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  • August

    Commentary: Don't stop practicing water safety on Corps lakes

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2012) – As we enter the Labor Day weekend and the remaining few weeks of the Summer recreation season, I want to again emphasize the extreme importance of “Water Safety” to continue reducing fatalities on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s 10 lakes.
  • Col. Jed Davis, 30th Mission Support Group commander, Col. Nina Armagno, 30th Space Wing commander, Barbara Bennie, Force Development Flight chief, and Col. Mark Toy, Los Angeles District commander turn over shovels of dirt as part of the official groundbreaking for the Vandenberg Air Force Base education center Aug. 15. The $14.2 million building will replace a 60-year-old facility that is used by more than 3,000 Airmen and their families.

    Vandenberg breaks ground for education

    Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and 30th Space Wing broke ground Aug. 15 for a new education center here. The $14.2 million building will replace a 60-year-old facility that is used by more than 3,000 Airmen and their families.

  • North Lake Shoreline Restoration Project Complete

    GLENCOE, Ill. (Aug. 27, 2012) - The Chicago Botanic Garden and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’

  • Corps, city to hold public meeting for Chicago shoreline project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Transportation, and the Chicago Park District will
  • From left: Dr. James E. Kundell, Chair of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, and Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick at the public release of the Army Corps of Engineers reinvigorated Environmental Operating Principles.

    USACE 'reinvigorates' Environmental Operating Principles

    For 10 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has lived by its Environmental Operating Principles. The seven principles, often called the Corps of Engineers “Green Ethics,” have encouraged Corps employees to consider the environment in everything they do.