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  • December

    Chesapeake Bay Stakeholder Gathering

    Chesapeake Bay – Stakeholders Gather to Kick-off Planning Process

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.   On November 7, 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs (r) and USACE South Pacific Division's Programs Director and the senior executive project manager for the Fort Irwin Weed Army Hospital replacement construction project Cheree Peterson, discussed future construction scheduling during the project’s Senior Executive Review Group quarterly briefing at Fort Irwin Dec. 1. Peterson also met representatives from the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Irwin, U.S. Army Medical Command, U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency, RLF Engineering and Turner Construction Company.

    Senior leaders visit Fort Irwin hospital project

    Cheree Peterson, Programs Directordirector of programs, U.S. Army Corps Engineers South Pacific Division, and the senior executive project manager for the Fort Irwin Weed Army Hospital replacement construction project, hosted the project’s Senior Executive Review Group quarterly briefing onhere Dec. 1
  • DTOS Custodial District Support Team members stop for a photo during a three-day simulation exercise held at Black Butte Lake near Orland, California in mid-November. This all-volunteer team is composed of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees who deploy to significant man-made and natural disaster sites and provide a platform for critical operations and communications.

    Custodians of disaster relief

    Thanks to a cadre of Corps custodians who prepare year-round, Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) teams are ready to provide their expertise and mobile command centers to quickly respond following hurricanes and other disasters.
  • Brig. Gen. Toy, Commanding General of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited the Huntington District on November 30 and December 1 as the final stop of his initial tour of the division since taking command in late August.

    Brigadier General Mark Toy Visits Huntington

    Brig. Gen. Toy, Commanding General of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited the Huntington District on November 30 and December 1 as the final stop of his initial tour of the division since taking command in late August.
  • The Huntington District recently integrated two new pieces of equipment into the Geospatial Equipment fleet to help further the options for product deliverable to the District and District partners.

    New LRH Geospatial Capabilities

    The Huntington District recently integrated two new pieces of equipment into the Geospatial Equipment fleet to help further the options for product deliverable to the District and District partners. Both pieces of equipment were delivered near the end of FY16, however both have been placed into service on projects in support of the District Mission.