27 Jun 2012

R&D centers collaborate to enhance mission planning capabilities, engineers win award

Engineers from the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's communications-electronics center, or CERDEC, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Engineer Research and Development Center, or ERDC, received the Outstanding Collaborative Research and Development Achievement Award for their work to automate route planning capabilities for the Command Post of the Future.

27 Jun 2012

Repairs complete, Fort Norfolk's pier, wharf resume full operations

For years, Mother Nature’s fury has steadily eroded the structural integrity of the Fort Norfolk pier and wharf area, seriously degrading its operational effectiveness and jeopardizing its safe operation. That was then.

27 Jun 2012

Philadelphia District holds Change of Command Ceremony

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District ushered in new leadership as Lt. Col. John

26 Jun 2012

USACE earns first LEED® certification for US facility in Germany

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District announced June 26, 2012 that it has been awarded the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification of a U.S. facility in Germany. LEED, established by the U.S. Green Building Council, is an internationally recognized program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

26 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers to improve access to water, power in southern Afghanistan

The U.S. military and its coalition partners may be drawing down their combat missions in Afghanistan, but the next two years will continue to be busy for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South.

26 Jun 2012

USACE earns first LEED® certification for US facility in Germany

WIESBADEN, Germany (June 26, 2012) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District announced

25 Jun 2012

Corps welcomes NRC sea-level rise study

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes the National Research Council report, "Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, And Washington: Past, Present and Future," that was released June 22, 2012.

21 Jun 2012

Marsh restoration has wildlife’s ‘seal’ of approval

As construction workers maneuver bulldozers and spread sand to restore the degrading marsh island, Yellow Bar Hassock in Jamaica Bay, N.Y., their work is being closely observed by an area resident.

21 Jun 2012

Corps completes new $10.1 million Troop Medical Clinic at Fort Stewart

Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., will benefit from a variety of outpatient services at the new $10.1 million North Troop Medical Clinic recently completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.

21 Jun 2012

US Army Corps of Engineers continues to build projects contributing to Iraq sovereignty

In seven years starting in 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed more than 5,000 projects with a value of $8.8 billion in Iraq.

21 Jun 2012

Environmental clean-up at Walker Lake, Nevada

Hawthorne Army Depot, the Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the Army Environmental Command and contractors have partnered together to perform a partial cleanup operation at the south end of Walker Lake.

21 Jun 2012

Afghan power company linemen receive training, new equipment during debut training session

Twelve Afghan electric company technicians will be better able to maintain power lines throughout southern Afghanistan after learning to safely operate electric utility trucks donated by the United States during a training course on Kandahar Airfield.

20 Jun 2012

U.S. Army Europe names USACE built Mission Command Center

The new Gen. John Shalikashvili Mission Command Center will be the new home for most of the staff of U.S Army Europe and is located at the newly named Gen. Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany.

19 Jun 2012

Corps completes Gamberi $5 million flood control project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed a $5 million flood control project constructed to protect the Afghanistan National Army 201st Corps garrison at Gamberi from devastation.

19 Jun 2012

Zombots bring robots to life at USACE Coyote Dam

Just two days into summer vacation, a group of twenty Zombots members deployed Charles at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coyote Dam.

19 Jun 2012

USACE transfers $15.5 million Border Police Station in Paktia Province

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North teamed with the Afghanistan National Police and Technologies, Inc. to build a border police station along the Pakistan border in Gardez, Paktia Province.

19 Jun 2012

Pittsburgh District prepares for Hurricane Season…What?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, referred to as the "Headwaters District," which encompasses 26,000 square land-locked miles among western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, southwest New York, both panhandles of West Virginia and a small piece of western Maryland, is readying for hurricane season.

18 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers hosted Birthday 5k at Kandahar Airfield

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, celebrated the Corps of Engineers birthday by sponsoring a 5-kilometer run on Kandahar Airfield, June 16, 2012 to benefit the wounded Warrior Support Center on KAF.

18 Jun 2012

Colorado regulatory office has new, energy-efficient home

The Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building in Grand Junction, Colo. is now on its way to being the first federal building under the U.S. General Services Administration to achieve a net zero energy rating.

18 Jun 2012

'Big bannana boat' Dredge Thompson takes final voyage on Mississippi River

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees and retirees, river residents and those affectionately known as river rats lined the banks of the Upper Mississippi River to see the Dredge William A. Thompson make its final voyage, June 12-13.

18 Jun 2012

Corps of Engineers announces upcoming contracts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has 52 construction and service contracts, worth a total of almost $712 million, to award in southern Afghanistan before the end of fiscal year 2012.

18 Jun 2012

Project’s Future Looks Bright

The Virginia Port Authority and the Norfolk District signed an agreement reaffirming Craney Island’s Eastward Expansion project.

18 Jun 2012

Project’s Future Looks Bright

The Virginia Port Authority and the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently signed

14 Jun 2012

Get Outdoors Day makes a splash at Blue Marsh Lake

More than 1000 people celebrated the great outdoors at Blue Marsh Lake on June 9 with kayaking, hiking, fishing and various outdoor and water safety activities.

11 Jun 2012

DOD's Supercomputing Program Relocates to Mississippi

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) has been named the lead organization for the Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP), following Congressional approval in December 2011.

8 Jun 2012

New science center helps cadets reach for the stars

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District is constructing a new science center for the cadets at the academy that is maintaining the look of the historic 200-year old campus and taking their science education well into the 21st Century.

8 Jun 2012

The Vicksburg District Prepares for 2012 Hurricane Season

Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District deploys volunteer employees to disasters within the District's area of operation and around the world.

8 Jun 2012

Fort Carson achieves first platinum certification

Since 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built and certified 31 facilities at the LEED gold level and achieved 22 silver certifications.

8 Jun 2012

Prado Dam hosts potential future engineers

The number and types of engineers America's education system is preparing for the nation's future is often an active and energetic discussion among the Department of Defense, educators and the scientific community.

8 Jun 2012

USACE Galveston District celebrates Corps' 237th birthday

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District celebrated the Corps' 237th birthday with an awards ceremony, June 7, to recognize an Employee, Engineer and Supervisor of the Year, as well as to honor staff for their contributions to the community, state and nation.