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The Corps Environment (May 2020)

This edition highlights protecting and preserving the environment, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #4. The content within this issue showcases the extraordinary environmental stewardship efforts across the Army.

Southern Resident Office foresees on-time completion for $54M warehouse construction project

The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) warehouse construction project, Camp Carroll, South Korea.

Defense Logistics Agency Project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District, completes construction of 3rd generation hardened aircraft shelters at Kunsan Air Base

U, Kon-Kim, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District engineer was instrumental in the completion of the hardened aircraft shelters project.

3rd generation hardened aircraft shelters at Kunsan Air Base

The 2019-2020 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Building Strong®: Serving the Nation and the Armed Forces digital publication is available online. It offers readers a comprehensive look at how USACE is serving the nation and the armed forces by Building Strong®.

Building Strong

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alternate Care Site Construction in response to COVID-19. June 12, 2020 Update.

Large shiny metal circle on a complex machine

Metal Shop makings...

IN THE PHOTO, Machinist Brandon Almeida "turning the profile". (USACE photo by Brandon Almeida)

Metal Shop Makings

Safety Specialist Jonna Henry answers a call while on shift during the construction of the Alternate Care Facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

Memphis Builders: Behind the Mask III

IN THE PHOTO, Safety Specialist Jonna Henry answers a call while on shift during the construction of the Alternate Care Facility in Memphis, Tennessee. (USACE photo by Jessica Haas)

USACE Builders Behind the Mask

Augmented Reality Solutions

Kelly Irvin of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center uses augmented reality technology developed in the Information Technology Laboratory to inspect a mock boiler room. The software is being used across the nation to assess potential sites for COVID-19 alternate care facilities, while limiting the number of people who have to physically examine the facilities.

Augmented Reality

USACE Alaska District Operates the Moose Creek Dam

Officials for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District observed an ice jam on the Chena River while monitoring changing river levels on April 23 near North Pole. During heightened river levels, the team monitors river levels hourly to be prepared to activate the dam and regulate stream flow to protect communities in the Fairbanks North Star Borough from flooding.

Ice Jams Trigger Operation of Moose Creek Dam

Updated National Levee Database Now Available

“The National Levee Database is a public view into the information that builds understanding of the benefits and potential risks levees pose for the communities in which they exist,” said Eric C. Halpin, P.E., USACE deputy dam and levee safety officer.