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  • June

    Colonel Stephen Bales, Middle East District Commander, congratulates Derek Sprincis and Matthew Flacksenburg on the successful completion of their high school engineering and project management internships. The Middle East District’s high school intern program is dedicated to sparking an interest in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers positions for future generations of bright and driven individuals with an interest in STEM and/or project management.

    District mentors future STEM leaders

    Two local high school students wrapped up internships with the Transatlantic Middle East District with presentations on their semester long efforts for their district mentors, TAM’s commander and other district personnel.

  • May

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 31, 2019) – Aishia Jackson, a contract specialist in the Contracting Division, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for April 2019.

    Jackson named Nashville District Employee of the Month for April 2019

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 31, 2019) – Aishia Jackson, contract specialist in the Contracting Division, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for April 2019.
  • aerial image of Guajataca dam and spillway in Isabela, Puerto Rico.

    Los trabajos a la Represa Guajataca, ejemplo de multiples agencias trabajando en equipo

    En Septiembre del 2017, el Huracán María azotó a todo Puerto Rico causando destrucción y daños significativos a través de la Isla. Tras su paso devastador, la Agencia Federal de Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA por sus siglas en inglés) activó de inmediato al Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos (USACE por sus siglas en inglés) para iniciar sus funciones establecidas por ley como coordinador de FEMA para el sector de Obras Públicas e Ingeniería. "Más de diez agencias locales y federales, así como personal militar, apoyaron la misión de emergencia para estabilizar el aliviadero, el éxito de la operación se debió a su rápida respuesta y su voluntad de colaborar para lograr el objetivo en común", dijo la Ingeniera de Área de USACE para las Antillas, Ing. Maricarmen Crespo. “La rápida acción de USACE al solicitar apoyo de las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos y la respuesta inmediata de ellos para entregar material a la represa evitó una posible catástrofe".

  • Public Meeting on the San Francisco to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project

    A public meeting will be held June 11, 2019 in Martinez, Calif. to discuss the Draft General Reevaluation Report (GRR) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Project.
  • ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- (l-r): Jeff Ridolpho, project manager, Pate Construction; Rene Romo, Sen. Udall’s office; Alamogordo Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Baldwin; Nancy Belshaler, project manager, City of Alamogordo; Dara Parker, Senator Heinrich’s office; and Lt. Col. Larry Caswell, Albuquerque District commander, officially break ground on the final phase of the Alamogordo McKinley Channel Flood Control Project, May 17, 2019.

    Final Phase of Alamogordo McKinley Channel Flood Control Project Breaks Ground

    Representatives from the city; elected officials; and the contractor, Pate Construction, joined Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Larry Caswell to officially break ground on the $23.9 million final phase of the Alamogordo McKinley Channel Project, May 17, 2019.