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  • March

    Students from two local Buffalo, NY high schools, Niagara Falls and the Charter School or Applied Technologies, visited the USACE Buffalo District Corps of Engineers March 10, 2016 as part of a job shadow opportunity. Six students from the two schools received demonstrations and presentations from an array of engineering and science disciplines.

    Buffalo Area Schools Shadow USACE Buffalo District Engineers

    Students from two local Buffalo, NY high schools, Niagara Falls and the Charter School of Applied Technologies, visited the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District, March 10, as part of a job shadow opportunity. Six students from the two schools watched demonstrations and presentations from an array of engineering and science disciplines.
  • Participants of Fort Stewart's Leadership Development Program tour fuel island at Hunter Army Airfield March 4. The crew of mostly combat engineers learned about projects not typically encountered on Army posts, and the scope of opportunities offered across Corps projects worldwide.

    Diversity of Corps missions spotlighted during leadership development program

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Engineering encompasses more than demolition and construction – tearing things down
  • J.J. Baum, chief of environmental engineering for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, speaks to Nancy La Rocque, a former lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy, about the federal government’s process of developing a competitive resume on Mar. 3, in Davis, California. The Corps was among 20 agencies attending the 2016 Veteran’s Networking Event put on by the UC Davis Internship and Career Center to give prior-military students information about employment and resume advice. (U.S. Army photos by Randy Gon / Released)

    Corps’ Veterans network with prior-military students at UC Davis job fair

    Military Veterans from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District spoke with prior servicemen and women currently attending the University of California Davis about job opportunities during the 2016 Veteran’s Networking Event held Mar. 3, in Davis, California.
  • Park Ranger Kyle Beverly receives a water safety award from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division during a ceremony March 1, 2016 for Cheatham Lake's outreach efforts to people of diverse age groups and backgrounds. Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander, made the presentation on behalf of Operations Division Chief, Kareem S. El-Naggar.

    Cheatham park rangers awarded for ‘water safety’ efforts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 7, 2016) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers from Cheatham Lake received the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division 2015 Water Safety Award during a ceremony March 1, 2016.
  • Megan Garrett and Ken Baldauff, members of the district’s 2016 Leadership Development Program, present the Action Plan to the district senior leadership during the Feb. 19, leadership workshop.

    Building stronger leaders

    Growing leaders from the inside-up is not a new concept. Channeling that concept, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, hosted a senior leadership development workshop, Feb. 19.