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  • December

    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.
  • The route of march led across numerous bayous that Union engineers had to bridge with materials at hand, similar to these Union troops from Wisconsin. Gin houses and barns were dismantled to provide the necessary material in the approach to Vicksburg.

    The Engineers at Vicksburg Part 13: “A Vast Sheet of Water”

    Introduction: Engineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg
  • Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Research Physical Scientist Dr. Steven Peckham is a 2016 Haagen-Smit Prize recipient. The Haagen-Smit Prize recognizes outstanding papers published in 'Atmospheric Environment' and showcases the excellent science published in the journal and to further attract outstanding future research.

    Scientist/co-author awarded the 2016 Haagen-Smit Prize

    Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Research