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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contingency Real Estate Support Team IRWA Federal Agency Update 26 January 2010 US Army Corps of US Army Corps of Engineers Engineers CREST CREST Mission: Provide real estate support to US (and coalition) forces overseas during contingency operations.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contingency Real Estate Support Team

IRWAFederal Agency Update

26 January 2010

US Army Corps of EngineersUS Army Corps of Engineers

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Mission: Provide real estate support to US (and coalition) forces overseas during contingency operations.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Contingency Real Estate Support Team

What is CREST?

US Army Corps of Engineers

Contingency Real Estate Support Team

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

CREST Mission

Real estate support to U.S. Forces during initial overseas contingency operations:

• Operations leading to war• War• Operations other than war

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Early History of Real Estate Deployments

• Dominican Republic – First Real Estate deployment, 1965

• Grenada – 6 personnel, 90-day initial deployments

• Saudi Arabia (Desert Shield / Storm) – 50 persons, 90 day tours

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

• CREST formed January 1994

• Korea Alert – 1994 -- 4 personnel, 60 days

• Kuwait -Vigilant Warrior – 1994 -- 7 persons, 90 days

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

• Bosnia - 7 personnel deployed initially, 90-day rotations

• Macedonia - single, consecutive deployments, (1 person - 180 days/1 person - 60 days/1 person - 90 days)

• 2001-2002 – Afghanistan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

• 2003-2004 – Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Haiti

• 2005 to 2007 – Afghanistan, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan / Qatar, Philippines

• 2008 to 2010 – Afghanistan, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan

• Exercise support – UFG, RSO&I, Cobra Gold

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PODPOD

NAUNAU

NADNADTACTAC

SADSADGRD / AEDGRD / AED

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Current USACE Real Estate AORs(contingency operations)

• CENTCOM – TAD (MOAs with SAS to provide RE reach back)

• EUCOM – NAU (forward element of NAD). NAB is RE lead.

• NORTHCOM – HQUSACE

• PACOM – POD augmented by NWD and SPD

• SOUTHCOM – SAD. SAM is RE lead.

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Concept of Operations:

•Only enemy government real estate is seized by force

•All other real estate must be acquired by lease, if we possess more than 30 days•Requisition - see FM 27-10 and TM 5-300

•CREST has the skills to acquire land, structures, and other facilities legally

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

What does CREST do for CDRs? 1

• Advice and guidance to the theater commander

• Participate in site selection

• Receive requirements - validated, prioritized

• Research and determine ownership (coordinate with HN)

• Determine and document lease consideration

• Determine property description

• Prepare OCONUS lease forms for private ownerships

• Prepare Land Use Agreements for Host Nation lands

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

What does CREST do for CDRs? 2• Negotiate lease terms with owner / agent

• Inspect property and document inventory & condition

• Create and maintain lease files

• Manage leases and periodic payments

• Terminate leases with or w/out restoration / Return property to Host Nation

• Evaluate potential claims for possible retroactive leasing

• Report lease actions as required to the Secretary of the Army

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Why CREST?• Title 10, Section 2675

• General Order No. 3

• AR 405-10, AR 405-15, AR 405-80, AR 405-90, and AR 210-50

• Delegation of Authority from Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations & Housing)

• Re-delegations

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Title 10• Title 10, Section 2675 - Leases: foreign countries “The Secretary of a military department may acquire by lease in foreign countries structures and real property relating to structures that are needed for military purposes other than for military family housing. A lease under this section may be for a period of up to ten years (see National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007, section 2824), and the rental for each yearly period may be paid from funds appropriated to that military department for that year.”

• National Defense Authorization Act for FY2007 amended Title 10. Section 2824 increased maximum term to 10 years. Has not been delegated to USACE.

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Delegations of Authority

• Execution authority originates with the Secretary of military department

• Execution authority reaches field level through re-delegation

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• Civilian realty specialists, attorneys, appraisers, realty technicians, cartographers, admin, etc

• All members are VOLUNTEERS !!

• Under FFE, augments FEST teams

• Deployable with short notice

• Critical role in the success of the mission

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

How do I get a CREST Team?

$CREST is Customer Funded

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CREST / Real Estate during OEF, OIF, ONE, OST

• 7,100+ leases for $170 million+.

• 800+ leases are currently active.

• 156 have deployed to 10 different countries.

• 20 currently deployed in 3 different countries.

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Contingency Real Estate Support TeamLEASESLEASESLeases may consists of billeting, safe houses, raw land, hardstand, warehouses, office space, airports, etc. or entire bases

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Awareness of Environmental and Force Protection Issues

CREST Training 2004

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Richard Freeman in Afghanistan

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Christmas Eve MRE (Bobby Camp)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Dennis Hogan - former RE Chief, SWD

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Kyrgyzstan CREST Team with translator and driver(OEF)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Chris Dirr, assigned to BAF, 04 AUG 2006(OEF)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Photo by Defense Attaché Office, U.S. Embassy(OEF)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Greg Dorward started out in Turkey then went to Iraq (OIF)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

The PARC and the CREST GuyLTC Hess and George Boguslawski (OEF)

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Best buy for your buck

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Contingency Real Estate Support TeamWho are you dealing with?Who are you dealing with?

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• Title / Ownership

• How is title documented? Recorded?

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Kabul Municipality

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Mike Taylor & John Baker in Iraq

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Sue Goding (KAF); George Boguslawski (Kabul); Kurt Reppe (BAF)

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

2004 CREST Training

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Questions ?

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

You can reach CREST via:

• Dwain McMullen • CREST Program Manager

• HQUSACE 202-761-1432

[email protected]

• Or • Robert Wright• 202-761-5565

[email protected]

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Contingency Real Estate Support Team

Synopsis. CREST provides delegated real estate leasing authority to the theater, and guidance and advice on real estate matters to the theater commander. CREST provides leases for private property (or host nation agreements as applicable) needed for billeting, hardstand, warehouses, office space or other mission requirements. CREST provides real estate services throughout the spectrum of operations anywhere in the battle space through all phases of operations.

POC: Dwain McMullen (202) 761-1432; DSN (312) 763-1432; email: [email protected] [email protected]

Relevance to the Warfighter. CREST provides the legal authority to lease private property or enter into agreements to use host nation property for military contingency operations.