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    Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North completes construction, transfers provincial

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-North's recently completed and transferred its $7.4 million provincial police headquarters project to Afghanistan National Police in Pul-e 'Alam, Logar Province.
  • TEXAS — Mark Garza, a biologist in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District's Environmental Section, works with a diverse team of scientists and biologists to ensure Corps projects remain in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and other environmental laws.

    Spotlight on USACE Galveston's Mark Garza

    Spending time outdoors and learning about nature has always been a hobby for Mark Garza, a biologist in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District's Environmental Section.

  • New barrier/trap intended to halt spread of sea lamprey

    The Trail Creek project is part of a regional sea lamprey control plan implemented by Great Lakes Fishery Commission which includes chemical treatment of the creek since the 1960s.
  • This sign shows the various hand signals used in crane operations.

    Technicians Undergo Crane and Rigging Certification

    Eighteen technicians from the District’s managed lakes and reservoirs attended Class II Crane and Hoist Operator Certification training held at Cochiti Lake April 25 and 26.
  • This is a screen shot of an aerial image as seen on one of the District's web map viewers.

    Web Map Viewers Help See the Big Picture

    The concept of a web map viewer is to make spatially oriented data and related information available to a wide viewing audience for general education, planning and decision making. Most everything under the Corps’ myriad missions has spatial association, such as levees, lakes, real estate, regulatory permitting, tribal partnering, planning, environmental restoration and cultural work activities.