29 Feb 2012

CRREL assists with innovative "under ice" approach to detecting and mapping oil spills in the Arctic

ERDC's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) hosted onsite testing assistance to researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), Jan. 16-20.

29 Feb 2012

Corps prepares water diversion at Maryville’s Greenbelt Lake

MARYVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 29, 2012) – Work crews began installing aqua levee systems today on Pistol and Brown Creeks that will act as makeshift coffer dams. Pumps capable of moving up to 6,900 gallons per minute are in place and ready to divert water collected from these streams through pipes around Greenbelt Lake.

28 Feb 2012

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.

28 Feb 2012

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.

28 Feb 2012

Corps to build $100 million water treatment plant

BARSTOW, CALIF.--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 Feb. 22.

28 Feb 2012

Bazemore Chosen As One Of Nation's Most Promising Engineers

CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN Camp Zama is home to one of America’s most promising government engineers. 

28 Feb 2012

Team Member Represents Professional Women on Panel at North Carolina State University

Middle East District Mechanical Engineer Wilhelmina Pierce returned to North Carolina State University, her alma mater, in Raleigh, N.C., for their 7th Annual Professional Women in the Workplace Symposium, Feb. 9. The goal of the symposium was to share professional experiences and impart advice to undergraduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors.

28 Feb 2012

Army Corps Awards Contract for New Fort Shafter Child Development Center

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District recently awarded a contract for the FY12 MCA PN64967 Child Development Center, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii to 57 Builders, Ltd., Honolulu, for $9,573,118.

28 Feb 2012

Army Corps Awards Phase 1 Contract for Future USARPAC Command and Control Facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District recently awarded a contract for the FY11 PN65650 USARPAC Command and Control Facility, Phase 1, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, to Niking Corp, Wahiawa, Hawaii for $46,780,000.

28 Feb 2012

Corps of Engineers awards contract for campground rehab at Saylorville Lake

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, awarded a $134,228.64 contract to conduct rehabilitation of the Saylorville Lake Prairie Flower Campsite Campground in Johnston, Iowa.