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  • October

    Historic Fort Norfolk, Va.

    Historic Fort Norfolk to close for maintenance and repairs Oct. 14

    Fort Norfolk will close to visitors from Oct. 14 to Dec. 12 as contractors perform various maintenance and repairs to the historic War of 1812-era coastal fortification.
  • The mixing rig and a 200-ton crane were mobilized to the site. A rubber-tire hydraulic crane was used to unload the equipment, build the crawler crane, and place the component parts of the mixing rig in the site staging area located on the south side of LSB2 for rig assembly.

    Restoring a former Atlas Missile site in Nebraska

    On Oct. 7, 2014, an Omaha District Environmental Remediation team led by Hector Santiago, project manager, won the biennial Secretary of the Army Environmental Award in Environmental Restoration-Installation for 2013. The honor, given by IMCOM subordinate command U.S. Army Environmental Command, recognizes and rewards “excellence in the development, management, and transferability of environmental programs that increase environmental quality, enhance the mission, and support Army sustainability.” Each award is for a two-year performance period and the 2013 award covers achievements from Oct. 1, 2011 through Sept. 30, 2013.
  • Castle Toastmasters officers and guests gather at the open house event held Oct. 2. Pictured (left to right) are Al Stiles, area 81 governor, Luis Villavicencio, sergeant at arms, Gwendolyn Myers, treasurer, Sonny Dixon, guest speaker, Lt. Col. Tom Woodie, Savannah Corps deputy district commander, Vicki Gatling, president, James Gatling, vice president of public relations, Renee Atkins, vice president of education, and Marie Simpson, district H governor.

    Castle Toastmasters club opens its doors to new members

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – In bold letters, a placemat with the verb “Immix,” meaning to mix in or mingle, is placed on every table at the Castle Toastmaster’s open house held Oct. 2.
  • Maintenance repairs to saw cut and patch deteriorated concrete portions of the Deep Creek Bridge’s approach road in Chesapeake, Va., are completed ahead of schedule.

    Corps completes maintenance at Deep Creek Bridge ahead of schedule

    Maintenance repairs to saw cut and patch deteriorated concrete portions of the Deep Creek Bridge’s approach road were completed ahead of schedule Oct. 6.
  • DHS National Cyber Security Awareness Month site.

    October is Cyber Security Awareness Month

    National Cyber Security Awareness Month is designed to engage and educate public and private sector