Engineers in the Pentagon

I just returned from a visit with the Office of the Chief of Engineers - Pentagon. These are the folks who serve to cover all engineer bases, so to speak, for the Chief of Engineers, and help make sure all aspects of Army Engineering are properly stated and represented throughout all levels of the Department of the Army staff and elsewhere. Colonel Bill Haight is in charge, and he is ably assisted by Colonel (Retired) Ron Hawthorne (who at one time sat in Haight's seat), along with a superbly qualified staff of military and civilian personnel. Essentially, OCE-P is the "eyes and ears" for the Chief of Engineers in a location where keen vision and hearing are required. They do what they do on a "wartime footing" and have personnel right inside the Army Operations Center 12/7 today, and 24/7 as needed. I'm going to prepare an article about OCE-P for the Jan-Feb issue of Army Engineer, so you can read more then. For now, rest assured that the right engineer people are on point for us in the Pentagon.