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  • September

    Representatives from the Senegalese armed forces, U.S. Embassy Senegal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and contractor, CNaf-SET, tour the Dodji Peace Keeping Operations Training Center project site Aug. 20 in Senegal. The camp is being upgraded to include eight new barracks, a dining facility, shower and latrine facilities for men and women, a water treatment plant and a well. The turnkey facilities will accommodate and supply 1,000 soldiers upon completion mid-September. U.S. Department of State Global Peace Operations Initiative funded the project to support the development of Senegalese PKO capabilities.

    US upgrades Senegalese army training center

    DODJI, Senegal -- The sound of construction progress will soon be replaced by the voices of Senegalese soldiers at Dodji Peacekeeping Operations Training Center. Representatives from the Senegalese army, U.S. Embassy Senegal and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District visited the Dodji PKO project site Aug. 20 to inspect construction work by contractor, CNaf-SET.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Ranger Brent Sewell rescued a drowning teenager from Martins Fork Lake, Smith, Ky., over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron Ledford, 18, a non-swimmer from Louisville, Ky., attended a family reunion Sept. 1 and entered the water to recover a beach ball. He got into trouble when he released the swimming area’s boundary line as he pulled himself out hand-over-hand.

    Corps park ranger rescues drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake

    SMITH, Ky. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park ranger rescued a drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron Ledford, 18, a non-swimmer from Louisville, Ky., attended a family reunion Sept. 1 and entered the water to recover a beach ball. He got into trouble when he released the swimming area’s boundary line as he pulled himself out hand-over-hand.
  • Wind turbines, similar to the three 275 kilowatt wind turbines erected in May on Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, are an important piece of the Army’s renewable energy/energy reduction effort. The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, worked with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force for renewable energy task orders issued under the $7 billion renewable energy MATOC.

    Huntsville Center, Army award third technology, under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force, awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to a group of qualified wind technology contractors.
  • USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District civilian, Daniel Foltz, uses his science, technology, engineering, and math knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver critical infrastructure for stakeholders in Afghanistan. From water, power and transportation projects to Afghan National Security facilities, he is helping to increase safety, security, and stability.

    Faces from the Front: Meet Daniel Foltz

    KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan --The men and women of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are capable of extraordinary achievements for the benefit of the communities they serve at home and abroad. USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District civilian, Daniel Foltz, uses his science, technology, engineering, and math knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver critical infrastructure for stakeholders in Afghanistan.
  • Pete Perez has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service and selected as the director of Regional Business for the Southwestern Division.

    Perez appointed to Senior Executive Service, selected for key Corps Southwestern Division position

    DALLAS - Pete G. Perez has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service by the secretary of the Army and selected for the position of director of Regional Business for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division.
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    USACE real estate team pivotal in rebranding Air Force Recruiting facility

    FORT WORTH, Texas - The Air Force Recruiting Service hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in a first-of-its-kind, nationwide recruiting hub office Aug. 1 in Austin, Texas, as part of a national rebranding initiative. During the ceremony, more than 60 applicants were sworn into the delayed entry program outside of the new office, which expands the manning of traditional recruiting offices from commonly two recruiters to nine, regionalizing recruiting efforts.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. –Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal visits the Port of Savannah Sept. 4, 2013 to meet with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Georgia Ports Authority, Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, and the mayors of Savannah and Hinesville. He took a helicopter tour of the port and surrounding wetlands and held a press conference with local news media. A major purpose of his visit was to highlight the economic value of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP)—a plan to deepen the federal shipping channel from 42 feet to 47 feet to accommodate larger ships and increase shipping efficiencies.

    Army Under Secretary touts economic, military readiness benefits of harbor improvments

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- "That's what it's all about-right behind me," said the U.S. Army's second highest-ranking civilian leader, Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal, as he motioned to the mammoth cranes, cargo containers, and semi-trucks bustling around him.
  • A short-haul truck unloads Hurricane Sandy-related debris Nov. 21, 2012, at a collection point at Father Capodanno Park on Staten Island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as part of the Interagency New York City Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force, worked to remove debris piles from this and other temporary storage sites within New York City.

    Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force receives United Nations’ 2013 Green Star Award

    The Interagency New York City Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force was awarded a Green Star Award, September 2, 2013, for its outstanding response efforts to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with 24 other federal, state, and local agencies including Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of New York, and the City of New York, was an integral part of the Debris Removal Task Force.

  • August

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    Army awards second technology under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF), awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to a group of 22 qualified solar technology contractors Aug. 27.
  • Baltimore District Commander Col. Trey Jordan takes a group picture with the VCP Alexandria Laboratory team.

    Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open house at the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Alexandria, Va. laboratory Tuesday.

News Releases

  • US upgrades Senegalese army training center

    DODJI, Senegal -- The sound of construction progress will soon be replaced by the voices of Senegalese soldiers at Dodji Peacekeeping Operations Training Center. Representatives from the Senegalese army, U.S. Embassy Senegal and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District visited the Dodji PKO project site Aug. 20 to inspect construction work by contractor, CNaf-SET.

  • Corps park ranger rescues drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake

    SMITH, Ky. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park ranger rescued a drowning teenager in Martins Fork Lake over the Labor Day weekend. Aaron Ledford, 18, a non-swimmer from Louisville, Ky., attended a family reunion Sept. 1 and entered the water to recover a beach ball. He got into trouble when he released the swimming area’s boundary line as he pulled himself out hand-over-hand.

  • Huntsville Center, Army award third technology, under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force, awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to a group of qualified wind technology contractors.

  • Faces from the Front: Meet Daniel Foltz

    KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan --The men and women of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are capable of extraordinary achievements for the benefit of the communities they serve at home and abroad. USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District civilian, Daniel Foltz, uses his science, technology, engineering, and math knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver critical infrastructure for stakeholders in Afghanistan.

