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  • March

    Maj. Gen. Kendall Cox (center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for military and international operations, looks at a scale model of the new elementary and high school project at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys March 6. The future principal of the elementary school (left) looks on. This was Cox’s first visit to the elementary school project. (Photo by Joe Campbell)

    USACE deputy commander visits Far East District

    Maj. Gen. Kendall Cox, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for military and
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Defense Schools Korea District signed an education partnership agreement March 7 at Seoul American High School. The partnership will center on support for the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiative. The signees of the agreement are (left to right) Dr. Irby Miller, superintendent of the DoDDS Korea District, Maj. Gen. Kendall Cox, USACE deputy commanding general for military and international operations, Dr. Richard Schlenker, DoDDS Korea District STEM coordinator, and Col. Donald Degidio, commander of the Far East District. (Photo by Patrick Bray)

    Far East District, DoD schools sign STEM partnership agreement

    SEOUL, Republic of Korea - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Defense Schools

  • Meet Brazos River Floodgates Lockmaster Robert Page

    BRAZORIA COUNTY, Texas - Ensuring operational readiness and compliance of the Brazos River Floodgates for nearly 2,500 commercial and recreational vessels each month is no easy task, but it's one that a handful of talented U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a dedicated lockmaster make look easy.
  • CLINT, TEXAS, -- Participants in the ribbon-cutting ceremony left to right: Border Patrol Agent Robert Crespo, Al Vasquez, Spawglass Contracting, Deputy Director Mr. Hector Montalvo, Lt. Col. Gant, Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge Donald B. Lucero, Chief Patrol Agent Scott A. Luck, Border Patrol Agent Victor Loya, and Border Patrol Agent Tessa Reyes.

    District Participates in New Border Patrol Station's Opening in Clint, Texas.

    Lt. Col. Gant, Commander, Albuquerque District, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new Border Patrol Station in Clint, Texas on February 22, 2013.
  • Savannah Shelton (left) and Rebecca Wright of Yulee High School’s all-girl team, The Plastics, check over their bridge after placing third in the Take Home Project part of the Engineering Career Day competition.

    Engineering Career Day engages students and promotes STEM careers

    STEM is a national and regional effort to better prepare the workforce of tomorrow by encouraging today’s students to engage in studies, events and careers involving science, technology, engineering and math. The Engineering Career Day event invites student teams to compete in building and entering a take home project, completing a surprise project assigned the day of the event and a trivia challenge. Team 2 from Bishop Kenny, Thunder Buddies, was the overall winner of the competition.