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  • March

    WINCHESTER, Va. — Joey Behr, a civil engineer intern at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, developed the String Sight.

    Personnel Spotlight: USACE Middle East district's engineer and inventor

    Joey Behr, a civil engineer intern, began working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District as a student summer hire in the summer of 2008. He also began the patent process for his first invention at about that same time: the String Sight.
  • Construction workers build the frame for a one-megawatt solar microgrid project at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., Dec. 22, 2011. The frame will support photovoltaic panels, said Bob Roy, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, which is overseeing the project. The grid, scheduled for completion in April 2012, is expected to be the first of four at the post. Once complete, the grid will generate enough energy to power 250 to 300 homes. Along with the energy production, the panel arrays will form a canopy that will shade the majority of the post’s vehicles. (U.S. Army photo by Carlos J. Lazo/Released)

    Solar panels help Hunter Liggett near energy independence

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is nearing completion on a new solar microgrid at Fort Hunter Liggett near King City ...
  • Vic Bartkus, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District team member, speaks with a family Mar. 10 about the District's involvement in ecosystem restoration at the annual Tres Rios Nature and Earth Festival held in Goodyear, Ariz. The festival draws in government agencies and organizations from across Arizona interested in promoting awareness of the history and habitat in the Phoenix area.

    USACE team members get back to nature in Arizona

    PHOENIX -- Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District spent two sunny days participating in the annual Tres Rios Nature & Earth Festival held in Goodyear, Ariz. March 10 and 11.

  • Projectwise: Bridging the Gap Quickly and Easily

    Technology is continually evolving and helping Middle East District employees do their jobs more effectively and efficiently. Having a workforce located on separate continents that plans and manages projects simultaneously presents some difficult, sometimes unique, challenges.
  • Wilson, Cropek, and Grimme were honored for research that will be used to develop portable biosensors to protect soldiers and the environment.

    Team Collects CERL Award

    A team from the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory received the L.R. Shaffer Research and Development Achievement Award.