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  • December

    Buildings are demolished as part of the remedial action plan for the Watertown GSA Formerly Used Defense Site.

    Watertown FUDS Property, Remediated, Returned to Residents

    The successful remediation of the General Services Administration (GSA) Watertown Formerly Used
  • A completed project, from left to right: Troop 161 Scoutmaster Bruce Sutter, Scouts Ryan Campbell, Chris Sutter, Tim Taudel, Ben Ouellette, and troop Committee chair Dave Ouellette (standing) around the newly installed water trail map and kiosk.

    Boy Scout Completes River Trail Parking Lot Upgrades

    Sturbridge Boy Scout Chris Sutter has taken a major step towards earning the rank of Eagle Scout by
  • Buildings are demolished as part of the remedial action plan for the Watertown GSA Formerly Used Defense Site.

    Watertown FUDS Property, Remediated, Returned to Residents

    The successful remediation of the General Services Administration (GSA) Watertown Formerly Used
  • Alexandria, Va. -- One of eight boxes sits in storage at the Veterans Curation Program office in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2014. The curation program provides recently separated military veterans with employment and archaeological training, including going through artifacts found at Fort Norfolk, while also providing the veterans with resume writing assistance and interview skills over a five month period. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Veterans transition program documents Fort Norfolk relics

    The Army Corps of Engineers Veteran’s Curation Program, provide recently separated military veterans with employment and job training through rehabilitation and preservation of archeological collections, including items found at Fort Norfolk, while also providing the vets with interview skills training and resume writing assistance.
  • Mike Cornish looks forward to spending more time with his family. Family members pictured in this photo (left to right) include his mom, Elsie, dad, Milton, and his three sisters; Michelle, Brenda and Elsa

    Legacy employee retires after 34 years

    Back in 1980, Michael Cornish decided to follow in his father Milton’s footsteps and started working
  • Alexandria, Va. -- One of eight boxes sits in storage at the Veterans Curation Program office in Alexandria, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2014. The curation program provides recently separated military veterans with employment and archaeological training, including going through artifacts found at Fort Norfolk, while also providing the veterans with resume writing assistance and interview skills over a five month period. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Veterans transition program documents Fort Norfolk relics

    The Army Corps of Engineers Veteran’s Curation Program, provide recently separated military veterans with employment and job training through rehabilitation and preservation of archeological collections, including items found at Fort Norfolk, while also providing the vets with interview skills training and resume writing assistance.
  • USACE Baltimore chief of operations, receives his retirement certificate from Col. Trey Jordan, USACE Baltimore District commander, after 28 years of federal service alongside his family Dec. 16.

    Operations Chief Robert Pace retires after 28 years of federal service

    More than 40 years ago, Robert Pace was a graduate student doing fieldwork in the waterways near
  • NORFOLK, VA. -- Edward Burr was Norfolk's sixth commander. While in command of the Norfolk U.S. Engineers Office, Capt. Edward Burr oversaw improvements to the inland water route (Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal) from Norfolk, Virginia to Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. These improvements included logging and dredging operations on the North Landing River, as well as straightening the river and making it 80 feet wide and 9 feet deep. The Norfolk Office also removed multiple sunken vessels near Thimble Shoals and off the coast of Cape Charles, Virginia. The Norfolk staff performed a preliminary examination of the harbor at Petersburg,Va. and the Appomattox River, and found the plan to divert the waters of the old North Chanel above Petersburg to prevent shoaling of the harbor and navigable channel not worthy of improvement.

    Norfolk District 135: Edward Burr

    Edward Burr served as the sixth commander of the Norfolk U.S. Engineers Office. While in command, oversaw improvements to the inland water route (Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal) from Norfolk, Virginia to Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. These improvements included logging and dredging operations on the North Landing River, as well as straightening the river and making it 80 feet wide and 9 feet deep.
  • Sheila Radziewicz, receives the New England District Bunker Hill Award for her presentation at the Disabilities Awareness event.

    District Observes Disabilities Awareness Month

    Sheila Radziewicz, published author and award winning advocate, speaker and educator served as keynote speaker during the New England District's Disabilities Awareness Month event, Oct. 6 in the Concord Park Theater.

