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  • March

    BAD DURKHEIM, Germany — Rich Gifaldi (upper left), a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District sustainability engineering manager, facilitates the sustainability breakout session during the U.S. and German partnering conference here, Feb. 22-23

    USACE, Bauamt -- Sustaining through the challenges

    Sixteen U.S. and Bauamt representatives gathered to discuss everything 'green' from contracting for an expert in Leadership in Energy and Environment Design to finding common solutions for U.S. LEED standards and German energy standards.
  • ALASKA — Allan Skinner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District regulatory specialist, accepts a certificate in recognition of 50 years of federal service from Col. Reinhard Koenig, Alaska District commander, during a ceremony at the district headquarters building Feb. 2, 2012.

    USACE Alaska District Teammate honored for 50 years of federal service

    Allan Skinner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District regulatory specialist, was recently honored for serving 50 years of federal service ... and retirement is not in his near future.
  • PHILADELPHIA — Four people with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards during the 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Conference here, Feb. 16-18, 2012. Henry Dulaney of Vicksburg District, Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell and Tamika McDowell, both with Middle East District, and Cedric Bazemore of Japan District (left to right).

    USACE teammates win Black Engineer of the Year Awards

    Four people with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been honored with Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA). They received the awards during the 2012 Black Engineer of the Year Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Conference Feb. 16-18 in Philadelphia.
  • WINCHESTER, Va.— Bill Ryals, Support for Others Branch Chief, and Deborah Duncan, Deputy for Programs and Project Management, respond to contractor questions during the post award conference.

    MATOC Partnerships Lead To Process Changes, Improvements

    The Middle East District strives to improve processes, communication and other issues directly affecting contractors involved in USACE projects in the Middle East and Central Asia.
  • Drill Rig Operator John Blackson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District, conducts drilling operations near the Nashville District's Saddle Dam at Center Hill Lake March 14, 2012.

    Exploratory drilling brings out benefits of partnership between districts

    A drill rig crew from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District extracted core samples here March 14, that are being closely examined by Nashville District geologists at Center Hill Lake near what is known as the Saddle Dam. However, the exploratory drilling is revealing more than just the condition of rock formations; it's also bringing out the benefits of the two districts partnering together to explore the movement of water seepage through the karst geology in the area.
  • (Left) Excavated oxbow, prior to plug being removed along Reach 3. (Photo by Jenn Domashevich, USACE); (Right) Water flowing into the oxbow after the earthern plug was removed March 13, 2012.

    Plug removed at Kissimmee River Restoration project, connecting oxbow to canal

    The Kissimmee River Restoration project is a congressionally authorized undertaking sponsored by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Florida Water Management District, the non-federal sponsor. The project encompasses the removal of two water control structures, filling approximately 22 miles of canal, and restoring over 40 square miles of the river channel and floodplain ecosystem, including approximately 27,000 acres of wetlands.
  • ILLINOIS — Lou Ann McCracken, a natural resources specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project, presents water safety information to local refugees, educating them on hidden dangers in the river.

    USACE translates water safety messages to reach multi-lingual audiences

    A significant number of immigrants are from regions of the world where the lakes and rivers are shallow and offer little or no current. They are unaware of the dangers of the Mississippi River, like strong currents, locks and dams, wing dams and snags. (Photo provided by Hilary Markin)
  • TEXAS — Bill Krampe of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District doubles as "Bobber" the Water Safety Dog to educate children about water safety. Krampe has been employed by the USACE Galveston District for 23 years and is the district's spotlight for March 2012.

    Spotlight on USACE Galveston District employee

    Bill Kampe, who has been employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District for 23 years, is the district’s employee spotlight for March 2012.
  • GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Vic Bartkus, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District team member, speaks with a family Mar. 10 about the District's involvement in ecosystem restoration at the annual Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival. The festival draws in government agencies and organizations from across Arizona interested in promoting awareness of the history and habitat in the Phoenix area.

    USACE team members get back to nature in Arizona

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District spent two sunny days participating in the annual Tres Rios Nature & Earth Festival held in Goodyear, Ariz. March 10 and 11.
  • WINCHESTER, Va. — Joey Behr, a civil engineer intern at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, developed the String Sight.

