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  • October

    Integration of innovative technologies, such as advanced geophysical classification techniques, will reduce the overall time and cost of remediation activities within the Formerly Used Defense Sites program.

    Banner year for Formerly Used Defense Sites Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been a banner year for the Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program. The program, which restores environmental conditions at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense to build and defend our Nation, successfully obligated 100 percent of its authorized $243.1 million budget and met all major milestones for fiscal year 2017, advancing cleanup efforts across the country.
  • Leah Deeds, natural resources specialist, Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers looks at a pollinator at the Dewey Short Visitor Center at Table Rock Lake.

    Dewey Short is buzzing with new learning opportunities

    Branson, MO- For the thousands of guests visiting Table Rock Lake each year no visit would be complete without stopping by the visitor center featuring a state-of-the art interactive map of the lake, wall murals and a replica of an Ozark bluff.
  • Dr. Andrew J. Nelson, SSTM

    International Research Office director selected

    Dr. David W. Pittman, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District employee Michelle Barker receives her annual flu shot, as part of the District’s annual vaccination event, October 11, 2017.

    Combating the flu with a quick shot

    It is that time of year when the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone receives an annual flu shot.
  • Technicians with Kikkawa, a Japanese contracting company, adjust a wire rope to change the angle of counterweights on one of the newly overhauled marine loading arms at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo during final assembly.

    Huntsville Center oversees overhaul project in Japan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fuels Recurring Maintenance and Minor Repair Program at Huntsville Center completed a four-month-long overhaul project Sept. 23 on the first set of marine loading arms at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.