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Since 1775 . The engineer regiment has

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served the nation in war time and peace

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today . Around 64,000 engineer soldiers

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continue to build on the tradition set

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on the battlefields of the American

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revolution providing breaching dr

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clearance , construction of fighting

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positions , power and overcoming

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obstacles of any kind .

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The history of the US Army Corps of

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Engineers is deeply rooted in the

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nation's waterway transportation system

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and military construction . Today ,

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more than 38,500 civilians and more

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than 900 soldiers carry out the U A

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mission which has expanded from

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navigation to also include risk

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mitigation , environmental stewardship ,

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environmental regulations , natural

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resources management , disaster

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response and constructing state of the

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art facilities for the nation's war

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fighters . The army Corps of Engineers

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who are by the way , the finest

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engineers in the world .