Editor’s note: This Noon Report webinar will now take place on March 4.

Lt. Gen. William Graham Jr., the 56th chief of engineers and commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers, will speak March 4 during an Association of the U.S. Army webinar.

Part of AUSA’s Noon Report series, the event begins at noon Eastern. It is free, but registration is required here.

The Army Corps of Engineers features some of the nation’s leading minds in engineering, science and math working to solve some of the nation’s toughest challenges at home and on the battlefield. After a major event, technical experts team with state, local and federal partners to help communities recover and rebuild stronger than before.

During the Noon Report, Graham, who has been in the job since September, will discuss the origins of the corps’ civil works and emergency response missions and explain why the Army is tasked with projects that provide flood risk mitigation, enable navigation along America’s waterways, produce hydropower, restore aquatic ecosystems and more.

Graham also will talk about how the Corps of Engineers harnesses the expertise of over 40,000 employees to respond to emergencies such as the Maui wildfires, Hurricanes Milton and Helene and the California wildfires. He also will share the importance of partnerships with federal agencies, the military, local government and industry.

Before being sworn in as the 56th chief of engineers and commanding general of the Army Corps of Engineers, Graham was the corps’ deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations.

He has deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.

As the chief of engineers, Graham is responsible for more than 90,000 military engineers and advises the secretary of the Army and other principal officials on matters relating to general, combat and geospatial engineering as well as construction, real property, public infrastructure and natural resources science and management, according to his official biography.

In his role at the Corps of Engineers, Graham is responsible for nearly 36,000 civilian employees and 800 military personnel who deliver a massive $68 billion portfolio that includes construction support, project management and science and engineering expertise in more than 110 countries, according to his biography.