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  • July

    SPA Archaeologist Jeremy Decker records a piece of fire-cracked rock, one of a series of artifacts showing where prehistoric people built a hearth.

    Archaeology in the Land of the Dead

    Jornada del Muerto – Journey of the Dead - for more than two centuries, Spanish colonists traveling between Mexico City and the Spanish colonial outpost at Santa Fe had to cross this desolate, waterless valley in south-central New Mexico. The Jornada’s flat surface hides hidden sand dunes whose roots lie along the surface of an ancient dune field. Cement-like surfaces could give way to 4 feet of sand in the space of a single step, bogging down oxen and cartwheel alike, requiring time and energy to free both. Carrying all the water for both humans and livestock, travelers were keenly aware that any delay during the 90-mile crossing could cost both lives and profits.

  • June

    KAILUA, Hawaii — The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground June 28, 2012 on the Kawainui Marsh Environmental Restoration Project in Kailua, O'ahu. The project will increase populations of endangered waterfowl, create scenic open space, reduce upland runoff to coastal reefs and remove invasive weeds from the marsh. Pictured from left to right breaking ground are William J. Aila, Jr., DLNR chairperson, Staff Member Jennifer Wooten representing Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Honolulu District Commnder Lt. Col. Douglas B. Guttormsen and Paul Conry, Division of Forestry and Wildlife administrator.

    DLNR, Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground for Kawainui Marsh Environmental Restoration Project

    The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground for the construction of the Kawainui Marsh Environmental Restoration Project in Kailua, O'ahu, June 28, 2012.
  • West

    DOD HPCMP Receives IDC Innovation Award

    Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) Director John West with ERDC’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) has led a program that recently won the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) 2012 Innovation Excellence Award.
  • U.S. Delegation (left to right): Eugene Stakhiv, Technical Director, USACE IWR-ICIWaRM; Bob Pietrowsky, Deputy Head of Delegation, Director, USACE IWR-ICIWaRM; Will Logan, Deputy Director, USACE IWR-ICIWaRM; Ambassador David Killion, U.S. Permanent Representative to UNESCO; Matthew Larsen, Head of U.S. Delegation, USGS; Verne Schneider, Chief, International Services, USGS; Mike Grunsburger, Science attache, U.S. Mission to UNESCO

    USACE IWR – ICIWaRM Supports U.S. at International Hydrological Programme’s Intergovernmental Council Meeting

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - June 29, 2012.  USACE IWR and ICIWaRM Director Bob Pietrowsky and Drs. Will
  • PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Fife & Drum provided music during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineeers' Philadelphia District Change of Command ceremony, June 26, 2012.

    USACE Philadelphia District holds Change of Command Ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Philadelphia District ushered in new leadership as Lt. Col. John C. Becking assumed command from Lt. Col. Philip M. Secrist III during a June 26, 2012 ceremony in the Wanamaker Building's Crystal Tea Room.