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  • October

    People mingling at the Small Business Industry Day 2024.

    Small Business Industry Day helps stimulate nation’s economy

    The Oct. 23 event at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center’s Davidson Center for Space Exploration allowed attendees interaction with other business representatives as well as face-to-face engagement with Huntsville Center’s project development teams on hand to clarify requirements and relay future projects requiring contractor capabilities.
  • Three Titan I missiles are shown atop their launch bays.

    Cold War Cleanup

    It's been nearly 60 years since the Titan I project was abandoned, but remnants of a bygone era remain. While the 160-foot-deep silos can be easily located by their concrete and steel covers bulging above the surface, the presence of the chlorinated solvent trichloroethene (TCE) is less apparent. USACE is working with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and property owners to clean up contaminants at the former Department of Defense location through its Formerly Used Defense Sites program.
  • From left to right, Todd Eubank, Monroe Lake Natual Resources Project manager, Justin Burton, Tyler Blankenship, Park Rangers and Laban Lindley, Middle Wabash Area Operations manager, gather at the USACE display booth at the anniversary celebration Oct. 24 in Bloomington, Ind.

    Monroe Lake celebrates 60th anniversary

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s Monroe Lake celebrated its 60th anniversary on
  • A debris crew works to remove debris from the last multi-unit residential property, The Spinnaker condominiums, in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' debris removal program, August 26, 2024. The completion of all residential debris removal in Lahaina is expected in the coming weeks, just over a year after the August 2023 wildfires destroyed more than 2,200 structures. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Susan Lee)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Personnel Support Hawaii Wildfires Recovery

    Several staff members assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division were activated to support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers response to the Hawaii wildfires.
  • Profile picture of a man.

    Pete Taylor leaves behind lasting legacy to the Mobile District

    When he was a plebe at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the early to mid-1980’s, Pete Taylor never dreamed his career and life would be where it is currently.