U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Border

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Pacific Border District Commander Col. Rafael “Pete” Pazos speaks with U.S. Board Patrol agents and a Corps senior construction representative in Yuma, Arizona at an event commemorating the completion of 100 miles of border barrier system along the southwest border on January 10, 2020. The Yuma 1 project spans approximately 5 miles, replacing dilapidated and outdated designs with a steel bollard barrier system. The Corps of Engineers’ Border District is providing contracting services, including design and construction oversight, of Department of Defense-funded Southwest border barrier projects in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas at the direction of the Administration and at the request of Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection.