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  • September

    United State Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Mission Manager for the USACE Task Force Temporary Emergency Power Team

    USACE Task Force Temporary Emergency Power team powers down in Texas

    68 facilities requested power assistance from Corpus Christi all the way to Beaumont. “45 facilities received generators to power buildings, lift stations, pump stations and other similar facilities,” said Action Officer Matthew R. Slezak. Overall 66 facilities were assessed with 21 not being required and closed, and two canceled with power being restored prior to USACE assessment.
  • DTOS National Team Leader Terrell Bosarge and Sacramento District’s Moe Adams troubleshoot during a three-day simulation exercise held at Black Butte Lake near Orland, California in mid-November. Adams has served as a team lead, truck driver, and support specialist for DTOS since 1999 and deployed to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy. This all-volunteer team is composed of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees who deploy to significant man-made and natural disaster sites and provide a platform for critical operations and communications.

    Readiness Support Center supports Corps’ emergency management mission from Mobile District hub

    It’s a Saturday afternoon in September, a time when Joel Hendrix would usually be at his home settling in to watch Alabama college football. Instead, he, his wife Beth, two dogs and cat are driving 2,600 miles in five days from a 120 day assignment in SPD back to SAD and sending emails and making phone calls as he closely monitors Hurricane Irma as it made landfall across Florida.
  • Marmal Resident Office OIC U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Strasser, right, speaks with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander U.S. Army Col. Kimberly Colloton, left, about Mazar-i-Sharif and the surrounding area upon arrival at Camp Marmal, Sept. 19.

    Face to Face at Camp Marmal, USACE TAA Discusses Project Progress and the Importance of Communication

    USACE TAA District Commander Col. Kimberly Colloton’s ability to deep dive on multiple projects and piece together the overall picture of TAA construction efforts and challenges as well as budget management lends her team a strategic edge. Colloton also make a point to know her people and learn not only their skill sets but why what motivates their work here in Afghanistan. The personal connection of the USACE TAA to their mission shows in their deep commitment to each and every project.
  • Since beginning her career 36 years ago with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), Di, Myung-suk, has grown fond of the people she’s served and the lifetime of fond memories garnered.

    End of an era as FED snack bar cook prepares to close up shop

    SEOUL, South Korea— Since beginning her career 36 years ago with the Army and Air Force Exchange
  • Shin Jun Ho, the son of Sin, Ki-sok, a program analyst at the Far East District Korea Program Relocation Office, recently took home the gold medal for the 2017 MBC Cup National Swimming Championship’s breaststroke 100m race

    A father proud of son’s triumph

    SEOUL, South Korea—Sin, Ki-sok, a program analyst at the Far East District Korea Program Relocation