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  • January

    The Huntsville Center Ensemble, from left, Tina Maye, Angela Morton, Lillian Fox and Reneda Kelly sing gospel music during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day Celebration Jan. 22, as Elder Dwight Clark, an associate minister and minister of music at the Douglas Tabernacle Primitive Baptist Church, Huntsville, Alabama, accompanies them on the keyboard.

    Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Day Celebration encourages fellowship

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville held a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration Jan. 22
  • Map of cascadia subduction zone

    Don't freak out: Dams generally do well in earthquakes

    Scientists tell us the Pacific Northwest is due for another very large earthquake a – from the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific coast. The historical performance of dams in seismic events has been exceptionally good. Only one concrete dam in modern history has ever failed as the result of a seismic event, mainly due to the fault running directly beneath it. Generally, concrete dams have sustained only minor damage.
  • Col. Michael J. Farrell, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

    Safety award – Col. Mike Farrell ‘Gets It’

    In recognition of his emphasis on workplace safety, Col. Mike Farrell, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, has been named among the CEOs who ‘Get It’ by the National Safety Council.
  • Arizona Game and Fish Department staff brief Los Angeles District regulatory representatives on the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20. The AWA is a potential in-lieu fee program site for public and private projects seeking an Army permit under the Clean Water Act.

    Field trip illustrates mitigation options

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Arizona Game and Fish Department toured the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20.
  • Lynn Daniels received an award July 20, 2015, from Col. Robert Ruch, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville commander, recognizing her as the Huntsville Center Project Manager of the Year. Daniels, a virtual project manager from Seattle District, provides full-time support for the Huntsville Center’s Facilities Reduction Program. In 2014, she managed projects on eight military installations from Georgia to Alaska, removing 2.8 million square feet of real property (217 facilities) for $22.7 million.

    Virtual project managers bridge gaps in Corps workforce

    After more than a decade of employee growth due to military construction projects that are completed, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking for creative ways to retain its employees. Huntsville Center has the solution by employing virutal project managers from other districts.