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  • June

    LAWTON, Okla. — Rick West, Braden West, and Brad Carter, employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District Fort Sill Area Office, participated in the Tour of the Wichitas/Tom Chapman Memorial Ride, June 23, 2012. Chapman was a former Fort Sill Area Office employee who was fatally injured during last year's ride.

    USACE Tulsa District employees ride to remember Chapman

    Four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District employees took to the road during the Tour of the Wichitas/Tom Chapman Memorial Ride, June 23, 2012, to pay tribute to Tom Chapman, a former employee of the Tulsa District Fort Sill Area Office.
  • Holly Boland, a budget analyst in the Resource Management office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2012. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Nashville District announces employee of the month for May 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2012) – Holly Boland, a budget analyst in the Resource Management office, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2012.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Staff Sgt. Andrew Miltenberger operates a remote-controlled submersible at Dahla Dam. Staff Sgt. Miltenberger is a member of 569th Engineer Dive Detachment, which deployed to Afghanistan to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, by conducting hydrographical surveys and inspections of underwater structures at Kajaki and Dahla Dams.

    Army divers support South District work at critical Afghan dams

    Six members of a unique Army unit - engineer divers from the 569th Engineer Dive Detachment - recently spent 30 days in southern Afghanistan, conducting underwater surveys to help the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South prepare for major repair projects at Kajaki and Dahla dams.
  • OAKLAND, Calif. — Allie Pearce gets a hug from her dad, Army Specialist Scott Pearce, before the Oakland Athletics game against the San Francisco Giants at O.co Coliseum here, June 22, 2012.

    USACE reservist gets help from A's in making daughter's 16th birthday sweet

    Allie Pearce celebrated her 16th birthday on June 22 by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Oakland Athletics game against the San Francisco Giants at Oakland Coliseum. Her birthday was made a little less sweet since her father, Army Specialist Scott Pearce, is in Afghanistan for a year-long deployment.
  • HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Will Irby, Installation Support and Programs Management, provides information to more than 40 visiting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district civil works program managers regarding various U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville programs. Irby concentrated much of his briefing on the Center's energy programs.

    Interests in Huntsville Center energy programs growing

    Visits from the deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and two senior executive service members provided the Huntsville Center with opportunities to promote its ability to play major roles in the Army's Energy Campaign Plan.