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    AFGHANISTAN — A robot at the SPC Jeremy J. Loveless Blow-in-Place Engineer Training Facility at Kandahar Airfield demonstrates its remarkable dexterity by picking up the photographer's cap on March 24, 2012.

    533rd FEST-M in Afghanistan

    The 533rd FEST-M returned to Fort Knox, Ky., April 3 after completing more than 230 engineer designs, assessments, surveys and quality assurance/quality control projects throughout Afghanistan during its year-long deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) explains the Trinity River Project to visiting DISD students. USACE was one of EDD 2011's hands-on exhibitors. Thousands of Dallas Independent School District students visited the USACE booth and learned about the Trinity River Project and its impact on the local ecosystem. USACE has approximately 34,000 dedicated civilians and soldiers delivering engineering services to customers in more than 90 countries worldwide. USACE men and women protect and restore the Nation's environment including efforts in the Everglades, the Louisiana coast, and in many of the country's waterways. USACE also cleans sites with contaminated with hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste and material in hopes of sustaining the environment.

    USACE marks Earth Day 2012 with activities far, wide

    April is known for its spring showers, the hum of lawn mowers as they start up, and for the annual Earth Day celebrations hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts, divisions, and centers.
  • Col. Donald E. Degidio, Jr. (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District commander, briefs Col. Gregory Gunter (left), Deputy POD Commander, during Key Resolve 2012.

    Pacific Ocean Division-Forward supports Key Resolve 2012

    Key Resolve is an annual joint-combined Command Post Exercise which demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance and enhances the combat readiness of ROK and U.S. supporting forces.
  • WASHINGTON — Maj. Gen. Merdith Temple, acting chief of engineers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents a Corps Castle to Leland Johnson, author of "Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950". Johnson is a freelance writer and researcher from Westmoreland, Tenn. The Office of History officially published the book in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, Mar. 23, 2012.

    Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Engineer Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Office of History officially released Situation Desperate: U.S. Army Engineer Disaster Relief Operations, Origins to 1950 during a ceremony in the Executive Foyer in Headquarters.
  • QUANTICO, Va. — Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Buxbaum, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, maneuvers his Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic through an S-curve during the Basic Riders Course II March 16 at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

    Motorcycle Safety

    Two men sat down to talk, and they couldn't have been more different. One a senior NCO, the other a fedral employee. One a talker, the other more terse. One with two good legs, the other on crutches with a prosthetic.
  • This is a view of wingdams on the Mississippi River at Nininger, Minn., in 1891. In his 1883 book “Life on the Mississippi,” Samuel Clemens wrote, “The military engineers of the Commission have taken upon their shoulders the job of making the Mississippi over again… They are building wing-dams here and there to deflect the current; and dikes to confine it to narrower bounds; and other dikes to make it stay there.”

    What Mark Twain said about the Corps of Engineers

    For more than a century, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission to keep the Mississippi River open for navigation.
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    Top Michigan construction firms, Army Corps of Engineers bring Army's 'greenest' lab to life

    When the Army officially opens the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory April 11, more than 300 of the nation's top government, industry and academic leaders will tour a unique lab that is not only the cornerstone of the Army's next-generation of power and energy initiatives but also the Army's most environmentally conscious laboratory.
  • FOLSOM, Calif. --(From left) Jason Walsh and Sue Fox, safety specialists; and Dan Williams, safety officer from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, prepare to award certificates of completion for the yearly fire extinguisher safety training here, April 7, 2012. The training, mandated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration and conducted by the district's safety office, included a video presentation, group discussion, followed by a timed live-fire exercise.

    How small businesses 'brush up' on safety skills

    A safety plan basically identifies four basic elements: the task, the hazards associated with the task, the corrective action necessary to mitigate those hazards, and what kind of training may be required to fulfill those corrective actions.
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    Corps of Engineers turns over UNP district headquarters in Gozara, Herat

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South turned over a district headquarters to the Afghan Uniformed Police in Gozara, on the outskirts of Herat City.
  • A contract employee repositions the vapor collection line during source area treatment operations at the former Offut Air Force Base. The bit of the large diameter auger is visible below the off-gas collection hood, in the center of the photo.

    Deep soil mixing with steam injection cleans up soils

    A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District successfully used an innovative method of deep soil mixing to remediate an area contaminated by trichloroethylene at an Atlas missile site on the former Offutt Air Force Base near Arlington, Neb.

