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  • October

    Patricia James, contract specialist for the Corps of Engineers – Huntsville Center, received a clean bill of health from her oncologist this past January. James was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2002.

    Corps worker counts herself as cancer survivor

    It was only the size of a green pea, but it changed Patricia James’s life. It began as a seemingly
  • Pablo Vázquez-Ruiz (center) leads a tour of the Portugués Dam project for a group of engineering students from the American Concrete Institute, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. As president of the Association of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico, Vázquez-Ruiz places a high priority on continuing education and on encouraging students to pursue degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering and math.

    Resident engineer assumes leadership role with vision of promoting STEM education

    Pablo Vázquez-Ruiz, south Puerto Rico resident engineer, has been elected as president of the Ponce Chapter of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico as well as treasurer of the College of Engineers and Surveyors of Puerto Rico. Vázquez-Ruiz has been resident engineer for the Ponce Resident Office since April 2001.
  • Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Safety Office meet with Yokota Resident Office Quality Assurance staff and Hibiya Engineering at the project site for a classroom upgrade at Mendel Elementary School to ensure that all safety measures are in place before beginning demolition. The $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, includes the construction of a new classroom facility, playgrounds and covered walkways to connect the new addition to surrounding buildings.

    Corps begins work on $9.6 million school upgrade for military families at Yokota Air Force Base

    A $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, will provide children of military service members attending Joan K. Mendel Elementary School with a new state-of-the-art classroom facility, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.
  • Upstream view of the Los Angeles River channel above Butte Street bridge during construction.

    The LA River and the Corps: A brief history

    The Los Angeles River is regarded as an icon of LA’s sprawling hyperurbanization. To some, it’s nothing more than a part of the landscape that splits the concrete jungle in two. To others, it’s an eyesore; a resplendent piece of nature stunted in a tomb of steel and cement. But the 51-mile-long river wasn’t always a flood control channel.
  • CLARKS HILL, S.C. -- Volunteers from Georgia Southern University build fish attractors using orange piping and cinder blocks on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2013. The fish attractors will be submerged in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Lake to provide cover for fish and enhance habitat.

    Corps celebrates National Public Lands Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted volunteer activities throughout the Savannah River Basin in honor of the 20th Annual National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2013.