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    SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HI - U.S. Army and Absher Construction officials man the Hawaiian o'o sticks and ceremonial gold shovels prior to the official ground breaking for the new 228 personnel UEPH on Montague Street. Army personnel participating in the official groundbreaking were: Lt. Col. David Hurley, 25th ID Division Engineer (left), Lt. Col. Douglas Guttormsen, commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District (second from left), and Col. Douglas Mulbury, commander, USAG-HI (fifth from left).

    Army Corps, Garrison Break Ground on New Barracks for Schofield’s HHBN Soldiers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii and contractor Absher Construction officials broke ground on a new $35.3 million barracks during a traditional Hawaiian blessing ceremony here, Feb. 23, 2012.
  • CALIFORNIA — Potential contractors inspect one of the Fort Irwin water booster stations Feb. 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center. After the morning briefing sessions, contractors toured the existing water systems and equipment to get a first-hand look at what they may bid on for the project.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build $100 million water treatment plant

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100-$120 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center here, Feb. 22, 2012.
  • ALTON, Ill. — Ashely Cox, river engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District, talks with STEM students about how the Corps of Engineers uses Hydraulic Sediment Response modeling to address various problems on the river at the National Great Rivers Museum here, during the Saturday Scholars program at Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, 2012.

    Hundreds of STEM students go behind the scenes at Melvin Price Locks and Dam

    More than 500 high school students and chaperones interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math flocked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam Feb. 25, for the Saturday Scholars event at the National Great Rivers Museum in Alton, IL.
  • HUTSVILLE, Alabama — Bryant Marshburn (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center engineering directorate, discusses education and career planning with Alabama A & M student Michael Wallace during an informal mentoring session Feb. 24, 2012.

    Corps employees mentor college students

    To recognize Engineer Week at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center's engineering directorate invited students from Alabama A&M University's Changing Lanes Mentoring Program to participate in a mentoring opportunity.
  • KABUL, Afghanistan — Air Force Maj. Mike Brannon from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District North speaks in Dari to a group of orphans while dropping off donations on Jan. 14, 2012. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees distributed two dozen boxes of donated jackets, hats, gloves and other winter clothes to the large orphanage.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers collect and distribute winter clothes to Kabul orphans

    Eight U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees distributed two dozen boxes of donated jackets, hats, gloves and other winter clothes to a large orphanage Jan. 14, a day when heavy snow fell and the temperature reached 32 degrees in the Afghan capital.
  • A construction worker with Treviicos-Soletanche Joint Venture inspects the teeth on a hydromill at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Feb. 8, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is overseeing the installation of a concrete barrier wall as part of a foundation remediation project that will fix seepage issues. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Construction commotion moves Army Corps to Wolf Creek Dam safety milestone

    Wolf Creek Dam is abuzz with machinery, often bottlenecked with equipment and vehicles, and work crews move about like ants on the work platform in performance of their duties on the foundation remediation project, Feb. 24, 2012. Despite what seems like construction commotion, there hasn't been a lost-time accident in more than a year.
  • VALENCIA, Calif. — Nearly 100 future service members take the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center here. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District manages the lease of the 5,147 square foot facility, one of more than 250 in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

    USACE and recruiters open new career center in Santa Clarita

    Nearly 100 future service members took the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger David Quebedeaux of the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake project explains wildlife management practices to Jenkins High School students, Feb. 23, 2012.

    USACE celebrates National E-Week with school outreach

    The National Engineer Week observance celebrates the positive contributions engineers make to society and is a catalyst for outreach across the country to kids and adults alike. Engineers Week is part of many corporate and government cultures and is celebrated on every U.S. engineering college campus.
  • LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Carolynn Martin, president of the Los Angeles View Park Section of the National Council of Negro Women, introduces herself as a mother, grandmother and community activist of 40 years. Martin said their founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, envisioned an organization of organizations providing a platform for all women.

    Black Women in American Culture and History celebrated

    In his proclamation for this year's National African American History Month, President Barack Obama stated that the achievements of African American women are not limited to what has been recorded or retold in our history books.
  • LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County Public Works Deputy Director, Zev Yaroslavsky, Los Angeles County Supervisor, and Col. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles district commander (left to right), ceremonially turn dirt Feb. 22 for the start of the $7 million Tujunga Wash Ecosystem Restoration project that will extend greening along the sides of a 3/4-mile stretch of concrete channel in the San Fernando Valley that carries runoff from Hansen Dam to the Los Angeles River.

    Corps and LA County break ground for Tujunga Wash restoration

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and Los Angeles County officials broke ground on a project designed to restore degraded habitat in the San Fernando Valley.
  • FORT CARSON, Colo. — The data collected from "green roof" will help determine the best use of plants and grasses in Colorado's semi-arid climate.

    Sustainable makeover: 1950s barracks renovation targets LEED certification

    The cost to transform the 1950s barracks building was about $5.1 million; the tab for a new building constructed to the same specifications would have been about $20 million.
  • GEORGIA — Col. Jeff Hall, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, and Jimmy Luo, an electrical engineer at the Corps' Fort Stewart field office, speak with a student about his science project at the 2012 Georgia Tech Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Feb. 16, 2012.

    Corps of Engineers recognizes students at Georgia Tech regional science fair

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District judged more than 100 science projects created by local middle and high school students at the Georgia Tech Regional Science and Engineering Fair, Feb. 15-16, 2012, at the Coastal Georgia Center in downtown Savannah.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. — Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division, presents Beth Williams with the prestigious Connolly Award at the Savannah E-Week Technical Training Conference, Feb. 22, 2012. Right: Col. Jeff Hall, USACE Savannah District Commander and SAME Savannah Post President.

