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  • October

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Leadership Development Class of 2023 completes their LDP kick-off at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, on Oct. 3-6, 2022. The kick-off introduces the class to the Army by having them participate in or observe training that soldiers and officers complete during their time in the Army, and by learning from Army professionals about the different jobs engineers hold while in uniform. | Photo by Reagan Zimmerman, Kansas City District Public Affairs

    Kansas City District 2023 LDP Kick-off: understanding to support

    A group of 12 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District employees embarked on a four-day training exercise that served as the Kansas City District 2023 Leadership Development Program, or LDP, kick-off event at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri on Oct. 3, 2022. LDP is a program for Department of the Army civilians run by all USACE districts, and each district conducts their program differently. The Kansas City District conducts a year-long program that offers DA civilians the chance to grow.
  • As of October 14, 2022 the new 325th Force Support Squadron Child Development Center continues construction at Tyndall Air Force Base. The completion of the new CDC facility will mark a massive milestone in Tyndall’s rebuilding efforts toward becoming the Installation of the Future. (USACE photo Chuck Walker)

    Four Years Later: USACE and Tyndall AFB Continues Partnership in Base Rebuild

    After Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force Base in October 2018, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District formed a partnership with the vision to build the “Installation of the Future.”
  • Marcus Ferguson, program manager with Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), discusses ERDC R&D.

    ERDC showcases capabilities at annual meeting of the Association of United States Army

    A team of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) representatives recently attended the annual meeting and exposition for the Association of United States Army (AUSA) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in in Washington, D.C.

  • Cyber Security Awareness Month: Protecting your online identity

    October is Cyber Security Awareness month and has been since 2004 after it was created by the President of the United States and Congress. The month serves as a reminder for individuals to protect themselves in the virtual world, whether it is proper handling of electronic data or suspicious emails phishing for information. 
  • A man stands alone in a blue shirt holds two grey polymers. Two inserted images show the grey polymers inserted into steel beams.

    Advanced materials, methods driving new life in critical infrastructure

    Ten years ago, Dr. Guillermo Riveros was at home when his son came to him with a cut – a deep one – on his hand from trying to open a can. It was Sunday, and there was not an opportunity to go to the doctor for stitches.