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  • April

    GEORGIA — Col. Jeff M. Hall, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, speaks at a press conference announcing the release of the Final Report for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, April 11, 2012. Pictured right is Curtis Foltz, executive director for the Georgia Ports Authority, who also attended and spoke at the press conference. In the background, a cargo ship sails up the Savannah River toward the Garden City Terminal. The event took place at the Corps' maintenance depot located on the Hutchinson Island side of the Savannah River.

    Corps of Engineers releases final report on Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

    Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, released the final report on the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, April 11, 2012.
  • AFGHANISTAN — A robot at the SPC Jeremy J. Loveless Blow-in-Place Engineer Training Facility at Kandahar Airfield demonstrates its remarkable dexterity by picking up the photographer's cap on March 24, 2012.

    533rd FEST-M in Afghanistan

    The 533rd FEST-M returned to Fort Knox, Ky., April 3 after completing more than 230 engineer designs, assessments, surveys and quality assurance/quality control projects throughout Afghanistan during its year-long deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) explains the Trinity River Project to visiting DISD students. USACE was one of EDD 2011's hands-on exhibitors. Thousands of Dallas Independent School District students visited the USACE booth and learned about the Trinity River Project and its impact on the local ecosystem. USACE has approximately 34,000 dedicated civilians and soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide. USACE men and women protect and restore the Nation's environment including efforts in the Everglades, the Louisiana coast, and in many of the country's waterways. USACE also cleans sites with contaminated with hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste and material in hopes of sustaining the environment.

    USACE marks Earth Day 2012 with activities far, wide

    April is known for its spring showers, the hum of lawn mowers as they start up, and for the annual Earth Day celebrations hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts, divisions, and centers.
  • Col. Donald E. Degidio, Jr. (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District commander, briefs Col. Gregory Gunter (left), Deputy POD Commander, during Key Resolve 2012.

    Pacific Ocean Division-Forward supports Key Resolve 2012

    Key Resolve is an annual joint-combined Command Post Exercise which demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance and enhances the combat readiness of ROK and U.S. supporting forces.
  • WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Merdith Temple, acting chief of engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents a Corps Castle to Leland Johnson, author of "Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950". Johnson is a freelance writer and researcher from Westmoreland, Tenn. The Office of History officially published the book in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, Mar. 23, 2012.

    Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Engineer Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Office of History officially released Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Engineer Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950 during a ceremony in the Executive Foyer in Headquarters.
  • QUANTICO, Va. — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Buxbaum, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, maneuvers his Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic through an S-curve during the Basic Riders Course II March 16 at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

    Motorcycle Safety

    Two men sat down to talk, and they couldn't have been more different. One a senior NCO, the other a fedral employee. One a talker, the other more terse. One with two good legs, the other on crutches with a prosthetic.
  • This is a view of wingdams on the Mississippi River at Nininger, Minn., in 1891. In his 1883 book “Life on the Mississippi,” Samuel Clemens wrote, “The military engineers of the Commission have taken upon their shoulders the job of making the Mississippi over again… They are building wing-dams here and there to deflect the current; and dikes to confine it to narrower bounds; and other dikes to make it stay there.”

    What Mark Twain said about the Corps of Engineers

    For more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission to keep the Mississippi River open for navigation.

  • Top Michigan construction firms, Army Corps of Engineers bring Army's 'greenest' lab to life

    When the Army officially opens the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory April 11, more than 300 of the nation's top government, industry and academic leaders will tour a unique lab that is not only the cornerstone of the Army's next-generation of power and energy initiatives but also the Army's most environmentally conscious laboratory.
  • FOLSOM, Calif. --(From left) Jason Walsh and Sue Fox, safety specialists; and Dan Williams, safety officer from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, prepare to award certificates of completion for the yearly fire extinguisher safety training here, April 7, 2012. The training, mandated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration and conducted by the district's safety office, included a video presentation, group discussion, followed by a timed live-fire exercise.

