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  • February

    SAVANNAH, Ga. — Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division, presents Beth Williams with the prestigious Connolly Award at the Savannah E-Week Technical Training Conference, Feb. 22, 2012. Right: Col. Jeff Hall, USACE Savannah District Commander and SAME Savannah Post President.

    Army civilian engineer earns prestigious Savannah award

    The Connolly Award is presented each year to a civilian or military engineer within the Savannah community for notable contributions in the field of engineering, particularly in design and construction methods. The award is named in honor of James B. Connolly (1868-1957), who was an Olympic gold medalist, Spanish-American War veteran, distinguished author, and a former Corps' Savannah District employee. Williams is the eighth recipient of the Connolly Award since it was first presented in 2004.
  • WIESBADEN, Germany — Philip Cohen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District planning section chief, facilitates the discussion on Net Zero during the district's second annual Customer Partnering Workshop at the Community Activity Center on the Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Jan. 25, 2012.

    People, Partners, Projects: It's about communication

    More than 50 customers from the Departments of Public Works, U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Installation Management Command, and other agencies discussed district processes, German construction policies, and environmental practices. The workshop's topics were generated from the 2011 customer service survey responses and from last year's workshop.
  • AFGHANISTAN — Soldiers watch and catch beads as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South Mardi Gras parade passes by on Kandahar Airfield here, Feb. 21, 2012.

    Mardi Gras Afghanistan Engineer District-South style

    What happens when several people from Louisiana are deployed together in Afghanistan and Mardi Gras is just around the corner? At the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South, the Mystic Krewe de Kandahar was formed and then a parade, dinner of red beans and rice, king cakes and beignets plus a heavy dose of Cajun-style music and fun materialized Feb. 21.
  • Los Angeles County Public Works Deputy Director Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Mark Toy ceremonially turn dirt Feb. 22 for the start of the $7 million Tujunga Wash Ecosystem Restoration project that will extend greening along the sides of a 3/4-mile stretch of concrete channel in the San Fernando Valley that carries runoff from Hansen Dam to the Los Angeles River.

    Corps and LA County break ground for Tujunga Wash restoration

    LOS ANGELES--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and Los Angeles County officials broke ground Feb. 22 on a project designed to restore degraded habitat in the San Fernando Valley.

  • Employee Spotlight: Joe Vernier

    GALVESTON, Texas (Feb. 23, 2012) - Developing a love and respect for the open seas came naturally to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Small Craft Operator Joe Vernier, a Galveston, Texas, native, who spent much of his youth recreating along and exploring the Gulf of Mexico. So it’s not any surprise that Vernier chose a career that would enable him to continue doing what he loves – spending time on the water.