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  • September

    Corps completes 14-year environmental cleanup at Marion Engineer Depot

    After more than 14 years of investigative and cleanup activities, the former Marion Engineer Depot in Marion, Ohio, is deemed environmentally restored and No Further Action is necessary. The environmental remediation process followed the federal Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act for Formerly Used Defense Sites.
  • ERDC Deputy Commander Maj. Thomas Clair evaluates one of the many obstacles at the Tough Mudder event held recently at Vermont's Mount Snow.

    ERDC's new deputy commander is one Tough Mudder

    ERDC Deputy Commander Maj. Thomas Clair is a proven Tough Mudder after recently placing in the top five percent of the grueling 10-plus mile challenge at Vermont's Mount Snow. According to the Tough Mudder Web site, http://toughmudder.com/, their competition is "probably the toughest event on the planet.
  • If 80 is the new 65 when it comes to current retirement plans, then most U.S Army Corps of Engineers employees would still have a decade to go before catching up with Civil Engineer Jack Otis, whose departure in September will officially make him the oldest employee to retire from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Corps' oldest employee to retire at 90 years of age

    If 80 is the new 65 when it comes to current retirement plans, then most U.S Army Corps of Engineers employees would still have a decade to go before catching up with Civil Engineer Jack Otis, whose departure in September will officially make him the oldest employee to retire from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • New Issue – Critical Technologies in Shock and Vibration

    ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) provided leadership to the recent publication of The Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC), Volume 7, Issue 2 of the Critical Technologies in Shock and Vibration journal.

  • Corps corrals more horsepower for Olmsted project management

    LOUISVILLE, KY – David Dale became the first deputy district engineer for Olmsted Sept. 5, bringing