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    Sustainability manager discusses energy initiatives in construction at conference

    OBERAMMERGAU, Germany – Discussing the similarities and differences of U.S. and German building requirements, how U.S. fiscal law and regulatory guidance effects the construction process and the importance of communication were topics of the 25th annual U.S. and German Partnering Conference at the NATO School here April 26-27. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District hosts the conference in order to foster communication with U.S. stakeholders and German Construction Agency partners from the four German states U.S. forces live – Rhineland-Pfalz, Hessen, Baden-Württemburg and Bavaria, the location of this year’s conference, said organizer Peter Barth, host nation liaison and a regional program manager for the district.
  • The current vehicle maintenance facility located at the Far East District compound Seoul, South Korea.

    Motor pool section prepares for move to Camp Humphreys

    The Far East District headquarters is scheduled to relocate from Seoul to Camp Humphreys next year,
  • Sitting atop the U.S. Coast Guard navigation range in Mobile Bay, Coastal Engineer Richard Allen connects newly-installed gauges to the broadcast system which provides data communication to the Corps of Engineers. The gauges measure water level, wave height, turbidity, salinity and suspended sediment concentration.

    Data gathering critical in assessing environmental impact on proposed Mobile Harbor project

    Mobile District coastal engineers and engineering technicians regularly get up before dawn and head out to the middle of Mobile Bay, but not for any type of ritualistic recreation activity. Their mission is to service gauges that are part of a data collection effort in the bay and delta for the Mobile Harbor General Reevaluation Report (GRR).
  • Adam Hamm (Buffalo District) and Steve England (Philadelphia District) tending a diver conducting an inspection of the underwater portion of Busan Pier 8 in Busan, South Korea on June 5, 2017.

    Army Corps of Engineers dive team returns from South Korea after inspecting dock at Pier 8

    Two members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District dive team traveled to Busan, South Korea to inspect a joint base dock at Pier 8, shared by the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and South Korean military on May 30, 2017 and returned on June 9, 2017.
  • David Finnegan accepts position leading the Remote Sensing/Geographic Information Systems Center of Expertise at Hanover’s Cold Regions Laboratory.

    Finnegan named director at area laboratory

    HANOVER, N.H. (June 29, 2017) David Finnegan was recently named director, Remote Sensing/Geographic