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  • November

    The Low Income Housing project for the Town of Martin, Ky. is now complete. Recently LTC Robin Scott, Deputy Commander and Mike Keathley, Deputy District Engineer toured the facility with John Rogge and Andrew Canterbury.

    Town of Martin Public Housing

    The Low Income Housing project for the Town of Martin, Ky. is now complete. Recently LTC Robin Scott, Deputy Commander and Mike Keathley, Deputy District Engineer toured the facility with John Rogge and Andrew Canterbury.
  • Ifford Taylor, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Charleston District, poses for a photo.

    Navy veteran continues to serve as a Department of the Army civilian

    Ifford Taylor has gone almost full circle in his career. He joined the U.S. Navy in 1986 after high school, partly to get away from Anderson, S.C. and see the world. He now works in Charleston, just a four-hour car ride away from his hometown.
  • Aras Barzanji is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2021. He is seen here reviewing Waverly, Tenn. Flood data.

    Barzanji named Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2021

    Aras Barzanji, a hydraulic engineer within the Water Resources Section of the Engineering and Construction Division, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2021. He is recognized primarily for his efforts as a team lead responding to the Middle Tennessee Flood in Humphreys, Hickman, and Dickson counties.
  • Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and 55th Chief of Engineers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) speaks about the importance of innovation during his keynote address to kick off the 2021 USACE Virtual Innovation Summit. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    USACE summit touts innovation as key to future development

    The 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation Summit was conducted virtually, October 25-29.
  • After the relocation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District headquarters, from Dongdaemun to Pyeongtaek in 2018, the outdoor greenspace that once was is alive again, thanks to the FED 2020-2021 USACE Leadership Development II Program. The greenspace capstone project was awarded, constructed, and closed out in less than four months.

    Growing leaders through the USACE Leadership Development Program

    USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – After the relocation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District headquarters, from Dongdaemun to Pyeongtaek in 2018, the outdoor greenspace that once was is alive again, thanks to the 2020-2021 USACE Leadership Development II Program.