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  • October

    IT upgrades, sustainability touted as hallmarks of Stuttgart campus project

    BOEBLINGEN, Germany – Garrison and education leaders, along with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District representatives and their German government design and construction partners, formally cut the ribbon on the new Stuttgart elementary and high schools during a ceremony Sept. 18 on Panzer Kaserne. The $98 million complex boasts a number of sustainability hallmarks and upgraded information technology throughout the buildings.
  • CME-75 Trailer-mounted drill rig at the existing boundary of USAG Humphreys.

    In-house drilling, materials testing

    The Far East District is recognized as one of only nine in-house drilling & subsurface exploration

  • September

    Steve Rothe (left), Omaha District Project Manager, receives the Superior Civilian Service Award from Omaha District Commander Colonel John Henderson (right) upon his retirement after nearly 40 years of public service.

    Omaha District project manager, Steve Rothe, retires after nearly four decades of public service

    Omaha District project manager, Steve Rothe, retires after nearly four decades of public service. Over the past 36 years, Steve Rothe’s contribution to the Omaha District’s ecosystem restoration mission has been second to none. Drawing on his undergraduate and graduate-level education in Biology and experience as a Biology Teacher with the Peace Corps in Kenya, Steve launched his career with the Corps as an Environmental Resources Specialist in the Environmental Analysis Branch of the Omaha District’s Planning Division in 1979.
  • On August 6, 2015, Thomas North, Senior Structural Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Northwestern Division was awarded USACE Engineer of the Year. The award recognized his service for development of design/inspection and inventory expertise of USACE hydraulic steel structures and bridges, advising the nation of St. Lucia on bridge design and advising USAID on incorporating ASCE-7 seismic provisions for USAID Palestinian projects on the West Bank, Israel.

    Division engineer named USACE Engineer of the Year

    On August 6, 2015, Thomas North, Senior Structural Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Northwestern Division was awarded USACE Engineer of the Year.
  • On Saturday, September 26, 2015 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Paintsville Kiwanis, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps and Jenny Wiley State Park met at Terry Boat Ramp to launch boats and perform a debris sweep on Dewey Lake. This was the second annual National Public Lands Day event to be held at Dewey Lake.

    National Public Lands Day at Dewey Lake

    On Saturday, September 26, 2015 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Paintsville Kiwanis, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps and Jenny Wiley State Park met at Terry Boat Ramp to launch boats and perform a debris sweep on Dewey Lake. This was the second annual National Public Lands Day event to be held at Dewey Lake.