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  • August

    Huntsville Center's Facility Reduction Program awarded an $11 million contract for the abatement a demolition of the 500,000 square foot administrative building located on NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. A tornado damaged the building resulting in its closing due to asbestos contamination.

    Facilities Reduction Program to demolish unusable NASA structure

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala -- The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville recently awarded an $11
  • Roof framing is underway on the Life Support Area at the Aviation Enhancement Project in Kandahar.

    USACE remains the "Go-To" solution for engineering challenges nationally

    The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to build critical infrastructure for the Afghan nation. As the peace talk’s loom, and the Transatlantic Afghanistan District maintains its course for success, it will continue using economical engineering solutions to build stability in the region, employing local labor, empowering them with the ability to see the fruits of their own labor.
  • Zoar Levee Public Meeting

    Zoar Levee Public Meeting

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with the public at the Zoar Levee in Zoar, Ohio, on Aug. 21, 2019. The Corps is conducting archaeological investigations in the area of the levee in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.
  • Penny Ferguson (left), a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED) workforce management specialist, speaks with a colleague at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, Aug, 21.

    New employment initiative targets Far East Region military spouses

    CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Servicemembers are expected to move several times throughout their
  • (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Corps STEAMs ahead partnering with METRO Teachers at annual symposium

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 14, 2019) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District interacted with teachers during the Metro Nashville Public School district’s annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics In-Service Symposium today at Stratford STEM Magnet School.