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  • September

    JROTC Cadets from Will Rogers College High School get a firsthand look at Keystone Dam’s infrastructure and powerhouse to see how electricity is generated that powers their electronic games. The high school students spent several hours being introduced by Tulsa District engineers to real life engineering put to work as part of the District’s STEM program.

    JROTC Cadets Tour Keystone Dam

    Tulsa District hosted a group of seven Junior Reserve Officer Training cadets from Will Rogers Collage High School for a tour of the Keystone Dam. The tour was part of the District’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program to promote engineering as career.
  • Savannah District team member William Lane displays a handful of the Moruga Trinidad Scorpion and the Butch-T Trinidad Scorpion—two of the hottest peppers in the world—that he grows at his home in Pembroke, Ga. USACE Photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Savannah Corps team member hones hot hobby

    While most accomplished gardeners are known to have a "green thumb," William Lane has a fiery, red one. That's because he grows three of the hottest peppers in the world.
  • COCHITI LAKE, N.M., -- Volunteer Adrianne Bonham helps plant desert vegetation to improve landscaping at Cochiti at the National Public Lands Day event held there, Sept. 29, 2012.

    Albuquerque District Will Celebrate National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,400 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in recognition of National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on Sept. 28. Albuquerque District will host five NPLD events this year at Abiquiu, Conchas, Cochiti and Santa Rosa lakes in New Mexico and John Martin Reservoir in Southeastern Colorado.
  • Carl Scott, left, lock & dam equipment supervisor at Tennessee River Operations Center, Florence, Ala., presents retiree Rick Fisher replacement Certificates of Retirement and Appreciation June 18, 2013 in Chattanooga. Fisher, a 30-year retiree from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, lost everything in a 2010 house fire. “Getting the replacement certificates was a real shot-in-the-arm to me and I am extremely grateful to Carl and everyone who made it possible. After losing my home and all its contents, I learned that money is not everything. Having this Retirement Certificate helps validate 30 years of my life,” Fisher added.

    Nashville District retirees share pride in service to region, Corps, nation

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 23, 2013) -- As the Oct. 16 date for the Nashville District Fall Retiree Luncheon approaches, a recent effort to assist a former employee serves as a reminder of the pride in service shared among U.S. Army Corps of Engineers retirees.
  • An image from the recently published ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory paper announcing new methods to characterize cement-based materials.

    GSL announces new methods to characterize cement-based materials

    VICKSBURG, Miss.—ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) researchers Drs. Robert Moser,