  • Corps of Engineers strengthens SHARP stance in Europe

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District has placed renewed emphasis on its Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention program in an effort to promote awareness and simplify reporting procedures for personnel at its headquarters, area and resident offices across the Continent.

  • Corps of Engineers strengthens SHARP stance in Europe

    WIESBADEN, Germany – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District has placed renewed emphasis on its Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention program in an effort to promote awareness and simplify reporting procedures for personnel at its headquarters, area and resident offices across the Continent.
  • Scott Acone, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rescue engineer, emerges from wreckage of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, during recovery efforts after the devastating earthquake of January 2010.

    Engineers with a rescuer’s heart

    Rescue engineers are specially trained volunteers whose job is to help prevent disaster rescue teams from also becoming victims. Six of these Corps volunteers are from the Sacramento District. Learn more about their challenging role.
  • Soldiers from the Corps' Los Angeles District assist Habitat for Humanity of Orange County construct townhomes in Cypress during a community outreach activity coordinated by District Commander Col. Kim Colloton. The activity conducted just prior to Veterans Day will provide homes for 15 families, including two units dedicated for military veterans.

    Helping, habitat and humanity

    LOS ANGELES – Year’s end is often a time to reflect on events of the preceding year, spend time with family and friends, and look toward the future. It presents opportunities to be thankful for what we have and to help others who may be less fortunate.
  • WINCHESTER Va. - Students at the STARBASE Academy build a popsicle bridge.

    Middle East District engineers return to STARBASE Academy Winchester

    Local students from Frederick County’s Gainesboro Elementary School built bridges with two Middle East District engineers during a STEM presentation at STARBASE Academy at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center in Winchester.
  • Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, signs a STEM partnership agreement with Worcester State University's president, Barry Maloney, Oct. 27, 2014.

    District Engineer signs STEM agreement with Worcester State University

    The New England District has entered into a STEM Partnership in Education Agreement with Worcester State University in Massachusetts. Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, and New England District’s STEM coordinator, Mark Anderson, traveled to the university to meet with President Barry Maloney on Oct. 27, to sign the agreement.
  • Solar panels on top of the Lichtenberg Tennis Center have become a visible sign of progress toward achieving West Point’s Net Zero Energy goals.

    West Point on track to achieve Net Zero goals with Huntsville Center help

    Huntsville Center's Energy Division met with DPW Matt Talaber at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in October to chart a way ahead for helping the institution achieve Net Zero.
  • Members of the 542nd FEST-A use a laser finder to obtain measurements of a bridge located during a bridge reconnaissance exercise on Hunter Army Airfield Sept. 18. The team gathered Sept. 15-25 to conduct two weeks of FEST-A training exercises.

    Clock winds down as elite engineering team readies for deployment

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – As 2014 departs, so will 12 members of the 542nd Forward Engineering Support Team – Advanced (FEST-A), who deploy to Kuwait in January for more than six months to provide specialized technical engineering support for the Central Command area of responsibility.
  • USACE Baltimore chief of operations, receives his retirement certificate from Col. Trey Jordan, USACE Baltimore District commander, after 28 years of federal service alongside his family Dec. 16.

    Operations Chief retires after 28 years of federal service

    More than 40 years ago, Robert Pace was a graduate student doing fieldwork in the waterways near State University of New York -- Binghamton.
  • Lt. Col. Charles Gray, Deputy Commander, New England District, presents Stephen Dunbar and other members of the Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site Project Delivery Team (PDT) the prestigious Green Dream Team Award in the 2014 USACE Sustainability Award Program during a virtual awards ceremony held via video teleconference (VTC) on Oct. 7, 2014.

    Elizabeth Mine team receives top environmental award

    The Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site Project Delivery Team received the prestigious Green Dream Team Award in the 2014 USACE Sustainability Award Program during a virtual awards ceremony held via video teleconference in the Vermont Conference Room on Oct. 7.
  • Lt. Col. Charles Gray, Deputy Commander, New England District, presents Stephen Dunbar and other members of the Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site Project Delivery Team (PDT) the prestigious Green Dream Team Award in the 2014 USACE Sustainability Award Program during a virtual awards ceremony held via video teleconference (VTC) on Oct. 7, 2014.

