WEBVTT 00:03.589 --> 00:05.719 The US Army Engineer Regiment is a 00:05.719 --> 00:07.886 proud and storied branch of the United 00:07.886 --> 00:10.279 States Army that builds , fights and 00:10.279 --> 00:13.890 protects . Its history is America's 00:13.890 --> 00:16.809 history . Beginning on June 16 , 1775 , 00:16.940 --> 00:18.607 when the Continental Congress 00:18.607 --> 00:20.829 authorized General George Washington to 00:20.829 --> 00:23.162 appoint the Army's first chief engineer , 00:23.162 --> 00:25.162 Army engineers were instrumental in 00:25.162 --> 00:27.329 many of the hard-fought battles of the 00:27.329 --> 00:27.059 Revolutionary War , such as Bunker Hill , 00:27.299 --> 00:29.243 Saratoga , Stony Point , and the . 00:29.559 --> 00:31.780 Victory at Yorktown . Since then , the 00:31.780 --> 00:33.947 engineer regiment has gone on to serve 00:33.947 --> 00:36.169 the nation in wartime and peace for 250 00:36.169 --> 00:38.280 years . Engineer soldiers have played 00:38.280 --> 00:40.502 crucial roles in every major conflict , 00:40.502 --> 00:42.558 including the Civil War , both World 00:42.558 --> 00:44.891 Wars Korea , Vietnam , the Persian Gulf , 00:44.891 --> 00:48.240 and the global war on terror . Today 00:48.240 --> 00:50.407 engineer soldiers continue to build on 00:50.407 --> 00:52.073 the traditions of courage and 00:52.073 --> 00:54.296 innovation , always ready to live up to 00:54.296 --> 00:56.296 their motto of SAOs or let us try . 00:56.639 --> 00:58.583 More than 83,000 soldiers serve in 00:58.583 --> 01:00.806 engineer units across the Army's active 01:00.806 --> 01:03.028 National Guard and reserve components . 01:03.028 --> 01:05.028 Army engineers support the Army and 01:05.028 --> 01:06.972 joint force with combat mobility , 01:06.972 --> 01:09.139 counter mobility , and survivability , 01:09.139 --> 01:11.306 general , and geospatial engineering . 01:11.306 --> 01:13.472 They breach obstacles , clear routes , 01:13.472 --> 01:15.417 construct fighting positions , and 01:15.417 --> 01:17.583 clear the way for friendly forces . Or 01:17.583 --> 01:19.639 stopping the enemy in their tracks . 01:19.639 --> 01:21.639 Army engineers also bring specialty 01:21.639 --> 01:23.306 capabilities like prime power 01:23.306 --> 01:25.361 production , firefighting , diving , 01:25.361 --> 01:27.528 and urban search and rescue . They are 01:27.528 --> 01:29.583 multi-talented frontline engineers , 01:29.583 --> 01:31.639 warriors , and the embodiment of the 01:31.639 --> 01:34.690 Army's motto , be all you can be . The 01:34.690 --> 01:36.970 regiment also encompasses the US Army 01:36.970 --> 01:39.192 Corps of Engineers , which is comprised 01:39.192 --> 01:41.359 of more than 35,000 Army civilians and 01:41.359 --> 01:44.120 another 900 soldiers . For 250 years , 01:44.169 --> 01:46.280 UAE has been engineering solutions to 01:46.280 --> 01:48.550 our nation's toughest challenges . With 01:48.550 --> 01:50.790 a portfolio of programs and projects to 01:50.790 --> 01:52.734 secure the nation , strengthen the 01:52.734 --> 01:54.790 economy , and reduce disaster risk , 01:54.989 --> 01:57.045 USA's military programs help support 01:57.045 --> 01:59.045 Arab nations war fighters and their 01:59.045 --> 02:00.767 families with state of the art 02:00.767 --> 02:02.600 facilities and their civil works 02:02.600 --> 02:04.600 programs touches communities across 02:04.600 --> 02:06.656 America . Throughout the nation , US 02:06.656 --> 02:08.822 Army Corps of Engineers projects allow 02:08.822 --> 02:10.656 goods to flow along the nation's 02:10.656 --> 02:12.600 navigation channels . They produce 02:12.600 --> 02:14.933 power at any one of their 75 hydropower . 02:14.933 --> 02:16.822 They reduce risk from flooding in 02:16.822 --> 02:16.324 countless communities across the 02:16.324 --> 02:18.214 country . They provide outdoor 02:18.214 --> 02:20.436 recreational opportunities at more than 02:20.436 --> 02:22.325 400 lake and river projects in 43 02:22.325 --> 02:24.270 states . They work to clean up our 02:24.270 --> 02:26.325 environment at formerly used defense 02:26.325 --> 02:28.381 sites , allowing communities to once 02:28.381 --> 02:30.492 again use these properties , and they 02:30.492 --> 02:32.325 work with landowners to mitigate 02:32.325 --> 02:34.547 impacts to our nation's wetlands . When 02:34.547 --> 02:36.547 disaster strikes the communities we 02:36.547 --> 02:38.492 serve , UE stands ready to provide 02:38.492 --> 02:40.436 engineering recovery . Effort when 02:40.436 --> 02:42.325 called upon , including supplying 02:42.325 --> 02:42.039 temporary emergency power to critical 02:42.039 --> 02:43.872 facilities , providing temporary 02:43.872 --> 02:46.095 roofing to our neighbors' homes after a 02:46.095 --> 02:48.095 storm , and cleaning up debris from 02:48.095 --> 02:50.206 wildfires , floods , and hurricanes . 02:50.206 --> 02:52.261 The US Army Corps of Engineers helps 02:52.261 --> 02:54.428 hard-hit communities get back on their 02:54.428 --> 02:54.360 feet . Through the decades , 02:54.559 --> 02:56.781 technological advances have allowed the 02:56.781 --> 02:58.448 engineer regiment to meet the 02:58.448 --> 03:00.670 challenges that didn't exist during the 03:00.670 --> 03:00.570 age of muskets and cannons . That 03:00.570 --> 03:03.264 innovative esa on spirit is . in the 03:03.264 --> 03:05.320 Engineering Research and Development 03:05.320 --> 03:07.375 Center's cutting edge laboratories , 03:07.375 --> 03:09.486 which research the next generation of 03:09.486 --> 03:09.065 tools and technologies to help our 03:09.065 --> 03:11.264 nation's war fighters fight and win on 03:11.264 --> 03:13.431 future battlefields . As we look ahead 03:13.431 --> 03:15.653 to the future , SEOS continues to guide 03:15.653 --> 03:17.764 the US Army Engineer Regiment and the 03:17.764 --> 03:19.653 US Army Corps of Engineers . Army 03:19.653 --> 03:21.708 engineers soldiers and civilians are 03:21.708 --> 03:23.820 the builders , the warriors , and the 03:23.820 --> 03:25.708 innovators . They remain ready to 03:25.708 --> 03:27.464 deliver today , tomorrow , and always .