Maj. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser assumed command of the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sept. 7, 2017. He also serves as president-designee of the Mississippi River Commission. Kaiser serves as the senior military officer in the division, headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi, responsible for water resources engineering solutions in a 370,000-square-mile area, extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and encompassing portions of 12 states.