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  • December

    Corps partners with local brigade to expand training opportunities for Soldiers

    With every nugget of engineering expertise his mentors share with him, Sgt. 1st Class Ron Albert's confidence grows as he performs his temporary duties with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Alaska District. Through a partnership between the district and 2nd Engineer Brigade, both located on Joint Base Elmendorf -- Richardson, the Engineer Corps is preparing a stronger Soldier and Army through the Arctic Trailblazer Internship Program.

  • Engineering the future, in 500 words or less

    WIESBADEN, Germany -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District challenged Wiesbaden Middle School students to explain, in 500 words or less, why they are interested in pursuing science, technology, engineering and math careers. The winners -- Pete Greig, Chuck Oliver and Isabella Lee -- representing the sixth, seventh and eighth grades, respectively, were selected from a pool of 80 contest entrants by Department of Defense Dependents Schools officials.
  • EL’s Steven George (left front), field zoologist, and Bradley Lewis (right front), research technician, carry an adult Gulf sturgeon from the boat driven by Dr. Todd Slack to a live well for processing.

    EL monitoring program provides valuable insights for disparaged fish

    Unattractive, sometimes a nuisance and once considered uneatable, the Gulf sturgeon gained new
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District levee work is underway Aug. 21, 2013 along the north bank of the American River, just east of its confluence with the Natomas East Main Drainage Canal in north Sacramento, Calif. Complicating the project to install 3,300 linear feet of seepage wall in the levee are land easement rights, an inactive railroad line and an assortment of buried utilities that obstructed the Corps’ work near here more than a decade ago

    Sacramento levee fixes: A year of progress

    Sacramento is among the most at-risk cities in America for catastrophic flooding. An aging system of dams, weirs, bypasses and levees work together to reduce flood risk for the city. But that system, just like a chain, is only as strong as its weakest link, and needs comprehensive modernization.
  • Cherry Creek Dam Safety Exercise participants were taken through a high water scenario at Cherry Creek Dam, which was developed through the collaboration of Omaha District personnel representing offices such as Dam Safety, Emergency Management, and Water Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Readiness Support Center located in Mobile, Ala. (Photo by Eileen Williamson)

    Exercising Safety: Bear Creek, Cherry Creek and Chatfield dams catch floodwaters while reducing flooding risks

    During the week of Aug. 19, several employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District participated in a safety exercise focused on Cherry Creek Dam and Reservoir near Denver, Colo.