18 Oct 2012

Corps safety team helps contractor at Fort Detrick earn safety award

The Corps of Engineers contractor (Manhattan/Torcon Joint Venture) building the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick has earned a key project safety award from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. They received a plaque recognizing their achievement at a ceremony at the installation Community Center on Sept. 18.

18 Oct 2012

STEM programs connect students with District employees

After attending the "Easy as Pi" event sponsored by the Baltimore Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) last spring, some students are better equipped with what they need to do to excel in a specific field.

16 Oct 2012

Army Corps and Partners Celebrate ‘Estuary Day’

Hundreds of area school students celebrate the 10th annual Estuary Day Oct. 12 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

5 Oct 2012

Choosing a STEM career: Army Corps of Engineers offers one-stop job opportunities

The Norfolk District brought out their best when they were invited to a career conference last Friday.

1 Oct 2012

Corps of Engineers project pulls out World War II fuel storage tanks

Early in World War II, the U.S. government acquired a 305 acre area in Monaca, Pa., on the banks of Raccoon Creek northwest of Pittsburgh. The purpose was strategic and secret -- build six petroleum, oil and lubricant storage tanks to store almost 10 million gallons of fuel as the East Coast reserve for defense fuel.