Furthermore, USAID/OFDA provided $114,000 for two technical assistance missions to Vietnam in 1999: 1) a visit by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/National Weather Service (NOAA/NWS) to assess flood forecast and early warning capacities in the Red River basin, and 2) a visit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for assessment of dike and dam construction.