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  • April

    Boston Marathon hero awarded Soldier's Medal

    BOSTON-- Many Americans have seen the shaky photos and videos taken when the bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. Among the many people who went to the aid of the injured, there are glimpses of runners who stripped off their shirts to tie tourniquets around the shattered limbs of bomb victims.
  • October

    Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retires, has two messages for USACE

    One of the nicest guys in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will retire Nov. 30, 2013. Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh gives a self-deprecating chuckle. “Well, I don’t know about being the nicest guy in USACE. I just believe that everybody brings something special to the office. Many times being a leader means finding that specialness in everybody, and bringing their talents forward. That’s what I try to do.”
  • USACE retiree publishes fifth novel

    Many federal employees dream of retiring to a house by a lake and writing the Great American Novel. Joe Woods actually did it. His fifth novel, Secrets of the Spiral Tower, was published Oct. 15. Joe Woods, a Mississippi native, worked for the U.S. Forest Service in the Tahoe National Forest for two years. He returned to Mississippi and worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Vicksburg District for 38 years, retiring in 2003.
  • September

    USACE Deployment Center deactivates after 8 years of service

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ response to Sept. 11, 2001, began on Day One. Only a few hours after the terrorists struck, engineers from Headquarters went to the Pentagon to assess the damage, and personnel from North Atlantic Division and New York District made their way to the World Trade Center to assist rescue efforts and begin planning the ensuing support operations.
  • August

    Army Vice Chief of Staff discusses leadership, USACE expertise at leaders conference

    On Aug. 6, Gen. John Campbell, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, addressed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Strategic Leaders’ Conference at Fort Belvoir, Va. About 150 members of the USACE senior military and civilian leadership attended the speech in the Belvoir Room of the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club. Campbell opened his speech by holding up a copy of “Building America”, the special edition of USA Today that details the history and missions of USACE.
  • May

    USACE leaders, veterans participate in Ride 2 Recovery Memorial Challenge

    On Memorial Day, May 27, senior leaders from Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, rode the first leg of a Ride 2 Recovery (R2R) event known as the Memorial Challenge during which more than 200 injured veterans will complete a 350-mile bicycle ride from Washington, D.C., to Virginia Beach, Va.
  • October

    Bostick discusses USACE, energy sustainability at conference

    Sustainability is an umbrella concept that deals with increasing the Army’s effectiveness by reducing its use of energy and impact to the climate and environment. Bostick spoke about the Corps’ efforts to support the Army Energy Initiatives.
  • September

    Former USACE deputy commanding general retires after 37 years of service

    Maj. Gen. Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple, former deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retired from the U.S. Army on Aug. 31 after serving the nation for more than 37 years.
  • August

    USACE Combat Service Identification Badge approved for production

    The U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry recently approved production of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Combat Service Identification Badge for wear on the Army Service Uniform.
  • July

    Kristine Allaman, USACE Distinguished Civilian Employee

    A gallery honoring the Distinguished Civilian Employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stands outside the Executive Suite in Headquarters. Among the dozens of photos, only two were women -- Dixie McCrary placed in 1955 and Winnie Cox in 1957. But on June 14, Kristine Allaman became the newest Distinguished Civilian Employee. She is the first female engineer, and only the third woman to have her photo placed on the wall.

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