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  • January

    Vice President Joe Biden visited the Everglades in April, 2012 to discuss the administration’s ecosystem restoration priorities and efforts.

    Everglades restoration takes several leaps forward

    For Everglades restoration, the year started off with lots of excitement and momentum as the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) accelerated, with the ambitious goal of delivering – within two years – finalized plans for congressional authorization for a suite of restoration projects in the central Everglades.
  • From the left: Eric Milstrey, USAID District Stability team lead for Maiwand, Alan Avery, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 565th Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance, and Lt. Col. Robert Bensburg, Regional Command-South Stability Division, Infrastructure officer in charge, discuss a proposed electric utility improvement project in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2012.

    U.S. to improve electric grid in Kandahar Province

    KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- Electricity is a scarce resource in Kandahar City, but should become less so for Kandahar government district centers and businesses when four separate projects, designed to improve electricity distribution in key areas of the city, are completed by winter 2013.
  • Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District's Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work in preserving water resources in New Mexico.

    Albuquerque District regulator receives two awards for water work

    Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District's Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work that has helped protect not just water quality, but also watersheds and headwaters -- precious resources in an arid state.
  • Sand was placed at Fort Clinch State Park following the dredging of Kings Bay Entrance Channel at Fernandina Harbor.

    Dredging and beach programs experience active year

    Florida’s shorelines saw a flurry of activity during 2012. The state experienced several storm systems that caused erosion impacts to a host of federal beach projects. In addition, a few beaches saw new sand placed on their shores as a result of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ dredging projects.
  • An artist's rendering of the new maintenance complex at Kunsan Air Base completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District. Leaders and representatives from Kunsan Air Base cut the ribbon on the final phase of the complex Dec. 18. This new complex consolidates maintenance facilities which were spread out over the air base.

    Far East District, 8th Fighter Wing open final wing of new maintenance facility

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District and members of the U.S. Air Force's 8th Fighter Wing "Wolf Pack" cut the ribbon on the final phase of a new maintenance complex at Kunsan Air Base Dec. 18.