    How small businesses 'brush up' on safety skills

    A safety plan basically identifies four basic elements: the task, the hazards associated with the task, the corrective action necessary to mitigate those hazards, and what kind of training may be required to fulfill those corrective actions.

  • Corps of Engineers turns over UNP district headquarters in Gozara, Herat

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South turned over a district headquarters to the Afghan Uniformed Police in Gozara, on the outskirts of Herat City.
  • A contract employee repositions the vapor collection line during source area treatment operations at the former Offut Air Force Base. The bit of the large diameter auger is visible below the off-gas collection hood, in the center of the photo.

    Deep soil mixing with steam injection cleans up soils

    A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District successfully used an innovative method of deep soil mixing to remediate an area contaminated by trichloroethylene at an Atlas missile site on the former Offutt Air Force Base near Arlington, Neb.
  • Equipment in this recycling plant in Anbar Province supports economic development surrounding recycling at U.S. military installations there.

    Center supports recycling program in Afghanistan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Huntsville Center’s International Operations Division is working with partners to help bring recycling and reusing initiatives to Afghanistan partners.
  • Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (right) received the James D. Webb Award at the Everglades Coalition Conference Jan. 7, 2012. Julie Hill-Gabriel (center), State Everglades Coalition Co-Chair, presented the award along with Dawn Shirreffs (left), National Everglades Coalition Co-Chair.

    Corps discusses benefits of restoration at annual Everglades Coalition Conference

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District spoke at the 27th Annual Everglades Coalition Conference, the largest annual forum for discourse on Everglades restoration and conservation.
  • U.S. ARMY DETROIT ARSENAL, WARREN, Mich.- Equipment used in the Army's new laboratory will potentially regenerate 80 percent power back into the building.

    Top Michigan construction firms, Army COE bring Army's 'greenest' lab to life

    When the Army officially opens the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory April 11, more than 300 of the nation's top government, industry and academic leaders will tour a unique lab that is not only the cornerstone of the Army's next-generation of power and energy initiatives but also the Army's most environmentally conscious laboratory.
  • Army Earth Day 2012: Sustaining environment for secure future.

    Army Earth Day 2012: Sustaining environment for secure future

    The U.S. Army celebrates Earth Day at approximately 200 installations, major commands and organizations in the United States and around the world.
  • (From left) Ward Robinette, president, Towne Bank of Portsmouth, the Honorable Kenneth Wright, Portsmouth mayor, and Dr. David Stuckwisch, Portsmouth schools superintendent, were among several elected officials who attended the March 29 groundbreaking ceremony for Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va. The nature park is a 40-acre waterfront park on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River. When phase 1 work is completed in spring 2013, the park will boast two miles of nature trails and restored native plants that meander through one of the last stands of mature forest on the river. (U.S. Army photo/Pamela Spaugy)

    'Paradise Found' turns out to be a nature park in Portsmouth, Va.

    It began with four folks, sitting around a kitchen table, discussing ways to clean-up their beloved river. That was 1993. On March 29, the Elizabeth River Project – the grassroots non-profit organization that morphed into a multi-million dollar public-private venture – broke ground on its largest public restoration site: Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va.
  • LOS ANGELES — Dignitaries and armed forces representatives cut a ceremonial ribbon during the grand opening of L.A. Career Center here, March 28. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District will manage the lease of the 50,000 square-foot recruitment center for future soldiers, airmen and marines.

    Military recruiting now shares prime L.A. real estate

    The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers provides significant contributions to the armed forces, starting with facilities like this recruiting center, to barracks and housing for service members and families, and VA facilities that treat our nation's wounded warriors.

  • USACE turns over small arms range at Camp Hero to Afghan National Army

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South turned over a small arms range and training facilities on Camp Hero to the Afghan National Army in a ceremony held Mar. 31.

  • March

    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Soldiers training on the Battle Lab's high tech training simulators that will prepare them for battle.

    Winning the battle of energy savings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District completed the construction of a solar power project to provide energy to the "Battle Lab" or New Jersey Army National Guard Joint Training and Training Development Center.
  • GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A mannequin lays inside one of the new operating rooms at the Grand Junction Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center here, Mar.23, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the $13 million surgery floor addition, which adds two specialty operating rooms and two general operating rooms.

