U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Agency U.S. Agency for International Development<br> U.S. Department of Energy<br> U.S. Customs and Border Protection<br> U.S. Department of State<br> Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE)<br> International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Agency<br> Host Nation Governments (Germany, Belgium, etc.)<br> Government of Israel (Ministry of Defense) The MILCON programs fund much of the Europe District's engineering and construction program. The programs provide much-needed improvements to both operational and quality-of-life infrastructure. In fiscal year 2010, the district plans to execute about $746 million in support of U.S. forces and other customers throughout Europe. Current major MILCON programs include: A U.S. Forward Operating Site (FOS)
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Mediterranean Sea. To improve alliance military readiness and integration, NATO continued to hold annual alliance-wide military exercises each autumn ("FALLEX") that was jointly planned and executed by SACEUR and SACLANT forces. From 1967 however, under 'flexible response', the aim became to build up conventional forces so that, if possible, nuclear weapons might not be needed. However it was made clear that first use of nuclear weapons might be necessary if the conventional defences were being overwhelmed. Eventually SACEUR was allocated planning control of a small number of US and British ballistic missile submarines, and some 7,000 tactical nuclear weapons were