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    STEM grads critical to U.S. military mission

    WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 14, 2013) -- The Army and America both need more scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technology specialists, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now doing something about that, said its commander. As part of an effort to turn young students on to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, career choices, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, in May signed an agreement to partner with the Department of Defense Education Activity, known as DODEA, schools to bring engineering-related experiences to the classroom, said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Corps commander.
  • St. John Fraser, Rick Meagher and Adrian Baxmeyer, three-fifths of the band One Eyed Reilly, work in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. Their weekends are spent playing a mixture of original Celtic rock and Americana tunes throughout the region. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Kidd Released)

    Sacramento musician entertains, regains first love

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Maybe he’s living inside a familiar Hollywood script: boy finds love, loses love, survives sobering wakeup call and regains love. Substitute ‘violin’ for ‘love’ and St. John Fraser is playing the lead. On most weekends, this red-haired whirlwind can be seen playing red-hot fiddle tunes in the Sacramento Celtic rock band One Eyed Reilly.
  • Megan Cullen, from USACE New England District stands with USACE St. Louis District volunteers Rachel Lopez and Bryan Dirks and USACE Vicksburg volunteer District Brad Brady. These are four of the sixteen construction surge team volunteers. (Official USACE TAA Photo by T.W. Lyman/released)

    USACE volunteer professionals provide TAA surge

    There are few organizations with the means and resources to supply highly trained, skilled and enthusiastic professionals to a remote location on a short notice when a need is identified. Fortunately for Transatlantic Afghanistan District, USACE is an organization with a deep pool of talent from which to draw while working to deliver critical infrastructure for the Afghan people. Mark Jones, TAA Engineering and Construction Division Chief, explained the need at TAA and the solution.
  • John Lindsay knows a thing or two about how to keep a worksite safe.

    Playing it Safe

    Charleston District Safety Officer John Lindsay has one main goal – ensure that safety is the number
  • Siamak "Mak" Araghi is deployed in Afghanistan and it's the little pieces of home that he has with him that keep him going.

    Little Pieces of Home

    Siamak “Mak” Araghi knows it is very important to have little pieces of home when you are far away.