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  • April

    GIS Program Manager Jared Scott demonstrates how to use new internal GIS portal, April 2015.

    GIS – much more than maps

    The handy technology used to create the colorful maps that lead you to view the tigers at the zoo or let you know how much snow you will receive during the next winter storm, also serves as a critical aspect in performing jobs and communicating more effectively with stakeholders. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District applies this same cutting-edge technology for a variety of initiatives, such as mapping stormwater infrastructure and runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, delineating floodplains and wetlands, and displaying the projects that fall within its various mission-area boundaries.
  • Scooby, a boxer-breed dog, fell through thawing ice on the Eagle River April 18 near Anchorage leading her frantic owner to call for help. Luckily, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District employee Mike MacMillan, project manager in the Humanitarian Assistance Program, was home to answer the call from his neighbor in distress.

    Corps employee saves canine from watery demise

    Scooby, a boxer-breed dog, fell through thawing ice on the Eagle River April 18 near Anchorage leading her frantic owner to call for help. Luckily, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District employee Mike MacMillan, project manager in the Humanitarian Assistance Program, was home to answer the call from his neighbor in distress.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center’s Facilities Reduction Program completed a project to demolish a water tower that was originally part of an old boiler plant at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

    Facilities Reduction Program complete project at Aberdeen Proving Ground

    Figuring out the best, safest way to demolish an old water tower at Aberdeen Proving Ground,
  • The 542nd Forward Engineering Support Team - Advanced gathers for a group photo at a camp in Iraq. The team is completing a six-month deployment supporting the Combined Joint Task Force with a wide array of engineering missions across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

    Savannah’s FEST-A delivers unmatched engineering support traversing Middle East

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Four months after launching into a six-month deployment to Kuwait, Savannah’s Forward Engineering Support Team – Advance (FEST-A) convened recently to discuss engineering solutions supplied to the region and assignments on the horizon.
  • Ed Hughes (left), the district's Formerly Used Defense Site program manager, and Dan Noble (right), project manager for the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site project, presented Lan Reeser with the famous Sgt. Maurer photo and artifacts found at the Spring Valley project. Lan has worked on Spring Valley since the beginning of the project in 1993.

    A district legend prepares to leave after 40 years of service

    In 1974, Richard Nixon announced his resignation as president.  People magazine debuted on