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  • December

    The Hon. Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy and Environment, and Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, cut the ceremonial ribbon celebrating a new energy-efficient, large flow battery system pilot program Nov. 20, 2024, on Fort Carson. The ceremony marks construction completion of a customer-sited, large redox flow battery which has been dubbed “GridStar Flow” by its Lockheed Martin designers. The ribbon-cutting included Patrick Appleman, center right, director of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Readiness; 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson Command Sgt. Maj. Alex Kupratty, far right; Fort Carson Garrison Commander Col. Erik Oksenvaag, second from left; Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Mortensen, left; Dr. Andrew Nelson, middle left, director, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; and Steven Botwinik, vice president, Advanced Program Execution and Transition, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

    ERDC Celebrates Milestone with GridStar® Flow Battery Installation at Fort Carson

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Operational Energy (OE) team is celebrating the construction and installation of the GridStar® Flow system, a redox flow battery solution designed for long-duration, large-capacity energy storage applications. The flow system is installed at Fort Carson, Colorado, and ERDC has led the technical evaluation and project management since 2022.
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    USACE Emergency response missions, different but the same

    When a disaster happens, one can usually count on seeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the scene, assisting residents to get back to normalcy as quickly and safely as possible. From supporting relief efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to supporting the current Hurricane Helene mission in the agency’s Savannah District, USACE’s role in a disaster remains consistent as it adapts to ever-changing demands of each mission.
  • Gary Little from Mobile District serves as a safety specialist supporting the Hurricane Helene disaster response mission in USACE's Savannah District. Little says safety is everyone's responsibility, especially during emergency response.

    Safety First: USACE's number one priority during disaster response

    Before its employees set foot on a disaster response mission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has already established a safety framework emphasizing its number one principle: safety, the number one priority of USACE.

  • November

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division leaders and hiring managers pose for a picture at the conclusion of the Total Army Career Fair Nov. 2 in Inglewood, California. Representatives from all four of the division's districts, which include Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco and Albuquerque, participated in the event.

    USACE leaders, hiring managers recruit talent at Total Army Career Fair

    The message to potential candidates from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ leaders and hiring managers was clear during a recent career fair: “We are hiring!” Over a two-day period, Nov. 1-2, USACE’s South Pacific Division was among several federal agencies that converged on SoFi Stadium for the Total Army Career Fair with one mission in mind: to recruit talent and fill critical vacant positions across all four of its districts.
  • Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, third from right, speaks during a press conference Oct. 31 in San Clemente, California.

    Project partners celebrate forthcoming beach renourishment completion at San Clemente press conference

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District took part in an Oct. 31 beachside press conference as it nears completion of its much-anticipated beach renourishment project in San Clemente, California.