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  • April

    Man stand in front of fire truck.

    From Marine to Firefighter: Ken Kajihiro’s Commitment to Service

    Ken Kajihiro, a former U.S. Marine and current attorney with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, balances his demanding legal career with volunteer firefighting in Winchester, Virginia. Driven by a lifelong commitment to service, he completed rigorous fire academy training to serve on the front lines, finding renewed purpose and camaraderie through community service.
  • This photograph was taken at Camp Ruam Chit Chai near Sakhon Nakhon, Thailand. The headquarters of the 44th Engr Gp Northeast Task Force is located here.

    The Little Known History of USACE in Vietnam

    During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers played a pivotal yet often underrecognized role in supporting military operations and infrastructure development. The 18th Engineer Brigade, reactivated in July 1965, was central to these efforts. Deploying to South Vietnam in September 1965, the brigade was tasked with overseeing Army engineering operations until the establishment of the U.S. Army Engineer Command, Vietnam, in late 1966.
  • Brandon Brummett, Louisville District outreach coordinator, speaks to local officials during a Resources and Permitting workshop in Hazard, Kentucky April 23, 2025.

    Agency workshop provides recovery options in Eastern Kentucky flood efforts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville and Nashville Districts, with cooperating federal and
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    Army Corps Provides Modern Space for U.S. Marine Recruiting Command at Fort Hamilton

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has completed a major building renovation at Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn, NY) to accommodate personnel from the 1st U.S. Marine Corps District (1MCD) currently located on Long Island an hour east of Manhattan.
  • Butterfly at Delaware Lake

    Spotlight on Delaware Lake

    One of the many important missions of the US Army Corps of Engineers is Natural Resource Management.