Nov 21, 2011

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Access to healthcare is not always possible in Afghanistan, but for 33 men and boys in the remote village of Miramor, in Daykundi province, much-needed care came to them Nov. 14 courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Nov 17, 2011

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The U.S. Army is investing in highly efficient energy sources to reduce its fossil fuel usage, officials said Nov. 16 as APG unveiled hydrogen fuel cells. Maj. Gen. Nick Justice, APG senior installation commander, praised the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their efforts to preserve the local environment by implementing alternative energy. "We are excited to get technology here that is going to make us even more green than Army green," Justice said. About 50 people gathered at the Building Operations Control Center (Building 325) for the ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the installation of the first fuel cells as part of a partnership between DOE and the Department of Defense.

Nov 15, 2011

Fort A.P. Hill staff and community members joined to welcome the post's newest construction project at a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. More than 30 people gathered at the site of the U.S. Army Reserve Center on the northeast corner of Fort A.P. Hill Drive and Campbell Road.

Nov 14, 2011

USACE Europe District and USAG Ansbach turned dirt Nov. 4 marking the beginning of construction on an environmentally- and economically-friendly auto skills center in the Urlas Housing Area.

Nov 14, 2011

The U.S. Army is installing hydrogen fuel cells at three Aberdeen Proving Ground facilities as part of an initiative to boost alternative energy sources at military installations, officials announced Nov. 14, 2011.

Nov 13, 2011

More than 15,200 racers lined up to compete in the BMW Frankfurt Marathon, including five USACE Europe District employees Oct. 30.

Nov 13, 2011

USAG Ansbach and USACE Europe District broke ground on a new child development center. The $9.3 million center at Storck Barracks will provide care for kids from 6 weeks to 5 years old.

Nov 13, 2011

For the second time in one week, representatives from the USAG Ansbach, FMWR, and USACE Europe District ceremoniously started construction by shoveling and tossing dirt.

Nov 11, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers builds strong and builds smart. In Afghanistan, building strong and smart means constructing cost-effective facilities that meet the needs of Afghans, and are easy to operate and maintain over the life of the facilities.

Nov 9, 2011

The governor of Daykundi province and the deputy commander of the Afghan National Police headquarters with responsibility for southwestern Afghanistan opened a new district police headquarters in Ashterlee, Daykundi province on 3 November. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South contracted for and oversaw the construction of the facility, which cost approximately $1.5 million.

Nov 9, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District completed maintenance dredging along the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway near the Cape May ferry terminal Nov. 10.

Nov 9, 2011

Op-Ed Through marketing, the Corps has leveraged its valued customers and relationships throughout its history. As a result of marketing strategies and plans, the Corps has transitioned itself from a series of separate divisions and districts responsible only for their own regional areas into an integrated organization with a "One Door to the Corps" policy. Because of the ability of the Corps to market the value it provides and the relationships it has sustained, the Corps has been the federal engineering agency of choice since its inauguration in 1775. In order to maintain this elite status for the next 230 years, marketing is and will continue to be of vital importance.

Nov 8, 2011

Divers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are helping maintain Ft. Lesley J. McNair, the third oldest post in the U.S. Army, on a peninsula where the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers meet, in Washington, D.C.

Nov 7, 2011

The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's communications-electronics center has developed cognitive wireless networking capabilities that employ network-wide learning and reasoning algorithms that share information that enable nodes to make decisions.

Nov 7, 2011

As Students from the Rockwood School District Career Shadowing Program waited anxiously in the lobby of the Robert A. Young Federal Building in St. Louis, Mo., the morning of Nov. 4, 2011, similar thoughts ran rapidly through their heads: What should they expect? Who would their shadow be? Would they gain anything from this full day of shadowing? Seven hours and one informative experience later, those questions no longer lingered and even more had been answered.

Nov 6, 2011

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Building facilities that enable the government of Afghanistan to provide security for its citizens is a priority for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Nov 3, 2011

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Oct 31, 2011

Rising early before the sun on a Saturday morning was not a problem for energetic 13-year-old Tori McAfee. A huge smile stretched across her face as she put on her pink and brown camouflage hat, which went perfectly with her matching shirt and boots. Before heading out to breakfast, she balanced herself with her pink crutches as she reached for her rifle.

