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  • 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.

  • District inactivates after four years of delivering critical infrastructure

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --Afghanistan Engineer District-South marked its inactivation after four years of delivering critical infrastructure projects in Afghanistan with a ceremony held on Kandahar Airfield July 11. Over the course of four years, the district's technical experts completed nearly 200 projects valued at $1.4 billion that improved the safety, security and well-being of Afghans, US and Coalition Forces.

  • Building Strong means building safe

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Throughout the Afghanistan Engineer District-South area of operations, where dozens of Afghan National Security Forces installations are under construction, safety and occupational health specialists visit job sites daily to make sure laborers are protected from unnecessary risks.

  • Afghanistan Engineer District-South builds strong in 2012

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan-- Building on the significant public infrastructure progress that was achieved in fiscal year 2011, the Afghanistan Engineer District-South closed fiscal year 2012 having awarded 102 contracts and achieved almost 96 percent of its construction placement goal for the year; an 8.5 percent increase compared to last year.

  • Zombots bring robots to life at USACE Coyote Dam

    Just two days into summer vacation, a group of twenty Zombots members deployed Charles at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coyote Dam.

  • USACE District hosts wounded warriors on tour of the San Francisco Bay

    Memorial Day may have passed, but U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Torrey DiCiro hosted several wounded warriors for some recreational therapy aboard The Dillard, one of the San Francisco District's vessels, May 29.

  • USACE researchers inspire next generation of innovators at STEM expo in nation's capitol

    More than 100,000 curious participants descended upon the 2012 USA Science and Engineering Expo and Book Fair April 27-29 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

  • USACE Park Rangers lead the way in defensive tactics training

    Most visitors at recreation sites are peaceful, but tragic news stories about the killing of rangers, like National Park Service Ranger Margaret Anderson who was gunned down while on duty at Rainier National Park, serve as a solemn reminder that the work rangers do can be dangerous.

  • It's never too late to win the USACE Federal Engineer of the Year Award

    Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of innovators. Perhaps no one knows that better than Oregon Army National Guard Soldier Maj. Shaun P. Martin, winner of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers Federal Engineer of the Year Award (Military). Martin is currently on assignment in California, serving the San Francisco District.

  • USACE planning professionals become esteemed planning associates

    SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. —  Will we have enough water and natural resources in the future? What will