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  • October

    Christopher Woodruff, water resources manager, Fort Irwin Department of Public works (center), briefs Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment Katherine Hammack (right), and South Pacific Division Commander Col. Pete Helmlinger (left) on the Irwin Water Works water treatment process during a tour of the IWW facility at Fort Irwin, California Oct. 13. Hammack joined Helmlinger, Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs and Fort Irwin and the National Training Center senior leaders in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion and operation of the new Fort Irwin water treatment plant, also known as the Irwin Water Works.

    Corps completes Fort Irwin water treatment plant

    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment Katherine Hammack joined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Col. Pete Helmlinger, Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs and Fort Irwin and the National Training Center senior leaders in a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion and operation of the new Fort Irwin water treatment plant, also known as the Irwin Water Works. The ceremony was held in front of the IWW Control Building at Fort Irwin, California Oct. 13.
  • Panelist Will White (right) tells his story during Huntsville Center’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month program Oct. 20 as fellow panelists Pam Fuqua and Arthur Martin III look on. As a 19 year old soldier serving in Vietnam, White lost his leg to a bomb during an attack on his base there in 1970. White said he never let it interfere with his ability to move forward in his life and his career.

    Panel discusses abilities during National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebration

    Observed each October, National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the contributions of workers with disabilities and educates people about the value of a diverse workforce inclusive of their skills and talents.
  • US Senator Richard Shelby briefed by Mobile District Commander Col. James DeLapp

    Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report meeting attended by federal and state officials

    Mobile Harbor GRR, In Progress Review meeting attended by US Senator Richard Shelby and State of Alabama Port Authority Director James Lyons
  • The first-ever traffic roundabout at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. is now open to traffic. The $1.8 million project took just under eight months to complete.

    FLW roundabout opens to traffic

    Detour signs came down Friday, Oct. 14, marking the opening of Fort Leonard Wood’s first roundabout in the vicinity of Alabama, Iowa and Nebraska avenues. Completion of the nearly eight-month project is expected to help lessen traffic snares associated with

  • IIS program growing in Louisville

    The Louisville District Interagency and International Services program is growing. With 11 active projects totaling approximately $69 million under the IIS umbrella in fiscal year 2016, the district is ensuring full visibility, transparency and leadership oversight on the program.