Oct 29, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of another project to restore America's Everglades --the Indian River Lagoon-South C-44 Reservoir and Stormwater Treatment Area Oct. 28, 2011, in Indiantown, Fla.

Oct 26, 2011

Under SecArmy discusses key issues

Oct 26, 2011

Maj. Evan Ting, operations officer, G3, Division of Emergency Management, Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recently was presented the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal by Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Douglas B. Guttormsen during ceremonies held at Fort Shafter, Hawaii.

Oct 24, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District and the Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico signed a historic partnership agreement Sept. 21 to conduct a watershed assessment for the Pueblo's lands in the aftermath of June's devastating Las Conchas forest fire.

Oct 24, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service members, and their families at the more than 2,400 Corps-operated recreation areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.

Oct 21, 2011

The Natomas basin in Sacramento, Calif., is probably the most at-risk area in the nation for catastrophic flooding. Hear from local, state and Corps experts on why the risk is so high and what remains to be done to reduce it.

Oct 19, 2011

In 2011, the Tulsa District expanded it's required Emergency Vessel Operators Course to five days instead of the standard three in order to give employees more hands on experience and better prepare them to take the required test.

Oct 18, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District is constructing a new fitness center at Dover Air Force Base. The 58,000 square foot facility is approximately twice the size of the current facility.

Oct 18, 2011

The new Audubon Center at Riverlands opens its doors to the public.

Oct 16, 2011

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District South engineers teamed up with an Afghan National Police facilities manager and his U.S. Army mentor to inspect contractor progress in constructing a district police station in a remote area of Daykundi province, Afghanistan.

Oct 14, 2011

Oct 12, 2011

The Europe District is helping to modernize and raise the quality-of-life for Soldiers and their families at the Hainerberg Housing area in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Oct 12, 2011

The Europe District closed the books on FY2011 wrapping up with 1,624 actions -- roughly $674.2 million.

Oct 11, 2011

A small contingent of Soldiers plays a huge role in improving and maintaining southern Afghanistan's electric power infrastructure, primarily in Kandahar City.

Oct 11, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Under a dark Jacksonville sky, a large TraPac vessel approached the harbor a bit too late for high tide, carrying heavy containers of imported goods. Dark skies turned to heavy rains, and the ship had to endure the winds and rain overnight, waiting for the next high tide to rise enough to cross where the St. Johns River and the Intracoastal Waterway meet. In this area, called Mile Point, heavy crosscurrents prevent large ships from coming into the Jacksonville Port nearly two-thirds of the day. To address this problem, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District partnered with the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) to conduct a study.

Oct 11, 2011

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Day after day, families in the small mountaintop village of Visibakvitz, Guatemala, about 6,000 feet above sea level, would travel on foot, downhill for about a mile to wash their clothes and dishes and retrieve drinking and cooking water from a shared, spring-fed water tank and washing station. Then, carrying children, dishes, heavy wet clothes and pails of water, they made their way back up the steep mountainside to their homes and begin the cycle again. That was the situation until a project by Engineers Without Borders - USA (EWB) Jacksonville, Fla. Professional Chapter successfully brought clean water directly to 25 households, a school and a church. The fledgling chapter, which had chosen to focus on water and sanitation, conducted an assessment trip to the Nebaj region of Guatemala in 2009 to collaborate with a non-governmental organization, Agua Para La Salud (APS). Together they selected projects in three communities -- Visibakvitz, Xepium and Xevitz -- all of which were priorities and well-suited to the chapter's capabilities and potential funds. The projects represent a five-year commitment to the selected communities, to design and implement low-cost, small-scale, replicable and sustainable engineering solutions.

Oct 7, 2011

The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection System prevented an estimated $104 million in damages for residents and businesses located along the City Of Virginia Beach's oceanfront during Hurricane Irene.

Oct 6, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is giving Dover Air Force Base a major facelift. The Corps' Philadelphia District is managing a $235-million construction program that has already given the base a host of new facilities, including a new air traffic control tower and a state-of-the-art medical examiner's facility and will soon deliver more.

Oct 6, 2011

The Corps is changing how they study area flooding--in order to move more quickly from studying a problem, to fixing it.

