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    From left to right: Col. Mike Maloney, 910th Airlift Wing commander; Lt. Col. Russ Whitlock, 910th Mission Support Group commander; Ed Smuke, Youngstown Air Reserve Station base civil engineer; Senior Airman J.J. Pinedo-Alva, 910th Airlift Wing Airman of the Year and 910th Security Forces Squadron; Cristie Mitchell, USACE Louisville District; Chad Gimmi, Congressman David Joyce’s office; Terry Slaybaugh, vice president of sites and infrastructure for JobsOhio; and Mike Coates, senior president of Mike Coates Construction participate in the ceremonial groundbreaking event for the main gate relocation project at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, April 23, 2024.

    Youngstown Air Reserve Station, USACE breaks ground on new main gate complex

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District participated in a groundbreaking ceremony to
  • Workers move a boulder up the cliff face near the Farmer's Mutual Ditch. The boulder was moved to prevent it from being a rockfall hazard during the construction and installation phase of the project.

    USACE completes Acequia restoration project in Northern New Mexico

    The Albuquerque District's Acequia Restoration and Rehabilitation program successfully completed project work for the Farmer’s Mutual Ditch Association in Farmington, N.M., April 12, 2024.
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    New York District: A Brief History

    The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New York District, with a storied history dating back to the Revolutionary War, has evolved significantly from its early days. The origins of USACE are intertwined with the birth of the nation itself, established by the Continental Congress on June 16, 1775. This foundational move included appointing a chief engineer to the fledgling American army, marking the inception of engineering prowess in military operations.
  • Dr. David Pittman, ERDC director and director of research and development and chief scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, welcomes participants to the ERDC’s Research and Development 2024 (RD24) workshop. RD24 gave researchers across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the ability to come together to showcase their expertise and create new, multidisciplinary collaborations within the organization.

    ERDC’s RD24 proves huge success

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently hosted their Research and Development 2024 (RD24) workshop.
  • Jason Russell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project engineer, expresses the LA District's support for American troops during a media interview April 9 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. LA District and Yuma Proving Ground military leaders celebrated the official completion of a facility for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the same day at the installation.

    Leaders celebrate hangar completion at Yuma Proving Ground

    The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s primary mission is to test the nation’s military ground combat equipment; however, for nearly 30 years, its vast desert ranges also have been used by the Military Freefall School to train thousands of the military’s most elite paratroopers.