19 Dec 2024

Black belts and boundary lines: Real estate specialist lives a double life of discipline and defense

Jeffrey Horneman works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District as the deputy chief of the real estate office. Horneman has volunteered to provide free Taekwondo classes to youth through a martial arts nonprofit for the last 20 years. He has taught students as young as three years old. His classes have produced 12 black belts.

17 Dec 2024

Service and faith: The foundation of a 32-year federal career

North Atlantic Division Knowledge Management Program Manager Brian Temple retires this month after a 32-year career in federal service.

6 Dec 2024

Breaking barriers and building legacies: Cayce Grall’s role in the Chickamauga Lock Replacement

The article highlights Cayce Grall’s journey from growing up near the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga to leading its replacement project as project manager-forward for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. The new lock, replacing the aging 1939 structure, will modernize navigation and support the regional economy. As the first female quality assurance engineer on the project, Grall inspires others, especially young women, to pursue engineering careers. For Grall, this project is a personal legacy, combining her professional achievements with her deep ties to her hometown.

27 Nov 2024

USACE leaders, hiring managers recruit talent at Total Army Career Fair

The message to potential candidates from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ leaders and hiring managers was clear during a recent career fair: “We are hiring!” Over a two-day period, Nov. 1-2, USACE’s South Pacific Division was among several federal agencies that converged on SoFi Stadium for the Total Army Career Fair with one mission in mind: to recruit talent and fill critical vacant positions across all four of its districts.

18 Nov 2024

Reinventing the Ladder: How a local engineer is making waves throughout the Division

Born and raised only 30 miles away from the Walla Walla District headquarters, a young Dayton native never knew much about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It wasn’t until after college that Ryan Laughery, hydraulics engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, would come to realize the world of opportunities awaiting him one town over.

18 Nov 2024

Public invited to attend open house for Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

Officials will host an open house for the Former Nebraska Ordnance Plant on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 4:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Country Club in Yutan, Nebraska.

13 Nov 2024

USACE recognizes workforce in National Awards Ceremony

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recognized the accomplishments of many of its outstanding Civilians and Soldiers during a Nov. 13 awards ceremony held at USACE Headquarters in Washington D.C.

22 Oct 2024

“I’ll keep trying;" A journey from Mexico to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

It started in 1979 on the dirt streets of Zacatecas, Mexico, where a young boy named Juan Gaytan dreamed of a better life in the United States.

7 Oct 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a job fair in Clewiston, Fla. – Postponed!

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Due to Hurricane Milton, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will reschedule the job fair in Clewiston, Fla. to January 2025.

20 Sep 2024

A three-decade career of service with the Army Corps of Engineers

After a remarkable 34-year federal career, all of it with the North Atlantic Division, financial management analyst Stacey Brown-Lesley is bidding farewell to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the end of September.