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  • February

    Beth Williams, dam and levee safety program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, uses a floodplain model to demonstrate the functions of levees at Girls Engineer It Day, Feb. 1. The event reached 350 middle and high-school age females and their parents to promote engineering career fields. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Engineering: It's not just for the boys

    About 350 middle and high school-age girls and their parents explored career paths in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) during the 3rd Annual Girls Engineer It Day, Feb. 1, 2014 at Woodville Tomkins High School.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre, right, talks with Regional Command-Southwest Afghan National Security Force Infrastrucutre Development Officer in Charge U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Brian Longbottom at a newly-built installation which according to Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre is some of the best construction he’s seen in Afghanistan. The Afghan National Army's 215th Combat Logistics Brigade will soon call these Camp Shorabak facilities home. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Bill Dowell/released)

    Construction projects some of the best, general says

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – In the remote district of Shorabak, situated in Helmand Province, is a newly-built Afghan National Army, or ANA, installation which according to Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre, is some of the best construction he’s seen in Afghanistan.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division Commander Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre, right, talks with Regional Command-Southwest Afghan National Security Force Infrastrucutre Development Officer in Charge U.S. Navy Lt. Commander Brian Longbottom at a newly-built installation which according to Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre is some of the best construction he’s seen in Afghanistan. The Afghan National Army's 215th Combat Logistics Brigade will soon call these Camp Shorabak facilities home. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Bill Dowell/released)

    Construction projects some of best, general says

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – In the remote district of Shorabak, situated in Helmand Province, is a

  • Gathright Dam to conduct a routine, controlled flood release

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m., today.

  • Europe District trio tackles Ironman event in Israel

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District employees showed some game last month as the only American entry at the 2014 Israman in Eilat, Israel. Capt. Joe Sawruk, Brian Finn and Jason Eckstein covered the swim, bike and run segments in a combined 6 hours, 21 minutes to place ninth in the Half-Ironman Distance Triathlon relay division for men under a combined age of 119.