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GREATER OMAHA CHAPTER CHAPTER - Feb 27, 2025 |
Guest Speaker Discusses USACE and Its Mission |
In February, Robert J. Newbauer, USA, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, Omaha, Nebraska, talked with the chapter about the Army Corps of Engineers' mission. Newbauer clarified USACE supports multiple efforts throughout the country as well as worldwide. USACE has a workforce of civilians (98%) and active duty (2%). He discussed how USACE is separated into several districts to support the United States, where his primary focus, the Omaha District, falls within the Northwestern Division. He pointed out how the different districts were formed by tying the borders to the major water routes in the area, where their primary mission is either civil works or military projects. |
Event Photographs: |
![]() Janel Nelson, chapter executive vice president, poses with Col. Robert Newbauer, USA (r), commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District, Omaha, Nebraska. Newbauer was the speaker for the February luncheon and received a Greater Omaha Chapter coin for addressing the chapter. Additionally, Newbauer came prepared and provided Nelson with the USACE coin with the buffalo logo "Into the Storm" engraved. Newbauer explained the buffaloes instinctively turn toward storms and charge into them. This helps them get through the storm quickly. Into the Storm is the Omaha District's unofficial theme. |