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  • December

    Terry Stanton (center) receives the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal for his hard work and service to the Army from Col. Teresa Schlosser (left), commander, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and Bartley P. Durst (right), director, ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo)

    Stanton awarded Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal

    Terry Stanton began his career at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) more than 29 years ago, and in September, his hard work and service to the Army were recognized with one of the highest honors bestowed to employees–the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal.
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    Regional commander describes what’s next for Charleston peninsula study

    The top U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer in the southeast recently paid a visit to the City of Charleston to address the City Council about the agency’s ongoing study into coastal storm risk on the peninsula and provide city leaders with a clear path through the federal study, design and construction process.
  • IN THE PHOTO, District Commander Col. Zachary Miller, district leadership, and the project delivery team met with the project partner, Fulton County Board of Levee Commissioners, in Hickman, Kentucky, for a groundbreaking to celebrate the start of a seepage remediation project. (USACE Photo by Vance Harris)

    Groundbreaking, ribbon-cutting, to celebrate project start, completion

    The Memphis District held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a groundbreaking ceremony on Nov. 17, 2021, to celebrate two critical construction projects in Tennessee and Kentucky. District Commander Col. Zachary Miller, district leadership, and the project delivery team members met with project partners in Ridgely, Tennessee, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The celebratory event was held to acknowledge the completion of an essential levee restoration and berm construction project. Immediately following the ceremony, district leadership and project team members traveled to the event site and met with the project partner in Hickman, Kentucky, for a groundbreaking.
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    Fall 2021 Crosscurrents

    The Fall 2021 issue of Crosscurrents, the district's newsletter, is now available here: https://www.mvp.usace.army.mil/Media/Crosscurrents/
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District achieved the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold rating on the 354th Operations Support Squadron’s F-35A weapons intelligence facility at Eielson Air Force Base.

    Army engineers promote sustainable construction practices on Last Frontier

    Each year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District constructs projects for the military valued in the millions of dollars to support readiness, training and quality-of-life initiatives for service members in the Far North. For each of these endeavors, the agency works to meet sustainability goals by ensuring the construction practices and new facilities are as energy efficient as possible.