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  • February

    Electrician Connor Florey (left) asssists Mechanic Bryce Stasch (right) with new cooling coils to be installed on the hydropower units at Ft. Randall Dam.

    What is FEM, and Why is it Important?

    In order for the dams to work properly, they need regular maintenance. To keep them running, each of the Corps’ dams has a staff of electricians, mechanics and outdoor maintenance crews to do the physical work. One of the more common maintenance tasks is performing annual maintenance on the hydropower units, each of which generate electricity for thousands of homes. To track the maintenance, the Corps uses a program called Facilities and Equipment Maintenance (FEM).
  • NORFOLK, Va. -- Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. was the seventh officer in charge of what later became the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During the Spanish-American war, he was tasked with placing mines from the Hampton Roads casemate, Fort Monroe, and ran into problems as "careless" vessel masters broke the mine leads. (U.S. Army photo)

    Norfolk 135: Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr.

    The story of Thomas Lincoln Casey, Jr. is difficult to tell.A search for his name in tomes of
  • Sharon Howard, of the Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, receives the Army Corps of Engineers Steel Order of the de Fleury Medal for her efforts while deployed to Afghanistan.

    Corps workers honored for deployments

    The Corps of Engineers likes to recognize the achievements and contributions employees have made

  • USACE Awards New Five-Year Enterprise Information Technology Contract

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ use of information management and information technology support services continues to evolve to adapt to mission changes. On Aug. 15, 2014, USACE officially announced the award of its $517 million Army Corps of Engineers Information Technology (ACE-IT) Information Management and Information Technology Services (AIES) contract to Vectrus Systems Corporation. After evaluating a protest, the General Accounting Office denied the protest in its entirety on Dec. 11, 2014. This award represents the end of a journey that began more than three years ago, the culmination of the time and effort invested enterprise-wide by many ACE-IT teammates, USACE customers and industry.
  • James H. Harvey III (second from left) with other Tuskegee Airmen who won the Air Force's inaugural weapons meet in 1949. That year, Harvey competed in the first USAF Weapons Meet at Las Vegas Air Force Base, Nev. As a first lieutenant, he, along with Capt. Alva Temple and 1st Lt. Harry Stewart, represented the 332nd Fighter Group Weapons Team where they won the competition flying their P-47N Thunderbolts. However, their victory wasn't officially recognized until April 1995. Harvey served more than 20 years in the military and would go on to become of a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and the first African-American pilot to fly combat missions over Korean airspace.

    Huntsville Center worker recalls uncle, Tuskegee Airman and decorated pilot

    When Robert Meekie, a contract specialist at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center's