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  • April

    Canton Gardenhire assists Starbase student Tyrese research robots online at DeRenne Middle School in Savannah April 1. Gardenhire devotes two Wednesdays each month collaborating with students on projects covering physics, chemistry sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics operations and applications and STEM careers. The Starbase program is a Department of Defense educational initiative designed to expose at-risk youth to the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, both on and off military installations.

    Corps IR member no stranger to district, community programs

    NNAH, Ga. – District employees may notice him parading the lobby in festive Halloween wear or encouraging participation in the latest American Society of Military Comptrollers offering. However, they may be unaware that off-duty, Canton Gardenhire possesses a similar finesse for volunteer service.

  • Coast Guard, National Safe Boating Council remind mariners on importance of EPIRBs

    NEW ORLEANS (April 6, 2015) – The Coast Guard and National Safe Boating Council remind recreational boaters of the importance of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons in conjunction with 406Mhz Beacon Awareness Day.

  • Spawning season a delicate balance

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- An unfertilized fish egg sitting in a nest at Lake Hartwell was having trouble remembering what he was doing there … then it spawned on him. Although today is April Fools’ Day, this time of year is no laughing matter for largemouth bass that live in sub-basins along the Savannah River. Each spring, male fish build nests in shallow water by swinging their tails back and forth to create saucer-like depressions on the bottom, according to James Sykes, a fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.
  • David Neaverth, Senate Youth Program Delegate, poses for a picture with Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert O. Work in Washington D.C. in March. Neaverth was one of only 104 high school students chosen for the program.

    Service to country a family affair

    District employee’s son selected for prestigious Senate Youth Program Mike Neaverth, former deputy
  • Wesley Malone, a project manager with the Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville Center, helps Rolling Hills student maintain a kite.

    Energy Team flies kites, teaches alternative energy concepts

    Kites and electricity may sound like Ben Franklin to some. But now, instead of using a kite to prove