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  • May

    Europe District engineer team returns as Liberia is Ebola-free

    WIESBADEN, Germany – The remaining military members on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team sent to Liberia for Operation United Assistance made it back to Germany earlier this month, just as the West African nation was declared Ebola-free. The Europe District contingent assisted with treatment center construction and helped sustain a DOD presence that numbered 2,800 personnel at its peak.
  • HAMPTON, Va. -- Leaders break ground for the NASA Computational Research Facility at NASA Langley Research Center May 22, 2015. Pictured, left to right, are Shannon Kendrick, district director for the office of U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell; Erik Weiser, acting director of center operations at NASA Langley; David Bowles, acting center director at NASA Langley; Col. Paul Olsen, commander, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Christian Jahrling, vice president of Turner Construction Co.; and Linda Curtis, vice mayor of the City of Hampton. The 40,000-square-foot center, the construction of which will be overseen by the Norfolk District and carried out by Turner Construction Co., will provide a consolidated data center and high-density office space. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan

    Corps, NASA breakground on new data center

    Dignitaries from NASA, the Norfolk District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers and private industry gathered on a grassy field, nestled within the confines of NASA’s Langley Research Center, to breakground on a new building that will help take the human race to mars.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its 2015 FNOD quarterly restoration advisory board meeting March 25, 6-8 p.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia.

    Officials to update public on FNOD restoration progress

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend a meeting about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 6:15-8:15 p.m., June 4. Corps project managers will discuss the latest clean-up progress at the Formerly Used Defense Site during the project’s second quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard here.
  • June 1 to November 30th is Hurricane Season.

    Hurricane Season 2015

    Hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th, with the peak threat period from mid-August through October.
  • Brig. Gen. Richard Kaiser presented the Cat Island Team the "Environmental Merit Award" on behalf of the Chief of Engineers. From left to right: Mark Walter, Brown County, business manager; Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division Commander; Duane Talbot, Corps Kewaunee Sub Office construction representative, holding award; Lt. Col. Mike Sellers, USACE Detroit District Commander; Dean Haen, Brown County Port & Solid Waste Dept., port manager; Dan Wiesner, Corps Kewaunee sub office, chief Construction Branch.

    District Cat Island project receives Chief’s award

        The Detroit District and its employees were recognized by the 2014 Chief of Engineers Awards of