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    Thule Air Base, Arctic - Consistently on top of its game

    Not too long ago at Thule Air Base, Greenland located in the Arctic, a change of command ceremony was taking place. Outgoing 821st Air Base Group U.S. Air Force Commander - Col. Mafwa Kuvibidila- passed the flag to her successor Col. Timothy J. Bos.
  • Fernando Macias (center), county manager, Dona Ana, and Lt. Col. Dale Caswell, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District sign the Section 205 Small Flood Risk Management Cost Sharing Agreement during a signing ceremony at the Hatch Community Center, Hatch, New Mexico, Dec. 10, 2019. The purpose of signing the cost sharing agreement is to establish terms of funding, construction, and operation, maintenance, repair, replacement and rehabilitation of the project. USACE-Albuquerque District expects to begin the design phase of this project this coming spring.

    USACE-Albuquerque District, Dona Ana County sign Project Partnership Agreement for new dam

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District leadership and representatives from Dona Ana County celebrated the completion of the Feasibility Phase of the Hatch Section 205 Flood Risk Management Project during a milestone ceremony in Hatch, N.M., Dec. 10, 2019.
  • Lt. Col. Dan Hayden, Afghanistan District Deputy Commander presents the Global War on Terrorism Medal to Derland Ellison, who redeployed from the Afghanistan District, while Adam Walker, Deputy Construction Chief, Bagram Resident Office displays the NATO medal certificate Ellison was awarded.

    Deployments aren't permanent, but worthwhile

    Deploying is a choice for Civilians within the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, and sometimes the tour could last anywhere from 6 months to a year, and even less.
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    Help during missions, gain valuable experience working with Emergency Operations Center

    Over the course of 13 days in October 2017, a windswept firestorm tore through more than 195,000
  • This year’s projects also included $113 million worth of work at 20 different levees in response to record flooding.

    Omaha District 2019 Fiscal Year in Review

    It’s been another busy year across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District, with many significant accomplishments taking place during 2019. The District closed out the fiscal year Sept. 30 with a $1.4 billion program, one of the largest the district has ever managed, surpassing last year’s total of $1.29 billion. That included more than $61 million in civil works, almost $400 million in military missions, $359 million in special projects and $386 million in environmental missions.