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    JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Soldiers training on the Battle Lab's high tech training simulators that will prepare them for battle.

    Winning the battle of energy savings

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District completed the construction of a solar power project to provide energy to the "Battle Lab" or New Jersey Army National Guard Joint Training and Training Development Center.
  • GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — A mannequin lays inside one of the new operating rooms at the Grand Junction Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center here, Mar.23, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the $13 million surgery floor addition, which adds two specialty operating rooms and two general operating rooms.

    Sacramento District completes $13 million addition at VA medical facility

    A new surgery floor addition at the Grand Junction Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center officially opened March 23 in Grand Junction, Colo. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the $13 million addition.
  • LEWISVILLE LAKE — Army ROTC Cadets from North Texas schools listen to Ken Steigman, director of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area, as he discusses current ecological research and restoration projects here, Mar. 7, 2012.

    North Texas ROTC attends Corps of Engineers' STEM tour

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District teamed up with ROTC programs from the University of North Texas, University of Texas at Arlington, Texas Christian University, Tarleton State University and Southern Methodist University to showcase mission, career, educational and internship opportunities available to students and engineering faculty in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
  • Lake Barkley Park Rangers Dylon Anderson (left) and Cody Britton (right) handout water safety promotional items to the public at a local community parade, Aug. 26, 2011.

    Lakes gain merit for significant water safety programs

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lakes were nationally and internationally recognized recently for their staffs' creative and resourceful efforts to increase public safety during the 2011 recreation season.
  • WASHINGTON -- Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught gives a keynote speech during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Womens' History Month ceremony here, Mar. 26, 2012. Vaught is one of the most highly decorated women in U.S. history. She served in the Air Force for more than 28 years, and is one of only a handful of women in the world who have been promoted to the rank of general.

    USACE celebrates women's history month

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ceremony at their headquarters, Mar. 26, to celebrate Women's History Month. Retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught served as the keynote speaker.
  • WELLTON, Ariz. — Justin Bristow, Acting Deputy Chief Patrol Agent for Yuma Sector (left), and Wayne Preston, Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge for Wellton Station, cut the ribbon at the new Border Patrol Station in Wellton, Ariz., Mar. 22. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District broke ground on the facility in March 2010 and team members were on hand for the ceremony.

    Wellton Border Patrol Station opens for business

    The Customs and Border Protection Agency cut the ribbon to officially open the new border patrol station here during a ceremony March 22.
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    USACE supports O&M at Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center

    If you were looking to illustrate "challenge," operating and maintaining a large installation in Afghanistan could serve as a prime example. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South meets that challenge every day, as they oversee the national O&M contract for the Joint Regional Afghan National Police Center, near Kandahar Airfield.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Buxbaum, senior enlisted adviser for U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, visits with Capt. Michael Carroll, commander of Forward Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stanley Hutto during a visit to Forward Operation Base Shank, Afghanistan.

    USACE senior NCO visits Soldiers of 7th Battalion in Afghanistan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer senior enlisted adviser recently made one of his last trips to Afghanistan, where he visited Soldiers from the Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Forward Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (LI), on Forward Operating Base Shank.
  • Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Col. Chris Hall , USACE St. Louis District Commander, and Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) discuss the Metro East Levee System on Capitol Hill (from left to right).

    USACE emphasizes Metro East Levees are top priority to congressional delegation

    Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi Valley Division Commander, and Col. Chris Hall, USACE St. Louis District Commander, told Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Representative Jerry Costello (D-IL) that the Metro East Levee System is their top priority for the St. Louis District during a meeting on Capitol Hill.
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    USACE People: Engineer reflects on somber, gratifying experiences in Afghanistan

    In February, a resident engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District's Caucasus Resident Office returned from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan where he served as an area engineer.

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