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  • June

    Corps, volunteers collect more than 2,000 pounds of shoreline debris

    Sunglasses. Check! Bug spray. Check! Bottled water. Check! Trash bags. Check! Gloves. Check! This isn’t a list for camping, but items the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provided to more than 70 volunteers participating in the 26th annual Clean the Bay Day.
  • An aerial view shows the Presidio of Monterey located in Monterey, Calif., March 17, 2014. The Presidio is home to the Defense Language Institute and Foreign Language Center, training the active and reserve Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines as well as civilian personnel working in the federal government and various law enforcement agencies. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District manages construction on several major projects at the Presidio of Monterey. The program incorporates the latest energy and water conservation technologies in order to operate more efficiently and in a sustainable, environmentally friendly manner. (U.S. Army photo by Natela A. Cutter/Released)

    Presidio upgrades critical to defense language training mission

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District manages construction on several major projects at the Presidio of Monterey in Monterey, Calif. The program incorporates the latest energy and water conservation technologies in order to operate more efficiently and in a sustainable, environmentally friendly manner. Most recently, the Corps broke ground on a new dining facility March 17, 2014, that is designed to feed up to 1300 personnel over a 90 minute period. The Corps is also constructing a new general instruction building for the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and is renovating the school’s cultural center. Both projects will be completed August 2014.
  • Park Ranger Michael Rakes (center) and Jay Davis measure the fish caught by a contestant at East Lynn’s tournament for kids.

    Fishing Tournament

    The annual Kid’s Fishing Tournament was held June 7, 2014, at Lick Creek Pond at East Lynn Lake in East Lynn, W.Va.
  • Los Angeles Business Council honorees pose for a photograph following presentation of the Community Impact Award celebrating 51 miles of the LA River during LABC's 44th Annual Architectural Awards at the Bevery Hilton Hotel June 4. LA River partners from left to right are: Carol Armstrong, City of Los Angeles; Josephine Axt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Debra Weintraub, City of Los Angeles; Lisa Soghor, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority; Megan Whelan, City of Los Angeles; and Larry Smith, Los Angeles Conservation Corps.

    LA Business Council honors Corps at architectural awards luncheon

    LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Business Council honored the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District at its 44th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards luncheon June 4 that drew hundreds of the region’s leading architects, designers and building professionals.
  • Tracy Helmick

    Huntsville Center employees receive awards at annual Engineer Day celebration

    Twelve Huntsville Center employees, one project development team and one former employee received