Oct 3, 2011

The Army's 733rd Facility Engineer Detachment (EFD) out of Leavenworth, Kan., arrived in Wiesbaden in late August to assist the Europe District's Installation Support Branch with year-end work. The reservists spent two weeks here, during the busiest time of year, providing support to ISB project managers and fulfilling their annual training requirement.

Oct 3, 2011

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles District participated in the 30th Annual Morro Bay Harbor Festival Oct. 1-2. "No one is ever too young or too mature to learn valuable water safety tips that can save lives," said Cecy Ordonez, Army health promotion coordinator for the District. Ordonez and Bobber, the USACE Water Safety Dog, delivered the message to those who stopped by the Corps exhibit during this year's festival.

Sep 30, 2011

ERDC-CRREL researchers participate in NASA-sponsored ICESCAPE

Sep 29, 2011

Sep 26, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made history Sept. 19, 2011 when Col. Margaret W. Burcham, first full-time female officer selected as Division Engineer, took command of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Museum.

Sep 24, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District observed the 18th annual National Public Lands Day Sept. 24 at seven of its parks in central California. The Corps has been involved with National Public Lands Day since its inception in 1994 and has consistently been one of the largest providers of sites and volunteers participating in the event.

Sep 23, 2011

For Soldiers, Marines and Airmen in Afghanistan there are few comforts. Consistent electricity is one of them.

Sep 22, 2011

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan--Keeping a district headquarters wired tight to 14 forward operating bases in the harsh environment of Afghanistan is a big challenge. Especially when your customers are Americans accustomed to seamless information technology. To meet these challenges, the information technology section at the Afghanistan Engineer District-South is always be on the lookout for improved equipment and processes.

Sep 21, 2011

With the entrance covered in rose petals, USAG Grafenwoehr invited everyone inside their newly-opened lodge during a ceremony Sept. 19.

Sep 20, 2011

On Sept. 2, 1958, a U.S. Air Force C-130 crashed just north of the small village here. Today, 53 years later, Americans joined Armenians for the first time to pay tribute to their fallen comrades.

Sep 20, 2011

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh today released publicly a Report to Congress, updating improvements made at Arlington National Cemetery more than a year after he ousted the cemetery's leadership and made sweeping changes in its structure and oversight.

Sep 19, 2011

As the construction equipment has all but disappeared from the Fort Lee landscape, it signifies that the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure initiatives have come to an end.

Sep 17, 2011

Constructing buildings on mountain tops is a complicated challenge. It is a bigger challenge when the mountains are in the remote Daykundi province of Afghanistan.

Sep 16, 2011

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- After more than four years and hundreds of thousands of man hours of work, the $866 million, multi-phase program to build the massive complex for the Army's communication and electronics arm is complete.

Sep 15, 2011

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- Base realignment and closure, commonly known as BRAC, is officially complete. About 200 Soldiers, civilians and local officials gathered Sept. 15, the federal deadline for BRAC completion, at the Post Theater to mark the end of the six-year process. The Department of Defense announced BRAC moves in 2005.

Sep 14, 2011

I was at my desk on Sept. 11, 2001, with the radio tuned to a local Boston talk radio station when one of the hosts said, "You're not going to believe this, but some nut just flew a plane into the World Trade Center."

Sep 14, 2011

Only a few people can tell us what really happened on Sept. 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks that day affected everyone in America, but only a relative few were actually at the sites when the attacks occurred.

Sep 14, 2011

Sept. 15 marks the end of the DOD's six-year Base Realignment and Closure 2005 program. Without question, it was the largest infrastructure investment program the U.S. Army has seen since World War II, with roughly $18 billion in military construction projects executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Sep 14, 2011

News of the attacks spread quickly to USACE officials. Col. John O'Dowd, the New York District commander at the time, was holding a meeting in his office a half-mile from the World Trade Center when he saw a plane flying low over Manhattan. Forty-five seconds later he heard an explosion and the Federal Building shuddered when the first plane hit.

Sep 14, 2011

We first saw Ground Zero from the sky as we flew into New York City," said Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Zemaitis. "There was stunned silence on the plane. Seeing the devastation on TV is one thing, but we were all looking out the windows, and we were just stunned by the sight."

Sep 14, 2011

The Combined Arms Support Command and Fort Lee have successfully completed their portion of the Army's largest institutional transformation ever -- Base Realignment and Closure 2005.

