services supporting the Department of Defense, Army and Air Force installations, and other interagency partners. This includes managing, designing and executing a full range of cleanup activities related to hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste and military munitions response as well as providing environmental technical expertise to active duty and reserve components in support of military readiness. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineer photo)