The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) is the premier Department of Defense (DoD) military construction (MILCON) agent in the Pacific, providing facilities-related design and construction work in Japan for all military services and agencies. With over 60 years of experience in designing and constructing facilities in Japan, JED possesses the experience in Japanese standards and specifications, regulations, construction practices, maintenance requirements, and culture needed to ensure facilities are built with the utmost safety and professionalism. Photo by Charles Maib.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) Engineering Division leadership sit across from Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) Facilities Engineering, Facilities Construction, and Procurement Division leads during a technical forum hosted by the MoD, in Shinjuku, Tokyo, November 21st, 2024. The gathering brought together engineers, planners, and senior leaders from both USACE and the MoD, marking a significant milestone in the return to normalcy for U.S. – Japan engineering cooperation opportunities and emphasizing the critical role of collaboration in ensuring that military bases and installations across Japan remain capable of supporting both the U.S. and Japanese forces in a rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape. Photo by Patrick Ciccarone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Japan Engineer District.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) Misawa Resident Office (MRO), poses for a group photo on Misawa Air Base, Japan, August 27th, 2024. The small office, located in the historically snowy Aomori prefecture of Japan, consists of four Department of the Army Civilians (DACs), and four Master Labor Contract (MLC) Japanese employees. The MRO hosted JED’s new Commander, Col. Patrick Biggs, and JED’s Deputy of Program Management, Gary Kitkowski.

U.S Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) Honshu Area Engineer, Ruel Binonwangan (left), and JED Engineering Technician, Akiko Takeda (right), brief attendees of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Japan Industry Forum, in Minami-Azabu, Tokyo, October 24, 2024. Binonwangan described the project execution model, which detailed the process the Project Delivery Team (PDT) experiences including the stages of construction from ‘Notice to Proceed’ to ‘Contract Closeout,’ along with various team development stages.