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  • October

    Birds of Paradise

    People racking up the bird-watcher’s “big year” don’t cross the country to spot the American crow along the Río Grande, but these birds illustrate one of the main reasons that area birders flock to the Corrales bosque: the abundance.
  • Hon. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment; Huntsville Center ESPC team members Michael Norton, chief of the Energy Implementation Branch; Will Irby, program manager for the Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program; Bruce Forsberg, a mechanical engineer for the ESPC team; Margaret Simmons, command counsel; Paul Robinson, Energy Division chief; Lt. Gen. David Halverson, assistant chief of staff for Installation Management; and Mr. Richard Kidd, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Energy and Sustainability, at the ceremony Oct. 29.

    Huntsville Center’s ESPC team garners Secretary of the Army award

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Energy Savings Performance Contracting team received a 2014 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Award for Renewable/Alternatives Small Group in a ceremony Oct. 29 at the Pentagon.

  • USACE mission in West Africa aimed at supporting Ebola containment

    WIESBADEN, Germany – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has joined the fight against Ebola in West Africa. The main body of Europe District’s Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced departed Oct. 21 for Monrovia, Liberia, to take part in Operation United Assistance, an Africa Command mission to provide logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development-led efforts at containing the virus outbreak in the region. District officials said the deployment could last up to six months.
  • Since its inception, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prided itself on being an organization that responds to emergencies in a timely, efficient manner. This is true across the Corps whether it be at the Division or District level.

    New York District employees determined to rebuild Caven Point better than ever

    Since its inception, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has prided itself on being an organization that responds to emergencies in a timely, efficient manner. This is true across the Corps whether it be at the Division or District level. One of the more recent examples being the New York District’s response when Hurricane Sandy caused significant damages within its area of responsibility, including severe damage to the District’s Caven Point Marine Terminal in October 2012.

  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Robust Climate Change Adaptation, Strategic Sustainability Plans

    In response to Executive Orders 13514 and 13653, the United States Army Corps of Engineers today released its Climate Change Adaptation Plan and annual Strategic Sustainability Plan. "The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been factoring climate change and its impacts in to all its missions and operations for decades. The Corps of Engineers is working with the Obama Administration to identify and address the existing and future risks and vulnerabilities of climate change and ensure that communities and ecosystems are protected and flourish." said Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Senior Sustainability Officer.