  • Perez appointed to Senior Executive Service, selected for key Corps Southwestern Division position

    DALLAS - Pete G. Perez has been appointed to the Senior Executive Service by the secretary of the Army and selected for the position of director of Regional Business for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division.

  • USACE real estate team pivotal in rebranding Air Force Recruiting facility

    FORT WORTH, Texas - The Air Force Recruiting Service hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony in a first-of-its-kind, nationwide recruiting hub office Aug. 1 in Austin, Texas, as part of a national rebranding initiative. During the ceremony, more than 60 applicants were sworn into the delayed entry program outside of the new office, which expands the manning of traditional recruiting offices from commonly two recruiters to nine, regionalizing recruiting efforts.

  • Army Under Secretary touts economic, military readiness benefits of harbor improvments

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- "That's what it's all about-right behind me," said the U.S. Army's second highest-ranking civilian leader, Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal, as he motioned to the mammoth cranes, cargo containers, and semi-trucks bustling around him.

  • Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force receives United Nations’ 2013 Green Star Award

    The Interagency New York City Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force was awarded a Green Star Award, September 2, 2013, for its outstanding response efforts to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with 24 other federal, state, and local agencies including Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of New York, and the City of New York, was an integral part of the Debris Removal Task Force.

  • Army awards second technology under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF), awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to a group of 22 qualified solar technology contractors Aug. 27.

  • Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open house at the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Alexandria, Va. laboratory Tuesday.

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As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reflects on 250 years of service to the Nation, 1st Lt. Amanda Warren is also taking a well-deserved moment to reflect—this time, as one of USACE’s newest Ranger-qualified soldiers. 🔗 Full story: https://t.co/CgXB2ako5a https://t.co/aqacdTnwwg
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As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reflects on 250 years of service to the Nation, 1st Lt. Amanda Warren is also taking a well-deserved moment to reflect—this time, as one of USACE’s newest Ranger-qualified soldiers. 🔗 Full story: https://t.co/CgXB2ako5a https://t.co/aqacdTnwwg
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As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reflects on 250 years of service to the Nation, 1st Lt. Amanda Warren is also taking a well-deserved moment to reflect—this time, as one of USACE’s newest Ranger-qualified soldiers. 🔗 Full story: https://t.co/CgXB2ako5a https://t.co/aqacdTnwwg
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May is National Water Safety Month so remember to play it safe whenever you’re in, on, or near open water (i.e. lakes, rivers, ponds etc.) and please wear your life jacket. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/VPdyasIyYJ
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We will be sharing dam safety content throughout May as we prepare to commemorate National Dam Safety Awareness Day on May 31. Stay tuned for more on dams all through May! #dambeautiful #DamSafetyDay https://t.co/xdNRoe3tgW
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If you own an inflatable life jacket, do you know if it is a manual- or automatic-inflate style? Make sure you know before you get out on the water and might have to depend on it to save your life. https://t.co/y5JBA77NgO
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Tune in for the latest episode of Inside the Castle! In this episode we are joined by Eric Daniels with the Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence. Learn how the mission to help the Army attract and retain top talent called him back after retirement: https://t.co/dgwt7qGkWh https://t.co/mLBugxjD6v
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Brig. Gen. Walter, from Edisto Island S.C., serves as the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Southwestern Division.
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Congratulations to now-Brig. Gen. George H. Walter, the newest general officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who was promoted in our Headquarters on Friday in a ceremony hosted by Lt. Gen. William "Butch" Graham, USACE CG and 56th Chief of Engineers. Essayons! https://t.co/moSVYXMoFh
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers supports our nation's economy through maintaining safe and reliable navigation systems. Learn more about that mission here! https://t.co/tuHl9ZxbRV
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ICYMI: Proposals being accepted for studies/projects for Report to Congress on Future Water Resources Development https://t.co/dGJk1Xj3ec https://t.co/oAyAKN7YLf
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RT @ArmyERDC: Last week, ERDC’s Permafrost Tunnel Research Facility in Fox, Alaska, hosted @SecArmy Daniel Driscoll. Secretary Driscoll le…
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This week we celebrate the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment! Various activities in celebration of Engineer Regimental Week 2025 will also take place at U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, home of the U.S. Army Engineer School. Learn more here: https://t.co/tJJjsZn2vK https://t.co/tGINoS91wT
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This week we celebrate the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment! Various activities in celebration of Engineer Regimental Week 2025 will also take place at U.S. Army Fort Leonard Wood, home of the U.S. Army Engineer School. Learn more here: https://t.co/tJJjsZn2vK https://t.co/tGINoS91wT
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Many people drown every year retrieving things, such as boats that have drifted away, so knowing how to tie the proper knot could help prevent that. You should always wear a life jacket when retrieving anything that’s drifting away. #PleaseWearIt https://t.co/xH4LET5XOk
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"More than just a place to fix equipment, it’s a force multiplier." — Bryton Johnson @USACEinCENTCOM just delivered a Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility to Task Force Reaper, strengthening combat readiness across @CENTCOM. 🔗https://t.co/VgXfS0dkXp
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We are working every day to engineer solutions for our Nation’s toughest challenges. Learn more about how USACE has supported the Nation for the past 250 years: https://t.co/aTy0G64ole https://t.co/cIsrwpSwN3
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Held in Arlington, VA, the symposium welcomed over 100 leaders from across the Army, industry, and government to explore how modern, resilient installations support Soldiers, families, and mission success. https://t.co/9bPge6LMrR
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Recently, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sergeant Major Douglas Galick represented USACE on @AUSAorg “Hot Topic” panel: Building, Maintaining & Restoring Infrastructure: Enabling Warfighter Readiness. https://t.co/ux1v4O68p2
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