    Elizabeth Mine team receives top environmental award

    The Elizabeth Mine Superfund Site Project Delivery Team (PDT) received the prestigious Green Dream
  • Col. Christopher Barron, New England District Commander, signs a STEM partnership agreement with Worcester State University's president, Barry Maloney, Oct. 27, 2014.

    District Engineer signs STEM agreement with Worcester State University

    The New England District has entered into a STEM Partnership in Education Agreement with Worcester

  • ERDC collaboration will assist humanitarian assistance planners

    VICKSBURG, Miss. - Deciding the best use of available funds for humanitarian assistance following disasters proved to be fertile ground for a U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center research collaboration, resulting in a tool now being adapted for Department of Defense use.
  • Environmental Engineer, DA Intern, Marco Ciarla provided musical accompaniment during the May 22 Award Ceremony. He performed a rendition of Tom Petty's 1989 hit "Free Fallin" during the ceremony, as well as an original song immediately following the event.

    Q&As with DA Intern Marco Ciarla

    How did you start at the Corps?I started at the Corps doing a summer internship in 2008 working for

  • USACE receives new biological opinion on 2012 Nationwide Permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received a final biological opinion from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries on the USACE nationwide permits that were reissued on Feb. 13, 2012, and went into effect on March 19, 2012. The biological opinion was issued on Nov. 24, 2014, and it concludes the re-initiated programmatic consultation on the Endangered Species Act that began in July 2012 between the two agencies.
  • Crews completed excavation work under the first tent at 4825 Glenbrook Road in August. Excavation work under the second tent location started Dec. 1.

    Historic year for Baltimore’s Formerly Used Defense Site Program

    Fiscal Year 2014 ended with a celebratory success for the Baltimore District’s Formerly Used Defense Site Program.
  • Civil engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, held a panel discussion at the Morgan State University's Civil Engineering Honor Society meeting on Nov. 5, 2014. The panel contributed information regarding their education, career paths, and work with the Baltimore Corps. The night also included a Q&A session which provided students advice regarding work/life balance and career advancement opportunities in the field of civil engineering. Pictured from left to right: Leroy Samuels, Willie Smith, Jr., Cap. David Ewing, and Fontaine Jones.

    Baltimore Corps talks Civil Engineering at Morgan State University

    Civil engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, hosted a panel discussion
  • Crews completed excavation work under the first tent at 4825 Glenbrook Road in August. Excavation work under the second tent location started Dec. 1.

    Historic year for Baltimore’s Formerly Used Defense Site Program

    Fiscal Year 2014 ended with a celebratory success for the Baltimore District’s Formerly Used Defense

  • November

    Since Sandy, the Army Corps' New York District has completed various Repair and Restore Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects impacted by Sandy.

    Army Corps makes great strides during Two Years of Coastal Restoration following Sandy

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made great strides and progress on its projects that were authorized and funded following Hurricane Sandy. The planning, projects and programs were vital, and several milestones were accomplished by several disciplined group of individuals and teams that used their expertise to successfully accomplish this critical mission.
  • Hundreds gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 7 in the atrium of the newly-constructed Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia. The ceremony culminated the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ $390-million construction project and signified Fort Benning’s commitment to provide quality healthcare to its wide-spread community of soldiers, families and local veterans.

    New Fort Benning hospital set to open for business

    FORT BENNING, Ga. – Hundreds gathered for the ribbon-cutting ceremony held Nov. 7 in the atrium of the newly-constructed Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning, Georgia.

  • SHAPE community celebrates opening of US schools

    MONS, Belgium – Top military and civilian leaders from Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, the Department of Defense Education Activity and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially dedicated the U.S. sections Monday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at SHAPE International School. The new Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe elementary and middle schools – to be followed by an American high school this coming winter – are the first to open as part of a multinational-funded venture to build a state-of-the-art campus on this NATO base by the fall of 2019.