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  • September

    Green River Lock and Dam 5 removal improves safety, enhances habitat

    A steady downpour and muddy terrain could not keep five conservation partners from celebrating the
  • TAM's Garrison Myer presents Engineering for students attending the STARBASE Academy Winchester, on Sept. 20, 2021. About 20 4th grade students from John Kerr Elementary School in Winchester built bridges and enjoyed the weight-bearing competition afterwards.

    Turns out engineering really is kinda cool

    When U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District civil engineer Garrison Myer started discussing engineering with 20 students at STARBASE Academy Winchester on Sept. 20, they seemed luke-warm and a bit skeptical about his obvious enthusiasm for engineering. But that changed pretty quickly after Myer’s presentation and hands-on session.
  • A green and white striped lighthouse surrounded by stones and green grass.

    Lake Cunningham reopens after 3 years in partnership with USACE, City of Omaha, Lake Cunningham Trust

    After nearly three years and $23 million in improvements, Glenn Cunningham Lake reopened to the public Aug. 3.
  • For more than a decade, Liz McCullough, Resource Management director, has maintained certification in defense financial management earning her CDFM in 2011 and the CDFM with Acquisition Specialty (CDF

    Resource management director sees tremendous value in certification

    Liz McCullough understands the value of maintaining professional certification in her field enabling her to provide comprehensive resourcing and financial management advice to Huntsville Center senior management.
  • A CREATE-developed simulation of the CH 53K, a heavy Marine helicopter, is shown.

    CREATE program revolutionizes DoD acquisition efforts

    The High Performance Computing Modernization Program’s Computational Research and Engineering Acquisition Tools and Environments (CREATE) program is changing the landscape of Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition efforts. With a mission to produce high-fidelity simulation tools for ships, aircraft, ground vehicles, antenna design and meshing and geometry, the program is leading the charge to provide transformative capabilities to the defense community and currently serves over 2,400 government, industry and academic users.