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Some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are designed to provide power to nearby communities. Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport, Wa., is the nation’s 2nd leading producer of hydropower. View #hydropower #dams near you: https://t.co/PElmuvDTDi #dambeautiful #NID #DamSafety #USACE https://t.co/KeBrm1FgXh
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Some U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are designed to provide power to nearby communities. Chief Joseph Dam near Bridgeport, Wa., is the nation’s 2nd leading producer of hydropower. View #hydropower #dams near you: https://t.co/PElmuvDTDi #dambeautiful #NID #DamSafety #USACE https://t.co/KeBrm1FgXh
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RT @StPaulUSACE: *CLOSED* Please be aware our Lock and Dam 4 observation deck, located in Alma, WI, is still closed for the ongoing end cel…
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RT @StPaulUSACE: *CLOSED* Please be aware our Lock and Dam 4 observation deck, located in Alma, WI, is still closed for the ongoing end cel…
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RT @USACESacramento: On May 13, 2024, Wilton Rancheria Chairman Jesus Tarango, Jr. signed the fee-to-trust land acquisition with the Dept.…
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RT @USACESacramento: On May 13, 2024, Wilton Rancheria Chairman Jesus Tarango, Jr. signed the fee-to-trust land acquisition with the Dept.…
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RT @USACESacramento: On May 13, 2024, Wilton Rancheria Chairman Jesus Tarango, Jr. signed the fee-to-trust land acquisition with the Dept.…
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams designed to address flooding offer other services like water supply, recreation, and wildlife habitats. Herbert Hoover Dike is one dam serving many purposes. Visit https://t.co/eU7MbJfCSq to learn about dams near you. #dambeautiful #NID #DamSafey https://t.co/n5RZEtV0ee
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Sam Law comes from the @LADistrictUSACE where he works in the Construction Division. He's deployed to Lahaina because it's a chance for him to give back. @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @maui_ema @USArmy @StPaulUSACE #USACE #HawaiiWildfires https://t.co/OquMglenmr
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Friday, May 17, is Wear Your Life Jacket at Work Day! Take a picture of you wearing yours at work, tag @BoatingCampaign, and share it using hashtag #wearyourlifejacketatworkday to promote how comfortable life jackets are to wear. @pleasewearit #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/RyeGOY0oaU
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RT @StPaulUSACE: NEWS: The Corps, and Owámniyomni Okhódayapi, known as Friends of the Falls, along with the city of #Minneapolis, began a n…
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📢 Online permit applications are available now! USACE is thrilled to announce the Regulatory Request System (RRS) now includes the ability to submit online permit applications. Explore the new platform: https://t.co/cYvuJC5ShP https://t.co/E9CaQ9y9Mf
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RT @europedistrict: #USACE is proud to work with our Polish Allies, @USAG_Poland and others to deliver training range infrastructure at sit…
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RT @USACEBaltimore: Small charges were detonated by the Unified Command on Monday evening to remove and break apart the large #FSKBridge tr…
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RT @USACE_NY: Hey, #DYK the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes a prestigious role by leading the Parade of Ships! This ceremonial event mar…
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RT @USACERockIsland: Due to increased solar activity, the #AuroraBorealis (aka #NorthernLights) were visable to many parts of the Rock Isla…
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RT @USACEBaltimore: Watch: Small charges were detonated by the Unified Command today to remove the large “section four” truss resting on th…
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#DYK: Recovery Task Force members average a 78 hour work-week and the dog visits are part of a successful leadership effort to reduce stress and enhance morale. @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @fema @epa @maui_ema @USArmy @StPaulUSACE #USACE 2/2
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Adam Tarplee, mission specialist and Andrea Barnes, data manager make friends with Melodie Ulman and therapy dog, Cocoa, from happier hounds Training at the Emergency Response Office in Lahaina, Maui on Sunday afternoon, April 28. 1/2 https://t.co/fOZgwtI1bD
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Did you know 75% of dams USACE is responsible for are designed to address flooding. This includes Chatfield Dam near Denver, Colorado. Want to know more about this or other dams near you? Visit the National Inventory of Dams: https://t.co/eU7MbJgaHY #dambeautiful #NID #DamSafety https://t.co/PNrXMJsrth
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