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

Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources and USACE Strengthen Alliance

Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today. The signing ceremony formalizes a commitment for the exchange of technical knowledge, enhanced capacity building, and mutual collaboration. This partnership is a significant step forward in addressing Thailand’s complex water challenges, which include a yearly cycle of devastating floods and debilitating droughts.

Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources and USACE Strengthen Alliance

Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today. The signing ceremony formalizes a commitment for the exchange of technical knowledge, enhanced capacity building, and mutual collaboration. This partnership is a significant step forward in addressing Thailand’s complex water challenges, which include a yearly cycle of devastating floods and debilitating droughts.

Thailand’s Office of National Water Resources and USACE Strengthen Alliance

Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today. The signing ceremony formalizes a commitment for the exchange of technical knowledge, enhanced capacity building, and mutual collaboration. This partnership is a significant step forward in addressing Thailand’s complex water challenges, which include a yearly cycle of devastating floods and debilitating droughts.

565th FEST-A Phillipines

FIELD FORCE ENGINEERS LEADING THE WAY IN THE PACIFIC The 565TH Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance focused its efforts on the development and submission of design concepts and route reconnaissance for various Philippine projects. They also traveled to Luzon and Palawan locations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command infrastructure priorities and site visits to assess logistics movements capabilities within the region.

565th FEST-A Phillipines

FIELD FORCE ENGINEERS LEADING THE WAY IN THE PACIFIC The 565TH Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance focused its efforts on the development and submission of design concepts and route reconnaissance for various Philippine projects. They also traveled to Luzon and Palawan locations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command infrastructure priorities and site visits to assess logistics movements capabilities within the region.

565th FEST-A Phillipines

FIELD FORCE ENGINEERS LEADING THE WAY IN THE PACIFIC The 565TH Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance focused its efforts on the development and submission of design concepts and route reconnaissance for various Philippine projects. They also traveled to Luzon and Palawan locations in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command infrastructure priorities and site visits to assess logistics movements capabilities within the region.

POD and POH leaders visit projects on Kaua'i

Pacific Oean Division and Honolulu District leaders visit projects on Kaua'i.

Biggerstaff and Ridilla visit POH projects on Kaua'i

Mr. Peter Ridilla, Pacific Ocean Division program director and Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff, Honolulu District commander visit projects on Kaua'i.

Goetz visits POH projects on Kaua'i

Brig. Gen. Joseph "Clete" Goetz visits Honolulu District's projects on Kaua'i. Carri Hessman, Acting Chief, Civil and Public Works Branch receives a Pacific Ocean Division coin from Goetz for work well done.

Goetz visits POH projects on Kaua'i

Brig. Gen. Joseph "Clete" Goetz visits Honolulu District's projects on Kaua'i.Lorayne Shimabuku, O&M program manager receives a Pacific Ocean Division coin from Goetz for work well done.

Engineers enhance Pacific readiness

Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) Yokota Resident Office, pose for a photo with the last structural beam to be installed in the currently-under construction Corrosion Control Hangar, during a Topping Out ceremony, October 3rd, 2025. A topping-out ceremony is a long-standing construction tradition signifying that the final structural beam has been placed atop a building’s frame. The milestone symbolizes progress, safety, and teamwork among the project’s engineers, contractors, and partners as construction moves from heavy structural work into interior and systems installation. Courtesy photo provided by Gilbane Japan.

Photos of Job Order Contract construction site.

UPDATE: $1.6 Million USAG Humphreys Command Group Renovation Continues

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District (USACE FED) is currently executing project 520595, which is a $1.6 million renovation of the first and third floors to accommodate the USAG Humphreys Command Group.

Smart Rivers 2025 Conference

Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined global experts, government officials, and industry leaders at the Smart Rivers 2025 Conference in Memphis to share innovations and strengthen collaboration on inland waterways. MG Kelly, MG Peeples, and Mr. Jose Sanchez represented USACE, engaging with international partners including the Mekong River Commission to explore future cooperation. These partnerships directly support U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command priorities by advancing resilience, sustainability, and regional security across the Indo-Pacific. By working together, we ensure waterways remain safe, reliable, and vital for communities at home and with our allies abroad.

Smart Rivers 2025 Conference

Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined global experts, government officials, and industry leaders at the Smart Rivers 2025 Conference in Memphis to share innovations and strengthen collaboration on inland waterways. MG Kelly, MG Peeples, and Mr. Jose Sanchez represented USACE, engaging with international partners including the Mekong River Commission to explore future cooperation. These partnerships directly support U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command priorities by advancing resilience, sustainability, and regional security across the Indo-Pacific. By working together, we ensure waterways remain safe, reliable, and vital for communities at home and with our allies abroad.

USACE celebrates completion of Dutch Harbor Channels Project

Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Dutch Harbor Channels Project in the community of Unalaska on Sep. 2. He joined Vincent Tutiakoff, mayor of Unalaska, Bil Homka, city manager, and members of the City Council to celebrate the critical milestone at the harbor.

Command Sgt. Maj. Zachary Plummer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pacific Ocean Division assists the street team of the City and Borough of Juneau to repair a temporary flood protection barrier along the Mendenhall River

Command Sgt. Maj. Zachary Plummer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Pacific Ocean Division assists the street team of the City and Borough of Juneau to repair a temporary flood protection barrier along the Mendenhall River after a tree strike at Diamond Park. USACE provided critical support to the community of Juneau by providing temporary barriers to protect infrastructure and human safety before the annual glacial lake outburst flood from Mendenhall Glacier. (Photo by Nahaku Mcfadden, USACE – Pacific Ocean Division)

Alaska District staff gather data after flood event in Mendenhall Valley

The Alaska District’s Olivia Jobin, hydraulic engineer and levee safety program manager, Mike Records, civil engineer, James Sauceda, chief of the Engineering Division, and Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, commander of the Alaska District, discuss the team’s data gathering work along the Mendenhall River on Aug. 14. Information taken from this year’s flood event will inform a technical study at the site for a potential long-term project. (Photo by Nahaku McFadden, USACE – Pacific Ocean Division)

USACE Team Tours Renovation of Historic Army Theatre

Moving the Maui wildfire debris from the temporary disposal site to the permanent site.

August 8, 2025 is the 2nd Anniversary of the Maui Wildfires

BG Goetz and Alaska District team visits runway construction at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson

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)

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.