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  • September

    Lt. Col. Tanya E. Simmons assumed command as Battalion Commander of U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit, Japan Detachment, on August 18.

    Finding Balance

    Lt. Col. Tanya E. Simmons assumed command as Battalion Commander of U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit, Japan Detachment, on August 18. What made this event unique, is not only that Simmons is a commander, but she is also a Program Analyst for the Japan Engineer District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Okinawa and a military spouse.
  • Cycle Oregon

    Cycle Oregon visits Dorena Lake

    On Friday, September 13, over 1,500 cyclists spent the final night of a seven day, 485-mile ride at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Schwarz Campground near Dorena Lake.
  • Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless dollars and lives.

    Gathright Dam’s next pulse release set for Wednesday

    COVINGTON, Va. – Gathright Dam operators are scheduled to conduct the year’s fifth water-pulse release from Lake Moomaw on Wednesday. It will take place between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
  • Group photo after presentation

    Corps detachment assists arrival of Stryker vehicles to Thailand

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s 62nd Forward Engineer Support Team - Advance deployed to Thailand from August to September to help the Royal Thai Army implement the Stryker vehicle into its armed forces.

  • ​Huntington District Assists with the Rio La Plata River Channelling Project

    As part of the work of the Rio La Plata River channelling project, staff of the United States Corps of Engineers (Huntington District, West Virginia) visited the river area in toa baja pueblo to perform measurements and sampling.