Sep 14, 2011

While Thursday marks the deadline for Base Realignment Commision moves, newcomers will be knocking at the door of the Tennessee Valley for years to come.

Sep 14, 2011

Artwork created by wounded veterans is being displayed in the new BRAC 133 office complex at the Mark Center in Alexandria Va. The building was built as part of the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Act and was constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. The complex opened in August 2011.

Sep 14, 2011

A multiple-vortex tornado plowed through Joplin, Mo in May leaving devestation. Soon after, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and partnering agencies used Geographic Information System (GIS) to help in the removal of massive amounts of debris and to help in the construction of temporary housing and critical public facilities.

Sep 12, 2011

U.S. and Armenian officials gathered together at the local kindergarten for a ribbon-cutting ceremony opening its newly-renovated doors to the children of a small, rural Armenian village.

Sep 12, 2011

Despite the ceremonious completion of EBG, Grafenwoehr Training Area continues to evolve and grow with roughly $50 million planned in construction through 2015, and there's still more work to be done.

Sep 11, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in northern Afghanistan commemorated the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on our nation with a number of flag raising ceremonies and a special anniversary candlelight ceremony today at the district's Qalaa House compound.

Sep 9, 2011

Between the freshly painted walls of the newly-renovated polyclinic, members of the local medical community gathered with U.S. and Armenian officials Sept. 2 to celebrate its opening.

Sep 9, 2011

FORT HAMILTON, NY -- Brig. Gen. Peter "Duke" DeLuca relinquished his position as commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division to Col. Christopher Larsen during a Transfer of Authority ceremony Sept. 9 on the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sep 9, 2011

Display recognizes six Medal of Honor recipients

Sep 9, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) program fosters security cooperation and best practices through enhanced consequence management of all-hazards.

Sep 9, 2011

The mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) program is to design and conduct bilateral and multilateral activities to achieve our partners' security cooperation and consequence management objectives.

Sep 8, 2011

U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force will fuse Army-developed web technologies in an attempt to achieve "dynamic airspace management" during a joint experiment this month.

Sep 6, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District is working in cooperation with Bavarian environmental authorities, the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwoehr and German government construction agencies to keep Grafenwoehr's waters in check by repairing two dams.

Sep 2, 2011

Tropical Storm Irene caused severe flooding and other storm related damages in the Northeast. But the damage would have been worse in many areas without the systems of locally- and federally-sponsored dams, levees, hurricane barriers, sea walls, and storm damage protection projects, say U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials.

Sep 1, 2011

Teams of National Guardsmen and Reservists protect members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who go "outside the wire" to project sites. Without them, the Afghanistan Engineer District-South couldn't carry out its mission to design and build projects that are a critical component of creating the conditions for stability and security in Afghanistan.

Sep 1, 2011

FORT LEE, Va. (Sept. 1, 2011) --A crisp U.S. flag quickly rose for the first time in front of the new Defense Contract Management Agency headquarters at Fort Lee on Aug. 25. The dawn was just breaking through the trees as cadre and students from the Noncommissioned Officer Academy's Quartermaster Branch Senior Leader Course raised the flag at the call of a distant bugle; a new day for the Army installation, and a new day for its newest tenant command.

Aug 31, 2011

Crews aboard the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New York District's three drift- collection vessels have been working to clear drift and debris from the waters in and around the New York and New Jersey Harbor after Tropical Storm Irene.

Aug 31, 2011

PIERRE, S.D. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducted inspections of all six tunnels at the Oahe Dam Stilling Basin north of Pierre, S.D., Aug. 29. Inspections are typically conducted annually during the early summer season at the stilling basin, said Oahe Dam Operations Manager Eric Stasch. Due to record releases this summer, this year's inspection was pushed back until recently. Unlike typical annual inspections where only half of the tunnels are checked, Corps personnel inspected all six tunnels.

Aug 29, 2011

The Kajaki and Dahla dams in southern Afghanistan have not had their underwater structures inspected or repaired for several years, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to remedy the neglect.

Aug 26, 2011

Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade celebrated the completion of their new home with a ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 19, joined by Fort Stewart and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District leaders. The Savannah district recently completed construction of a 457-acre complex, which will accommodate 3,500 soldiers and 950 wheeled vehicles. The $306 million complex is Fort Stewart's largest construction project, and one of the largest military construction projects for the Savannah district.

