Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USACE, K-water renew Memorandum of Understanding to continue exchanges between the two agencies

Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz II, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pacific Ocean Division, and Ms. Gu, Ja Young, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Planning Officer, K-water, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies in Daejeon, South Korea, on April 16, 2025. The new agreement, signed almost ten years to the day from its predecessor, will allow for collaborative activities in the area of water resource management. (US Army photo by Rachel Napolitan)

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies in Daejeon, South Korea, on April 16, 2025.

K-Water Memorandum of Understanding

Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz II, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pacific Ocean Division, and Ms. Gu, Ja Young, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Planning Officer, K-water, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies in Daejeon, South Korea, on April 16, 2025. The new agreement, signed almost ten years to the day from its predecessor, will allow for collaborative activities in the area of water resource management. (US Army photo by Rachel Napolitan)

Members of a U.S. military Joint Engineer Response team assess damage and structural integrity after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake affected Thailand and its neighbor countries on March 28, 2025.

Joint Engineer Response team assess damage after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake

THAILAND (March 28, 2025) — Members of a U.S. military Joint Engineer Response team assess damage and structural integrity after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake affected Thailand and its neighbor countries on March 28, 2025. U.S. military engineers continue to work alongside Thai military counterparts and first responders in conducting complex search and rescue operations and emergency excavation to locate survivors. The Joint Engineer Response Team consists of personnel from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who have expertise in structural security, providing risk mitigation for personnel extraction teams to search for survivors. These assets are invaluable to humanitarian aid and disaster response operations. Servicemembers arrived in Thailand between the 28th and 30th of March to deliver critical aid and support to our Thailand partners in the Indo-Pacific.

Joint Engineer Response team assess damage after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Members of a U.S. military Joint Engineer Response team and Thai counterparts assess damage and structural integrity after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake affected Thailand and its neighbor countries on March 28, 2025. U.S. military engineers, who have expertise in structural security, worked alongside Thai military counterparts and first responders in conducting complex search and rescue operations and emergency excavation to locate survivors. The Joint Engineer Response Team providing disaster response consisted of experts from the U.S. Navy, the Marine Corps, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Servicemembers arrived in Thailand between the 28th and 30th of March to deliver critical aid and support to Thai Allies in the Indo-Pacific and began to retrograde on April 4. (Courtesy Photo)

Joint Engineer Response team assess damage after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake

THAILAND (March 28, 2025) — Members of a U.S. military Joint Engineer Response team assess damage and structural integrity after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake affected Thailand and its neighbor countries on March 28, 2025. U.S. military engineers continue to work alongside Thai military counterparts and first responders in conducting complex search and rescue operations and emergency excavation to locate survivors. The Joint Engineer Response Team consists of personnel from the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers who have expertise in structural security, providing risk mitigation for personnel extraction teams to search for survivors. These assets are invaluable to humanitarian aid and disaster response operations. Servicemembers arrived in Thailand between the 28th and 30th of March to deliver critical aid and support to our Thailand partners in the Indo-Pacific.

USACE participation in the Pacific Rim Geospatial Conference

Sarah Falzarano, Pacific Ocean Division, discussing her involvement in the geospatial profession on the “Geoholics” podcast.

Engineers Week

ENGINEERING INSPIRATION #Eweek2025 USACE Honolulu District's Anton Klein, registered Professional Engineer and POH's Engineering Support Branch Chief.

Engineers Week

ENGINEERING INSPIRATION Meet Jessica Podoski, a Coastal Engineer and Navigation Operations and Maintenance Technical Manager for the #USACE Honolulu District.

Engineers Week

ENGINEERING INSPIRATION #Eweek2025 USACE Alaska District's Emily Turner, civil engineer in the district’s Civil and Sanitary Section.

Engineers Week

Participants of the 12th Mekong-Mississippi Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange

Participants of the 12th Mekong-Mississippi Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange Talks pose at the Omohundro Water Treatment Plant Dec. 9, 2024, on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee. The Mekong River Commission and Mississippi River Commission met to strengthen international collaboration for sustainable management of water resources. Topics included management of population water resource needs, navigation, hydropower, environmental planning, flood risk management, and natural based solutions. The Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange supports the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). (USACE Photo by Leon Roberts)

Command Strategic Review

All of the Pacific Ocean Division's districts were in attendance at the Command Strategic Review.

Command Strategic Review

It's a packed house at the Command Strategic Review.

BG Goetz Visits POH

Mr. Pierce, acting director of programs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division, Mr. Sanchez, director of regional business USACE POD, Army Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff, commander, USACE Honolulu District, Army Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commanding general USACE POD, Ms. Jennifer Moore, deputy district engineer for programs and project management USACE Honolulu District, and Mr. Mike Salyer, chief of civil works, USACE Honolulu District stand on the sea wall by the Waikiki Beach Coastal Storm Risk Management project managed by the USACE, Honolulu District.

BG Goetz Visits POH

Mr. Mark Wagatsuma, contracting officer’s representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District, is all smiles after being coined by Army Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commanding general, USACE, Pacific Ocean Division for outstanding performance as the COR on the repair of buildings 2075 and 2076 on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Wagatsuma’s leadership and attention to detail achieved a high-quality product, with minimal cost-growth and zero-time-growth on the project.

BG Goetz Visits POH

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District team in charge of the Schofield Barracks Child Development Center project on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii proudly show off their high safety standards resulting in zero mishaps on the project.

BG Goetz Visits POH

Mike Salyer, chief of civil works and Mr. Khoa Truong, project manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District showcase the plans for the Hawaii Water Management project managed by the district in Kunia, Hawaii to Army Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff, commander, USACE Honolulu District and Mr. Sanchez, director of regional business USACE Pacific Ocean Division.

BG Goetz Visits POH

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District team in charge of the renovation barracks important to the quality of life and retention of Soldiers stand with Army Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division.

Attendees pose for a photo on the steps of the new kindergarten

Attendees pose for a photo on the front steps of the new school after the ceremony. Special design considerations include heated floors, triple-pane windows, extensive natural lighting, backup solar power and an elevated ground floor to prevent the thawing of permafrost below the building. (Courtesy photo)

USACE Maui Wildfires mission

"X" marks the spot: showing the CG where the Corps ha been making a difference with clearing debris both residential and commericial.

USACE Maui Wildfire Kilohana Temporary Housing mission

Maui Wildfires Kilohana Temporary Housing mission.

COL Swenson, RFO commander receives input from a long-time resident of Lahaina.

Pacific Ocean Division's Change of Command June 13, 2024

USACE celebrates start of Kenai coastal erosion project

On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District participated in a ceremony to recognize the start of construction for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, gathered alongside several stakeholders and political officials at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center and delivered remarks about the project’s significance. In attendance was Sen. Lisa Murkowski and representatives from the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan; Brian Gabriel, mayor of the City of Kenai; and Peter Micciche, mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough