IRWA Federal Agency Update 26 January 2010

1. US Army Corps of Engineers CREST IRWA Federal Agency Update 26 January 2010 Mission: Provide real estate support to US (and coalition) forces overseas during contingency operations.

2. What is CREST? US Army Corps of Engineers Contingency Real Estate Support Team

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4. CREST Mission • Real estate support to U.S. Forces during initial overseas contingency operations: • Operations leading to war • War • Operations other than war

5. 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 5

6. CREST formed January 1994 • Korea Alert – 1994 -- 4 personnel, 60 days • Kuwait -Vigilant Warrior – 1994 -- 7 persons, 90 days

7. 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

8. 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

9. NAU TAC NAD POD GRD / AED SAD 9

10. 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.

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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.

16. Delegations of Authority • Execution authority originates with the Secretary of military department • Execution authority reaches field level through re-delegation

17. 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

18. How do I get a CREST Team? $ CREST is Customer Funded

19. 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. 19

20. Leases may consists of billeting, safe houses, raw land, hardstand, warehouses, office space, airports, etc. or entire bases LEASES

21. CREST Training 2004 Awareness of Environmental and Force Protection Issues

22. Richard Freeman in Afghanistan

23. Christmas Eve MRE (Bobby Camp)

24. Dennis Hogan - former RE Chief, SWD

25. Kyrgyzstan CREST Team with translator and driver (OEF)

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

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

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

29. The PARC and the CREST Guy LTC Hess and George Boguslawski (OEF)

30. Best buy for your buck

31. Who are you dealing with?

32. Title / Ownership • How is title documented? Recorded?

33. Kabul Municipality

34. Mike Taylor & John Baker in Iraq

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

36. 2004 CREST Training

37. Questions ?

38. You can reach CREST via: • Dwain McMullen • CREST Program Manager • HQUSACE 202-761-1432 • Dwain.D.Mcmullen@usace.army.mil • Or • Robert Wright • 202-761-5565 • Robert.E.Wright@usace.army.mil

39. 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. 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. POC: Dwain McMullen (202) 761-1432; DSN (312) 763-1432; email: Dwain.d.mcmullen@usace.army.mildwain.mcmullen@hq-usace.army.smil.mil