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 weapons ('Massive retaliation'), with conventional forces merely acting as a 'tripwire.' The policy enunciated in Military Committee document MC14/1, issued in December 1952, saw the defence of Germany as principally a delaying action, to allow a line of resistance to be established along the lines of the IJssel and Rhine rivers. The conventional forces would attempt to hold this line while the allied strategic air forces defeated the Soviets and their allies by destroying their economy and infrastructure. What this strategy meant for the land battle in the central region was described for publicity purposes in January 1954 by then-Supreme