    Personnel Spotlight: USACE Middle East district's engineer and inventor

    Joey Behr, a civil engineer intern, began working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District as a student summer hire in the summer of 2008. He also began the patent process for his first invention at about that same time: the String Sight.
  • CARTHAGE, Tenn. — Ryan Frye (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydropower Branch maintenance manager, and James Graham, senior electrical engineer for the Nashville District Engineering Design Group, inspect a transformer at Cordell Hull Dam here, March 6, 2011. The Nashville District and Hydroelectric Design Center in Portland, Ore., which is the Corps’ national center of excellence for hydroelectric and large pumping plant engineering services, are working together on a district-wide assessment of the district's nine switchyards.

    Nashville District, Hydroelectric Design Center charged to assess switchyards

    In this endeavor, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is partnering with Hydroelectric Design Center experts on the first two switchyard assessments at Cordell Hull and Center Hill Lakes. The district then plans to finish the remaining assessments, but will rely on HDC to perform a technical review of findings. HDC will also provide additional quality assurance oversight, and help shape options and recommendations on possible replacement and upgrades of structures, equipment and technology.
  • PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell and Tamika McDowell attend the Black Engineer of the Year conference here, Feb. 16-18.

    USACE Middle East District has two honored at Black Engineer of the Year conference

    Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell and Tamika W. McDowell possess characteristics of excellence and leadership that will attract young people to the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. For their accomplishments with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, they were recognized at the annual Black Engineer of the Year STEM conference in Philadelphia.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Rain clouds gather Jan. 13, 2012 over the much-needed Rigger K-Span flood mitigation project designed on short notice and completed by the 533rd Engineer Detachment Forward Engineer Support Team-Main before the beginning of the annual rainy season at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The repair project was required to solve a drainage problem that developed around the two buildings previously constructed near the then undeveloped southwest end of the airfield.

    533rd FEST-M praised for performance in Afghanistan

    Members of the 533rd Engineer Detachment, Forward Engineer Support Team-Main were highly praised March 1, 2012 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan by Maj. Gen. Kendall P. Cox, commander of Transatlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Ayesha Saeed (left), a project engineer at the Herat Resident Office and Baltimore resident, checks on the status of a construction project on Camp Zafar Jan 31, 2012.

    USACE exceeds construction placement goals for 6 straight months

    The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineering District-South exceeded its contracting and construction goals for February, the sixth consecutive month of execution success.
  • JORDAN — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District recently oversaw the completion of two health clinics in remote areas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

    Two humanitarian assistance projects complete in Jordan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District oversaw the completion of two health clinics in remote areas of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon Army National Guard Maj. Shaun Martin (right), recipient of the Federal Engineer of the Year award for the Army Corps of Engineers, speaks with Maj. Gen. Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple, acting chief of engineers and acting commanding general for the Army Corps of Engineers (left foreground), at an awards ceremony here, Feb. 23, 2012.

    It's never too late to win the USACE Federal Engineer of the Year Award

    Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. Perhaps no one knows that better than Oregon Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Shaun P. Martin, winner of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year Award (Military). Martin is currently on assignment in California, serving the San Francisco District.
  • A group of friends enjoy waterskiing and boating while wearing their lifejackets.

    Don't Wreck Your Spring Break

    With spring around the corner, more than 3.7 million college students across the nation are preparing for a well earned spring break. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to urge everyone to play it safe while at the beach or around water. Don't wreck your spring break! Following these top ten tips could mean the difference between life and death.

  • Army Corps turns over Afghan Uniform Police District Headquarters in Injil

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South completed its oversight of construction and turned over a new Afghan Uniform Police District Headquarters in Injil, in Herat province.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — Ben Jones, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, talks about his profession with math students at Wiesbaden Middle School Feb. 23, 2012.

    Unit-school partnership helps show how classroom work is used in the real world

    A partnership at one Wiesbaden school is bringing the study of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) classes to life for middle school students. As the unit partner for Wiesbaden Middle School, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, shares its experience, expertise and know-how -- helping underscore the real-world applications of those subject areas.
  • TENNESSEE — Steve Hobbs, structural engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and Level I certified for rope access technician, prepares to inspect the top chords of the railroad truss at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Tennessee. The St. Louis District employs this unique technique to conduct inspections of bridges, dams and other structures in the Corps of Engineers and other federal agencies.

