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  • July

    Col. Aaron L. Dorf, Portland District incoming commander, holds the District’s colors during a change of command ceremony, July 28 at the Sentinel Hotel, Portland. Dorf was most recently a student at the National Security Program at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Canada.

    New commander takes charge

    Col. Aaron L. Dorf became commander of the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a ceremony, July 28. Dorf took command from Col. Jose L. Aguilar, who served as commander of Portland District since April 15, 2014. Aguilar had high praise for his staff.
  • Ken Cooper, Mobile District site superintendent, left, gives an update on the Northport levee project to Mike Armstrong, a Mobile District construction representative. Mobile District is in the midst of relocating the Northport, Ala., levee, after a crack was discovered.

    Northport levee repair on track for August completion

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is in the midst of repairing the Northport, Ala., levee, to address a crack that was first discovered in 2010. The project is nearing completion and is expected to be finished on schedule in late August.
  • Capt. Rodolfo Martinez (far left) a project engineer, inspects a wall locker and explains deficiencies to Cadet Drako Gagnon (left) University of Winsconsin-River Falls, Cadet Tim Gephart (center) United States Military Academy, and Cadet Caleb Kowalski University of Winsconsin-Madison, during a site walk on July 27, 2017.

    Cadets catch glimpse of future opportunities during summer internship

    SEOUL, South Korea—Every summer, Reserve Officer Training Cadets (ROTC) participate in Cadet Troop
  • Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs welcomes USACE Command Week attendees to the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve at the initial stop during a tour of Corps-related projects and national security infrastructure.

    Division leaders tour Tijuana River Valley

    Los Angeles District kicked off Regional Meetings Week at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve on July 17, hosting senior leaders from throughout the South Pacific Division on a visit to Corps projects along the nation’s border with Mexico.
  • Contractors working on an environmental infrastructure project in Parma, Ohio on July 19, 2017.

    Parma, Ohio sees the benefits of the Ohio Environmental Infrastructure Program firsthand

    BUFFALO, NY—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District met with local sponsors in Parma, Ohio July 19, 2017 for a kickoff meeting regarding a sanitary relief system project to be constructed in a residential area near Broadrock Court in Parma (see VIDEO).