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We SAFELY deliver agile, responsive, and innovative, design, construction, engineering and contingency solutions in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and other global partners to advance national security interests.

  • May

    Completed West Point Middle School New Addition.

    Historic school graduates to the 21st Century

    Students at the historic West Point’s Middle School can now do their athletics in a new gymnasium
  • Sportsmen by the hundreds show up to local streams with hopes of catching a trout on opening day of trout season in Tionesta, Pa., at the stocked Ross Run Fish Habitat Improvement Area, Apr. 12.

    Let the angling begin

    Hundreds of anglers showed up to participate in the opening day of trout season at the stocked Ross Run Fish Habitat Improvenment Area, April 12.`
  • Real Property Exchange manager Stephen Bruce (left) and Real Estate Division Chief Ralph Werthmann review project drawings for Army Reserve property in Orland Park, Illinois.

    Bartering for Better Buildings: Corps aids Army Reserve upgrades through private sector development

    In a time of shrinking federal budgets for military construction, how does the Army Reserve gain new facilities to train and equip their Soldiers? One solution gaining popularity is a Real Property Exchange (RPX)—and the benefits extend far beyond the Army.
  • Ticks can be rampant in the spring. Be sure you know what they look like and how to remove them.

    Summer Safety Tips

    Boating Always wear a life jacket Don operate a boat under the influence of alcohol Take
  • Tionesta Lake Project Staff and 10 of their children, ages eight to15 participated in National Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 24. Keeping with this year's theme, Plant a Seed; Grow a Future, the children planted two types of saplings, American Chestnuts and Sawtooth Oaks.

    Plant a seed; grow a future at Tionesta Lake

    Tionesta Lake Project Staff and 10 of their children, ages eight to15 participated in National Take your Daughters and Sons to Work Day on April 24. In keeping with this year’s theme, Plant a seed; Grow a Future, the group planted two types of saplings, Sawtooth Oaks and American Chestnuts.