    Corps of Engineers inspection team goes to new heights

    As the infrastructure in the U.S. gets older, structural materials deteriorate due to weather, loads and damage through usage. The ability to perform critical and detailed inspections of them becomes a high priority and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District has a structural inspection team that does this in an unusual manner -- ropes

  • Afghan Border Police have a new facility at Chah Sangar

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South oversaw the construction of and turned over a new Afghan Border Police Headquarters compound in Farah province Feb. 16, 2012.
  • MARYVILLE, Tenn. — A work crew installs an aqua levee system Feb. 29, 2012 that will act as a makeshift coffer dam to collect and pump our water from Brown Creek and discharge it downstream past Greenbelt Lake. Once the lake is dry the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District will remove sediment as part of an aquatic ecosystem restoration project.

    Corps prepares water diversion at Maryville's Greenbelt Lake

    Work crews began installing aqua levee systems Feb. 29, 2012 on Pistol and Brown Creeks that will act as makeshift coffer dams. Pumps capable of moving up to 6,900 gallons per minute are in place and ready to divert water collected from these streams through pipes around Greenbelt Lake.
  • TRENTON, New Jersey — The Broad Street culvert is part of an environmental restoration project. The Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has partnered with the city for the project.

    Project Spotlight: Lower Assunpink Creek Ecosystem Restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District and the City of Trenton are working to restore part of the Assunpink Creek ecosystem.
  • ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Children explore a model of a U.S. Coast Guard vessel as they learn about river navigation Feb. 25 during Engineer Week at the St. Louis Science Center.

    Federal partnership brings students closer to Mississippi River, STEM

    Nearly 8,000 children of all ages played in the Mississippi River and learned to navigate the Mighty Miss Feb. 25-26, 2012 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River participated in Engineer Week at the St. Louis Science Center.

  • February

    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI - U.S. Army and Absher Construction officials man the Hawaiian o'o sticks and ceremonial gold shovels prior to the official ground breaking for the new 228 personnel UEPH on Montague Street. Army personnel participating in the official groundbreaking were: Lt. Col. David Hurley, 25th ID Division Engineer (left), Lt. Col. Douglas Guttormsen, commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District (second from left), and Col. Douglas Mulbury, commander, USAG-HI (fifth from left).

    Army Corps, Garrison Break Ground on New Barracks for Schofield’s HHBN Soldiers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii and contractor Absher Construction officials broke ground on a new $35.3 million barracks during a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony here, Feb. 23, 2012.
  • CALIFORNIA — Potential contractors inspect one of the Fort Irwin water booster stations Feb. 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center. After the morning briefing sessions, contractors toured the existing water systems and equipment to get a first-hand look at what they may bid on for the project.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build $100 million water treatment plant

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100-$120 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center here, Feb. 22, 2012.
  • ALTON, Ill. — Ashely Cox, river engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, talks with STEM students about how the Corps of Engineers uses Hydraulic Sediment Response modeling to address various problems on the river at the National Great Rivers Museum here, during the Saturday Scholars program at Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, 2012.

    Hundreds of STEM students go behind the scenes at Melvin Price Locks and Dam

    More than 500 high school students and chaperones interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math flocked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, for the Saturday Scholars event at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL.
  • HUTSVILLE, Alabama — Bryant Marshburn (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center engineering directorate, discusses education and career planning with Alabama A & M student Michael Wallace during an informal mentoring session Feb. 24, 2012.

    Corps employees mentor college students

    To recognize Engineer Week at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center's engineering directorate invited students from Alabama A&M University's Changing Lanes Mentoring Program to participate in a mentoring opportunity.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers collect and distribute winter clothes to Kabul orphans

    Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees distributed two dozen boxes of donated jackets, hats, gloves and other winter clothes to a large orphanage Jan. 14, a day when heavy snow fell and the temperature reached 32 degrees in the Afghan capital.
  • A construction worker with Treviicos-Soletanche Joint Venture inspects the teeth on a hydromill at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is overseeing the installation of a concrete barrier wall as part of a foundation remediation project that will fix seepage issues. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Construction commotion moves Army Corps to Wolf Creek Dam safety milestone

    Wolf Creek Dam is abuzz with machinery, often bottlenecked with equipment and vehicles, and work crews move about like ants on the work platform in performance of their duties on the foundation remediation project, Feb. 24, 2012. Despite what seems like construction commotion, there hasn't been a lost-time accident in more than a year.