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    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District has been awarded the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification of a U.S. facility in Germany. LEED, established by the U.S. Green Building Council, is an internationally recognized program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. The district’s LEED-certified project, a 285,000-square-foot U.S. Army Europe headquarters building recently named the Gen. Shalikashvili Mission Command Center, is located on Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden

    USACE earns first LEED® certification for US facility in Germany

    WIESBADEN, Germany (June 26, 2012) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District announced

  • Corps welcomes NRC sea-level rise study

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers welcomes the National Research Council report, "Sea-Level Rise for the Coasts of California, Oregon, And Washington: Past, Present and Future," that was released June 22, 2012.

  • 75th Anniversary Fort Peck Dam: tested and true

    "The sheer magnitude of this dam …and this day… are in perfect symmetry. And the spirit of human accomplishment – which resulted in the construction of Fort Peck Dam – is a story that should be known by all Americans," said Omaha District Commander, Colonel Robert Ruch to a crowd of 330 people gathered to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Fort Peck Dam.

  • A short course in a big dam's history

    A brief history of Fort Peck Dam which celebrated its 75th Anniversary in June 2012.
  • (Left to right) Park Ranger Kayl Kite and Mark Abshire, lock master, stand with visitors above the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Lake Barkley Lock chamber June 23, 2012. This is one of four groups that attended a Barkley open house and toured the lock and power plant. (USACE photo by Fred Tucker)

    Lake Barkley open house, tours of power plant, lock are well received

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (June 23, 2012)—The first Lake Barkley Resource Management Office Open House and public tours of the Barkley Power Plant and Navigation Lock in nearly 11 years were held today to better inform the public about the benefits these facilities provide to the nation. Public access to these U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District areas had been restricted since the 9-11 terrorist attacks.