Aug 25, 2011

When the Corps' Sacramento District safety specialist Curtis Morris says that nothing happened in July, he has a big grin on his face. When you're a safety guy, nothing happening is a good thing. Two million worker hours passed with no one missing a day of work from injury during Morris' month working with the Corps' tornado recovery effort in Alabama.

Aug 25, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking action in anticipation of Hurricane Irene's landfall to monitor storm activity, minimize flood damage and pre-position its trained responders.

Aug 20, 2011

Part of a two-phased military heliport construction project that began on KAF in February 2009, the new forward area refueling point was completed in August and represents the last component of the contract.

Aug 19, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group at Shindand to expand the base to triple its original size. The extra space will be used to relocate some 3,000 coalition forces to make way for construction of a new training runway for Afghan pilots.

Aug 18, 2011

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3D models of the imperiled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta are helping the Corps and partner agencies find sustainable solutions to its flood risk and environmental restoration challenges.

Aug 17, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan develops young Afghan engineers into quality assurance representatives and project engineers.

Aug 17, 2011

An ammunition supply point that opened Aug. 10 triples the munitions storage capacity for the U.S. Air Force on Kandahar Airfield.

Aug 15, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- From cost-savings to community partnership, the multi-district U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) remediation project at Plum Brook Ordnance Works (PBOW) in Sandusky, Ohio, demonstrates what teamwork is all about. The formerly used defense site (FUDS) manufactured explosives in support of the war effort during World War II. TNT Area C was one of three TNT manufacturing areas at PBOW and is currently undergoing soil remediation by the USACE Huntington District using alkaline hydrolysis.

Aug 15, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Green plants have many purposes in the environment, they serve as a habitat for small animals, provide food for others and for the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), they serve as a mechanism to protect remediated sites. At the former Kentucky Ordnance Works (KOW) in McCracken County, Ky., vegetation is being used to protect a soil cover, while also providing a habitat for birds and small animals that call the grassland community home.

Aug 15, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee Lenny Gunnell has a reputation for providing great customer service. The Louisville District geologist provides environmental consulting services to customers throughout the country -- and they keep coming back for more. “Lenny's environmental expertise, along with his creative approach to project execution has earned the environmental branch several new programs,” said Chris Karem, chief of the environmental branch, engineering division. “His ability to regularly exceed customer expectations continues to expand these programs.”

Aug 15, 2011

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville District employee Lynn Jarrett went from managing environmental cleanup projects at formerly used defense sites to managing approximately $309 million worth of construction projects in Afghanistan. While stationed at Kandahar Airfield (KAF) during his six-month deployment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jarrett managed construction projects for the Afghan National Police (ANP), a section within the Afghan National Security Force.

Aug 14, 2011

KABUL -- At the age of 7, Nagib Mohammadi would watch his older brother practice kickboxing in an Afghanistan gym; he knew right then that that’s what he wanted to do with his life.

Aug 12, 2011

The humanitarian assistance project, a special needs playground, funded by the U.S. European Command and managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District was unveiled June 16, 2011 during a ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador James Foley, Mayor Damir Jelic of Karlovac, military representatives and other dignitaries.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - Post agencies, commands and offices displaced two years ago are filing back into Building 4.

Aug 10, 2011

Secretary of the Army John McHugh has established an Energy Initiatives Office Task Force to serve as the central managing office for large-scale Army renewable energy projects.

Aug 9, 2011

Aug 9, 2011

The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are working with state and local officials to more accurately assess flood risk to help communities reduce risk and prepare for disaster before it strikes.

Aug 8, 2011

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe is preparing to occupy a new, environmentally friendly distribution center constructed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Aug 5, 2011

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office was presented the USACE 2011 Equal Employment Opportunity Program Trophy at the USACE Senior Leaders Conference in New Orleans August 1.

Aug 4, 2011

The Army announced today it will reduce the size of its civilian employee workforce by more than 8,700 people by Sept. 30, 2012.

Aug 4, 2011

Simon Fet is a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District. He deployed June 13 with colleagues to Joplin, Mo., to help out with a large-scale tornado recovery effort. On May 22, an EF-5 tornado slammed the city of 50,000, leaving 160 dead and destroying thousands of homes and buildings.