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  • February

    Employees Noemi Rodriquez (front left) and Jonathan Machorro (back left) meet mentors Norman Boeman (front right) and Ned Araujo (back right) speed-dating style during a mentoring-matchmaking process at the Los Angeles District office Feb. 13.

    Matchmaking session pairs District’s mentors with associates

    More than a dozen employees interested in finding a mentor rotated through a speed-dating style, mentoring-matchmaking process at the Los Angeles District office Feb. 13.
  • Dredge Hurley dredging at Thebes during extreme low water to keep the navigation channel open for use.

    Memphis-based Dredge Hurley finishes season on Middle-Mississippi River

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has completed an extended dredging season, and has brought equipment in for seasonal maintenance and leave for the crew.
  • Amanda Shearer serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' link to 40 percent of the nation's federally recognized tribes.

    Living dream leads to tribal liaison work

    The Alaska District's tribal liaison fell into harmony with her passion for cultural anthropology. For Amanda Shearer, it's part of a bigger dream. Behind the neatly decorated cubicle walls is an employee that provides the district with more than a friendly face for Alaska tribes.
  • Bill Ryals closely examines the materials presented by the eventual overall science fair winner.

    Army Corps of Engineers judges local science fair

    WINCHESTER, Va. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided professionals to help judge the local Feb. 6 Frederick County Science Fair. The Frederick County Science Fair reaches hundreds of students and involves all county middle and high schools.
  • Moveable coffer dams, temporary watertight enclosures, are positioned against the Point Pleasant Canal bulkhead, and contractors pump the area dry to expose the length of the steel bulkhead and make repairs possible.

    Army Corps repairs canal bulkhead with innovative project

    POINT PLEASANT, NJ -- When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers needs to repair a dam outlet, marine bulkhead or any other infrastructure submerged in the water, it presents an engineering challenge. The added variable can make repairs more difficult, costly and time-consuming.