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The North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a Regional Business Center made up of nearly 3900 team members in six districts and a Division Headquarters. They are a major subordinate command of the Corps and one of eight division offices nationwide. They plan, design and build for the Army and Air Force in the northeastern states and Europe, develop and manage water resources, and protect and restore the environment. They also work for other international, federal, state and local customers and agencies.
Its current headquarters is at 302 General Lee Avenue in Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York.
During World War II while working out of its headquarters at 270 Broadway in Manhattan, the Division was responsible for coordinating all military construction in Europe. It was to also to coordinate the construction of the nuclear bomb. The Manhattan Project, which was the code name for the bomb, derives its name from the Division's headquarters office.
Districts
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- Dover Air Force Base, Delaware
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- Pennsylvania
- Delaware (except Dover AFB)
- Maryland
- West Virginia
- District of Columbia (including the Military District of Washington)
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- Virginia (except the Military District of Washington)
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- Support to the Army and Air Force in Europe
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