Compliance All projects must meet federal, state, local and applicable host-nation environmental requirements. Restoration Restoration includes all activities necessary to clean up contaminated areas at project sites. Prevention Prevention focuses on eliminating pollution to the greatest extent possible. This includes reducing hazardous materials use and hazardous waste generation. Conservation focuses on responsibly managing Army lands to ensure long-term natural resource productivity.
Preservation focuses on resource protection in stewardship of natural and cultural resources.
The Corps also has an environmental program tied to its military mission. Information on the Military Programs environmental mission can be found under Services for the Military . The navigation program includes all of the nation's deep draft harbors which are a vital link to seaborne commerce and handle much of the nation's international trade each year, as well as hundreds of smaller harbors that serve a variety of recreational and commercial purposes. The Corps has also built an intracoastal and inland network of commercial navigation channels, and locks and dams for navigation. Real Estate is also the DoD executive agent for the Recruiting Facilities Program, the Homeowners Assistance Program, and the Defense National Relocation Program.