PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION The $10.7 billion multiyear, massive Korea Relocation Program includes the construction of 655 new and renovated facilities, which will enable the relocation of approximately 12,000 U.S. troops stationed in South Korea to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, in support of the United States-Republic of Korea alliance. • A multibillion dollar, multiyear U.S.-Japan Defense Policy Review Initiative results in the rebuilding of 77 percent of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. • The Okinawa Consolidation and Futenma Replacement Facility’s scope of work includes 400 projects, which will reduce the U.S. military’s footprint in Okinawa. These projects highlight the nation’s commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance. • Hosts meetings and conferences with U.S. military service components and Japanese alliance partners to adapt processes to improve construction, address acceptable Unified Facilities Criteria alternatives and develop a better framework to better manage project planning in Japan. • Builds partner capacity and all-hazards response through disaster risk management, technical •
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• Integrates and employs engineer capabilities to deliver solutions that promote security and stability in the IndoPacific region and protects the nation through its four engineer districts – Alaska, Far East, Honolulu, and Japan – located across the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) and U.S. Northern Command areas of responsibility. • Operates in a complex and diverse region that encompasses the largest area of division responsibility within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. • Spans 16 time zones. • Covers 52 percent of the Earth’s surface and includes half of the world’s population. • Includes the four most-populous nations, the two largest democracies, seven of the world’s 10 largest armies, and five of seven U.S. mutual defense treaties. • Enables basing, force projection, protection, and sustainment by providing Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps forces and defense agencies the infrastructure to operate effectively, sustain readiness, and enhance quality of life. The Pacific Ocean Division (POD) is responsible for three of the four largest military/host-nation construction programs since the end of the Cold War – totaling nearly $28 billion.
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