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  • June

    Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy

    FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
  • USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects

    BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
  • The Army honors excellence in STEM education

    LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
  • Sergeant Major of the Army visits Washington Aqueduct

    Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct recently to visit the people charged with a unique and vital but frequently unseen mission. The Washington Aqueduct is a federally-owned and operated public water supply agency that produces an average of 160 million gallons of water daily at two treatment plants in the District of Columbia.
  • An American POW’s story

    A Prisoner of War or Enemy Prisoner of War is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
  • Research breakthrough garners patent

    NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.
  • USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes

    OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.
  • Joint Personal Effects Depot continues to process fallen service members personal belongings

    Exactly two years ago workers at the Joint Personal Effects Depot processed the first Personal Effects (personal property) in the facility's new home at Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del. The mission of the JPED is to receive, safeguard, inventory, store, process and determine the final disposition of personal effects of killed, injured or missing Department of Defense personnel serving in support of overseas contingency operations.
  • STEM internship opens a world of possibilities for high school student

    TULSA, Okla. - At the completion of her STEM internship at the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hannah Blankenship was invited to write a commentary about her experience. It seems this high school senior learned a lot more than she expected during the internship. How could the Army Corps of Engineers be such a widespread and dynamic government entity that is involved in so many aspects of people's lives but not even be in the vocabulary of the average high school student?
  • Bostick: Warfighter support at heart of USACE mission

    STUTTGART, Germany - Support to American and coalition warfighters remains a top priority at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the chief of engineers told service component commanders during a weeklong trip to Europe.
  • Burcham becomes first female General Officer on the Mississippi River Commission

    Brigadier General Margaret W. Burcham was officially appointed as a member of the Mississippi River Commission by President Barack Obama May 28, 2013. Burcham is the first female general officer to be appointed to the commission.
  • US, Indonesia exchange knowledge on structural engineering considerations to promote safety

    SENTUL, Indonesia- The sun beats down relentlessly on another habitual afternoon, as those that cannot escape the heat wipe the sweat from their brow with a heavy and tired hand. Despite the warmth, the scene is tranquil and undisturbed. However, this static calm is thrust into a dynamic upheaval of chaos from the collision of tectonic plates.
  • 3 Afghan National Police headquarters facilities now complete in Western Afghanistan

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed construction of three Afghan Uniform Police headquarters facilities in Western Afghanistan, well ahead of schedule. The facilities, built by Afghan-owned and operated construction firms with oversight by the Afghanistan Engineer District-South, will serve as bases of operations for 100 personnel at Qala I Naw, 120 personnel at Torghondi, and 60 personnel at Lash Jaween.