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    Innovative project receives 2023 Department of the Air Force Design Award

    When you hear the word ‘merit’, you probably think of a great achievement or outstanding accomplishment. Both of those things could be used to describe the work of the Whiteman Air Force Base Resident Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District on the Consolidated Operations Building at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. The civil engineering team at Whiteman has done great work on this building, and their effort was recognized. The Combined Operations Building was selected as the recipient of a Merit Award for the 2023 Department of the Air Force Design Awards at the 14th annual Design and Construction Partnering Symposium, sponsored by the Air Force Civil Engineer Center.
  • The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2023 is now available online.

    Annual FUSRAP report available online

    The Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program Update for Fiscal Year 2023 is now available online. This annual report provides information about progress the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is making in cleaning up and completing projects being executed under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP).
  • Todd A. Mainwaring’s mother Debbie and son Calvin pin on the new rank of lieutenant colonel during a promotion ceremony Feb. 2, 2024, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. His wife Darcy in the background also assisted with his promotion. Mainwaring is the Nashville District’s deputy commander. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Army promotes Nashville District deputy commander to lieutenant colonel

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 5, 2024) – The U.S. Army promoted Nashville District’s deputy commander, Maj. Todd A. Mainwaring, to the rank of lieutenant colonel Feb. 2, 2024, with Corps of Engineers officials, distinguished visitors, family, friends, and the district’s workforce present to celebrate a career milestone.
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    First meeting of task force set to address issues in the Kansas River Basin

    This month, a dedicated group of professionals took an important step for the health of Kansas water resources. On Jan. 18, 2024, the Kansas Reservoir Sedimentation Task Force, made up of representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City and Tulsa districts, the Kansas governor’s office and the Kansas Water Office met for the first time as a formal working group in Topeka, Kansas. The group was assembled to collaborate on a solution for a major challenge facing the Kansas River Basin — sedimentation in reservoirs across the basin.
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    Corps holds Damen Silos Section 106 Public Meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facilitated a meeting on Thursday February 1st, 2024 to gather public comments for consideration as they move through the Section 106 permitting process regarding the proposed demolition of structures at 2900 S. Damen Ave. often referred to as the Damen Silos.