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  • July

    Staff Sgt. Cullen Ellis, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District, reaffirmed his commitment to service by signing an indefinite reenlistment contract on July 9, 2025, at Camp Henry, South Korea. Col. Jeremiah Willis, commander, USACE FED, administered the Oath of Enlistment at the ceremony. Ellis’ daughter, Marie, almost 3, joined him for the occasion.

    Army engineer reenlists with his daughter at his side in South Korea

    USAG HUMPHREYS, South Korea – With his almost three-year-old daughter at his side, Staff Sgt. Cullen Ellis, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District, reaffirmed his commitment to service by signing an indefinite reenlistment contract on July 9, 2025, at Camp Henry, South Korea. Col. Jeremiah Willis, commander, USACE FED, administered the Oath of Enlistment at the ceremony.

  • Proposed Issuance of Regional General Permit SAA-01 for Emergency Activities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District issue Regional General Permit SAA-01 to streamline the Department of the Army permitting process for minor and substantially similar activities. This proposed permit would authorize the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands, and/or the placement of structures or work in navigable waters of the United States. The intent of SAA-01 is to expedite the authorization of activities necessary for repair and protection measures associated with an emergency. These can be related to natural or environmental disasters. This regional general permit will be issued pursuant to Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 (33 U.S.C. § 403) and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1344).
  • Aerial

    Norfolk District Schedules Aerial Mosquito Treatment at Craney Island on July 13

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on July 13, over the federal property on Craney Island. The makeup date will be July 14.
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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service Formalize Cooperation on Infrastructure Development

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division (USACE NAD) and Ukraine’s State Special Transport Service (SSTS) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) during the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome.
  • Kirtland AFB Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Antwaun McClelland, 3rd from left, and Col Michael Power, commander, 377th Air Base Wing, cut the red ribbon and officially open Fire Station #3, June 13, 2025. USACE-Albuquerque District employees in the photo include Maj. Matthew Nulk, far left, contract specialist, and Jacob Pauley, far right, deputy district engineer.

    New Fire Station officially opens on Kirtland Air Force Base

    Representatives from the Albuquerque District joined leaders from Kirtland Air Force Base and community members in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Fire Station #3 at Kirtland AFB, June 13, 2025.