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  • December

    2nd Engineer Battalion burns its colors

    Every year, the Soldiers of the 2nd Engineer Battalion burn their unit colors. To military people, this is shocking. A unit’s colors, its flag, is part of the unit’s soul. During a change of command the colors pass from the previous commander to the new commander. Battle streamers record the unit’s history in combat. The colors lead the unit on parade.
  • Senator Pete Domenici and District Project Manager Alicia Austin Johnson met after the ceremony to talk about the details of the project.

    Corps and Partners Celebrate Bosque Restoration Project

    The Corps of Engineers and six other agency partners gathered at Albuquerque’s Tingley Beach Nov. 18 to conduct a groundbreaking ceremony in celebration of the beginning of the construction phase of habitat restoration work planned for several areas along the Middle Rio Grande.
  • The Corps installed 50, 20-foot-long log booms in the canyon portion of Cochiti Lake, a half mile upstream of the Tetilla boat ramp, to catch debris.

    Log Boom to Help Clear Lake of Debris

    In response to the large amount of debris that was flowing into the Corps’ Cochiti Lake from the aftermath of the Las Conchas Fire, the District decided to install 50, 20-foot-long log booms on Nov. 17 to help collect future debris.

  • November

    EL's Fish Ecology Team Provides Field Presentation of Mississippi River Fishes

    Nov. 25, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188MEMPHIS, Tenn. - ERDC Environmental

  • CERL Team Earns "Top 3 Poster" Award

    Nov. 25, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188LAS VEGAS - An ERDC Construction Engineering