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  • June

    PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- More than 23 employees and family members from the Norfolk District participated in Clean the Bay Day June 2, 2012. Clean the Bay Day is a statewide initiative organized by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in conjunction with municipalities, businesses and government agencies working together to restore the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams. Every year since 1989, thousands of citizens throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia have dedicated their time to clear litter from waterways. Norfolk District employees volunteered three hours of their time today to remove debris from the shorelines of the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area, which is operated and maintained by the district. CIDMMA is a 2,500-acre confined dredged material disposal site on the north side of Portsmouth, Va. It serves as an economical and environmentally sustainable repository for material dredged within the federal waterways of the Hampton Roads harbor.

    Clean the Bay Day

    PORTSMOUTH, Va.— Armed with disposable gloves, large trash bags and a desire to make a difference,
  • ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal discusses the capabilities of a digital map that is used to quickly scan terrain at the U.S. Army Geospatial Center, May 30, 2012. The Under Secretary of the Army visited the U.S. Army Geospatial Center to gain situational awareness and ensure the Army is correctly prioritizing, balancing and integrating resources to support the contributions of this mission-critical organization.

    Army Geospatial Center provides eyes in sky for boots on ground

    Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal recently visited the U.S. Army Geospatial Center, to gain situational awareness and ensure the Army is correctly prioritizing, balancing and integrating resources to support the contributions of this mission-critical organization.
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Torrey DiCiro (center), hosted several wounded warriors for some recreational therapy aboard The Dillard, one of the San Francisco District's vessels, May 29. The group toured the San Francisco Bay, saw famous engineering icons including the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz and learned about the district's many missions, including keeping the bay navigable and safe.

    USACE District hosts wounded warriors on tour of the San Francisco Bay

    Memorial Day may have passed, but U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Commander Lt. Col. Torrey DiCiro hosted several wounded warriors for some recreational therapy aboard The Dillard, one of the San Francisco District's vessels, May 29.
  • SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Brian Poole, an assistant resident engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, works at his office here, May 29, 2012. Poole will spend two weeks helping a Kenyan university in finding new ways to store more water for their growing population.

    Corps engineer takes work with him on African vacation

    For two weeks in June, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento Distrit teammate will be part of a group of civil engineers and surveyors who will assess Daystar University College's reservoir just outside of Nairobi, Kenya.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded five construction contracts in May valued at $15.79 million to build fire departments in Bamyan, Ghazni, Kunar, Logar and Nangarhar provinces within the Afghanistan Engineer District-North area. Corps contracting officials awarded more than $200 million construction and service contracts for the Afghanistan Engineer District-North in May, which brings a total value of $381.89 million investment in security and infrastructure projects over the past three months.

    Corps Contracting Officials award $200 million in Afghanistan Engineer District-North May Contracts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracting officials awarded more than $200 million in construction and service contracts across the 21-province Afghanistan Engineer District-North footprint in May, a total value of $381.89 million investment in security and infrastructure projects over the past three months.