A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District contractor crew prepares gravel for roads along the U.S.-Mexico border near El Centro, California, Nov. 11. These projects are being executed by USACE, as directed through the U.S. Army by the Secretary of Defense, in response to Department of Homeland Security’s request for assistance to help secure the United States southern border by blocking drug-smuggling corridors through the construction of roads and fences, and the installation of lighting under Section 284 of Title 10, U.S. Code. DoD and USACE are executing these projects in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
*2808 PROGRAM-USACE is providing direction and oversight for Department of Defense-funded construction of border barrier projects from California to Texas. These projects are being executed by USACE, as directed through the U.S. Army by the Secretary of Defense, in response to the Presidential national emergency declaration dated Feb. 15, 2019, requiring the use of the armed forces and authorizing the use of Section 2808 of Title 10, U.S. Code. (No one in this image crossed the international border.)
| Date Taken: | 11.11.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 11.19.2020 11:42 |
| Photo ID: | 6428895 |
| VIRIN: | 201111-A-CM245-0075 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1200 |
| Size: | 2.24 MB |
| Location: | US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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