18 Nov 2010

IWR Signs MOU with National Autonomous University of Mexico

IWR/ICIWaRM Director Pietrowsky and UNAM General Secretary Martínez de Castro signing the MOU.UNAM

17 Nov 2010

MED taking responsibility for Iraq projects

The Middle East District (MED) will assume responsibility for Corps of Engineers construction programs for Department of State (DoS) and foreign military sales (FMS) customers in Iraq as the Gulf Region District (GRD) draws down during the next year.

17 Nov 2010

Manas ramp project nears completion

With an increased number of U.S. forces deploying to Afghanistan, the Middle East District is supporting the necessary infrastructure and helping the U.S. Air Force prepare for a potential surge of air traffic moving in and out of the country by overseeing construction of a $26.3 million strategic ramp at the Transit Center on Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan.

9 Nov 2010

IWR Team Member National Conservation Leadership Institute Fellow for 2010-2011

National Conservation Training Center Photo credit: Ryan Hagerty/USFWS.ALEXANDRIA, VA—November 9,

5 Nov 2010

Corps to hold public meeting to discuss levee and floodwall remediation

Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Corridor NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a

4 Nov 2010

Scoping Meetings for LCA Ecosystem Restoration Project Scheduled for November

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with the State of Louisiana, Office

4 Nov 2010

IWR Contributes to 8th Ministers’ Forum on Infrastructure Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

Attendees at Minister's Forum, October 8, 2010 (courtesy Japan MLIT)Attendees at Minister's Forum,

2 Nov 2010

ICIWaRM Chosen as Technical Secretariat for UNESCO Arid Lands Water Program

Participants in the G-WADI meeting and Flash Flood Risk Management Expert Group Workshop, Cairo

1 Nov 2010

District Leadership Convenes to Refresh the O-Plan

To help ensure long-term success, a group of nearly 70 people gathered together Oct. 27-29 to refine and update the District’s Operations Plan, or O-Plan, as well as align the plan with the Division’s Implementation Plan and USACE’s Campaign Plan.

1 Nov 2010

Corps Builds New School for Air Force’s Combat Rescue Mission

Nearly every commander on Kirtland Air Force base joined a large group of distinguished guests and Corps personnel Oct. 13 to celebrate the opening of the Guardian Angel Training Center.