    Sacramento District completes $13 million addition at VA medical facility

    A new surgery floor addition at the Grand Junction Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center officially opened March 23 in Grand Junction, Colo. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the $13 million addition.
  • LEWISVILLE LAKE — Army ROTC Cadets from North Texas schools listen to Ken Steigman, director of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, as he discusses current ecological research and restoration projects here, Mar. 7, 2012.

    North Texas ROTC attends Corps of Engineers' STEM tour

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District teamed up with ROTC programs from the University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Tarleton State University and Southern Methodist University to showcase mission, career, educational and internship opportunities available to students and engineering faculty in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
  • Lake Barkley Park Rangers Dylon Anderson (left) and Cody Britton (right) handout water safety promotional items to the public at a local community parade, Aug. 26, 2011.

    Lakes gain merit for significant water safety programs

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lakes were nationally and internationally recognized recently for their staffs' creative and resourceful efforts to increase public safety during the 2011 recreation season.
  • WASHINGTON -- Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught gives a keynote speech during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Womens' History Month ceremony here, Mar. 26, 2012. Vaught is one of the most highly decorated women in U.S. history. She served in the Air Force for more than 28 years, and is one of only a handful of women in the world who have been promoted to the rank of general.

    USACE celebrates women's history month

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ceremony at their headquarters, Mar. 26, to celebrate Women's History Month. Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught served as the keynote speaker.
  • WELLTON, Ariz. — Justin Bristow, Acting Deputy Chief Patrol Agent for Yuma Sector (left), and Wayne Preston, Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge for Wellton Station, cut the ribbon at the new Border Patrol Station in Wellton, Ariz., Mar. 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District broke ground on the facility in March 2010 and team members were on hand for the ceremony.

    Wellton Border Patrol Station opens for business

    The Customs and Border Protection Agency cut the ribbon to officially open the new border patrol station here during a ceremony March 22.

  • USACE supports O&M at Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center

    If you were looking to illustrate "challenge," operating and maintaining a large installation in Afghanistan could serve as a prime example. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South meets that challenge every day, as they oversee the national O&M contract for the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center, near Kandahar Airfield.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Buxbaum, senior enlisted adviser for U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, visits with Capt. Michael Carroll, commander of Forward Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stanley Hutto during a visit to Forward Operation Base Shank, Afghanistan.

    USACE senior NCO visits Soldiers of 7th Battalion in Afghanistan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer senior enlisted adviser recently made one of his last trips to Afghanistan, where he visited Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Forward Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (LI), on Forward Operating Base Shank.
  • Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Col. Chris Hall , USACE St. Louis District Commander, and Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) discuss the Metro East Levee System on Capitol Hill (from left to right).

    USACE emphasizes Metro East Levees are top priority to congressional delegation

    Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander, and Col. Chris Hall, USACE St. Louis District Commander, told Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) that the Metro East Levee System is their top priority for the St. Louis District during a meeting on Capitol Hill.

  • USACE People: Engineer reflects on somber, gratifying experiences in Afghanistan

    In February, a resident engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District's Caucasus Resident Office returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan where he served as an area engineer.
  • SAN FRANCISCO — Capt. Chris Herold unfurls the one-star-flag of Brig. Gen. Mike Wehr at a Frocking Ceremony March 15, 2012. Wehr is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander

    USACE South Pacific Division Commander Promoted to Brigadier General

    Acting Army Chief of Engineers Maj. Gen. Merdith "Bo" Temple promoted South Pacific Division Commander Col. Michael C. Wehr to the rank of Brigadier General Thursday, March 15, 2012 in a ceremony at the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building.

  • Corps continues to monitor rainfall for the Brazos River and San Bernard River flood stages

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District continues to monitor rainfall accumulations for possible changes in flood stages or impacts to Corps facilities including the Brazos River and San Bernard River due to recent heavy rainfall.