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In a recent international conference, DOD officials, including Assistant Secretary of the Army for EE&I Rachel Jacobsen, highlighted the Department’s commitment to combating climate and energy security challenges. Jacobsen emphasized the Army’s use of ‘Engineering with Nature’ to enhance infrastructure resilience and collaborative efforts to develop alternative and resilient energy systems. Read the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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