    Army civilian engineer earns prestigious Savannah award

    The Connolly Award is presented each year to a civilian or military engineer within the Savannah community for notable contributions in the field of engineering, particularly in design and construction methods. The award is named in honor of James B. Connolly (1868-1957), who was an Olympic gold medalist, Spanish-American War veteran, distinguished author, and a former Corps' Savannah District employee. Williams is the eighth recipient of the Connolly Award since it was first presented in 2004.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — Philip Cohen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District planning section chief, facilitates the discussion on Net Zero during the district's second annual Customer Partnering Workshop at the Community Activity Center on the Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Jan. 25, 2012.

    People, Partners, Projects: It's about communication

    More than 50 customers from the Departments of Public Works, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, and other agencies discussed district processes, German construction policies, and environmental practices. The workshop's topics were generated from the 2011 customer service survey responses and from last year's workshop.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Soldiers watch and catch beads as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South Mardi Gras parade passes by on Kandahar Airfield here, Feb. 21, 2012.

    Mardi Gras Afghanistan Engineer District-South style

    What happens when several people from Louisiana are deployed together in Afghanistan and Mardi Gras is just around the corner? At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, the Mystic Krewe de Kandahar was formed and then a parade, dinner of red beans and rice, king cakes and beignets plus a heavy dose of Cajun-style music and fun materialized Feb. 21.

  • Europe District engineers work to improve project delivery at workshop

    Engineers from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District gathered together to discuss priorities, process improvements and future workload at the district's annual Area Engineer/Resident Engineer Workshop here Feb. 14-16, 2012.

  • Army mentors students on track to engineer careers

    Engineers help the Army and the nation in building structures, developing civil works programs, controlling waterways, working with natural resources, as well as providing combat support on the battlefield. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of the world's premier design and construction agencies, consisting of more than 30,000 civilian and 750 military engineers.
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Richard Perry, archaeologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, poses here, Feb. 15, 2012 with the recently published book, "Archaeology in Society". Perry's study of prehistoric and historic sites at a former target range at Honey Lake, Calif., is featured in the book.

    USACE Sacramento District archaeology study nationally recognized

    Government and science synchronized in perfect alignment in 2003 when a Department of Defense base realignment and closure, or BRAC, action enabled a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers archaeological team to produce an impressive 3,554-acre survey of an ancient hunting site and help transfer ownership of the 69,000-acre-plus former gunnery range back to the state of California -- all in just five months.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District Grafenwoehr Environmental Project Delivery Team receives a Certificate of Achievement from Col. D. Peter Helmlinger (far left), district commander, for the exceptional execution of 20 projects and more than $40 million in fiscal year 2011 during the district Town Hall at the Taunus Theater here, Nov. 18, 2011.

    More numbers equal success for USACE, its customers

    When agencies are already using a numbering system to track its projects, implementing a new multi-agency system with more numbers does not seem very innovative, however, for a group of project managers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and their customers -- additional numbers into the equation equals success.
  • Calhoun Point, located at the confluence of the Mississippi and Illinois rivers provides serves as a resource for the community and animals.

    St. Louis ecosystem restoration project highlights importance of wetlands

    Often found where rivers, lakes and oceans meet land, wetlands provide a rich mix of nutrients and produce high levels of oxygen. Additionally, they filter chemicals out of water, reduce flooding and erosion and recharge groundwater.
  • Will we have enough water and natural resources in the future? What will the quality of these resources be? How much will they cost? What will be the future impacts to our environment? These are just a few of the questions USACE water and natural resources planners attempt to answer every day.

    USACE planning professionals become esteemed planning associates

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —  Will we have enough water and natural resources in the future? What will
  • (Left to Right) Bristol, Tenn., City Manager Jeff Broughton; John Gillenwater, project organizer; Jery Goodpasture, project organizer; Anne Gillenwater, project organizer; Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Bristol, Va., Mayor Edward K. Harlow; and Bristol, Tenn., Mayor David Shumaker officiall break ground on the Beaver Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project Feb. 7, 2012 on the project site Feb. 7, 2012.

    Corps, cities of Bristol break ground on flood risk reduction project

    In partnership with the cities of Bristol, Va., and Bristol, Tenn., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is moving forward with phase one of four phases that removes an existing box culvert in Beaver Creek, slopes the creek banks, creates a plaza area, installs a parking lot, and provides for landscaping and lighting.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — George VanCook, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District civil engineer, gives VIPs a tour of the new 285,000-sq.-foot, environmentally sustainable mission command center, being built on U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden by USACE.

    Teamwork yields on-time, on-budget USACE project delivery

    Building the new mission command center on the Wiesbaden Army Airfield was an exercise in complex construction and teambuilding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and its partners. The completion of the 285,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable MCC was accomplished on time and on budget by a project delivery team with common goals and a shared vision.
  • Randi Elder, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Fort Irwin Office, (center, white sport coat), briefs potential offerors about the Fort Irwin Replacement Hospital during a site visit. The Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce, along with officials from the National Training Center, Fort Irwin and the District, held a day-long meet and greet and project overview for the Fort Irwin Replacement Hospital.

    Contractors meet and greet over new Fort Irwin hospital

    The Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce, along with officials from the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, held a day-long industry meet and greet and project overview for the Fort Irwin Replacement Hospital.
  • Afghan Border Police leaders walk through open bay barracks at the Islamcha garrison. With them (in MultiCam uniform) is mentor Maj. Douglas Ingold.

    On the border: USACE works with stakeholders to complete remote garrisons for Afghan Border Police

    Protecting and controlling borders are key elements of statehood. To help the Afghan government control its borders, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South is building eight company garrisons for the Afghan Border Police.