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

2026 Senior Leadership Seminar and Regional Governance Week

Col. Chris Crary, deputy commander for USACE Pacific Ocean Division and Col. Patrick Biggs, commander, Japan Engineer District discuss the projects at Yokota Air Base to build a Air Force Special Operations Command 3-Bay Hangar and Aircraft Maintenance Unit Facility.

2026 Senior Leadership Seminar and Regional Governance Week

Brig. Gen. Joseph "Clete" Goetz coins and thanks members of the Japan Engineer District for a job well done.

2026 Senior Leadership Seminar and Regional Governance Week

Col. Victor Trujillo, commander USACE Alaska District reviews the the projects at Yokota Air Base to build a Air Force Special Operations Command 3-Bay Hangar and Aircraft Maintenance Unit Facility.

USACE staff join Mendenhall effort from around the United States

In addition to Downing (second from right), multiple staff from other USACE districts across the country are contributing on-ground to the Mendenhall effort. Construction oversight, flood response engineering and emergency management are each supported by USACE employees from outside Alaska.

Japanese engineers discussing water resource challenges

Channeling Progress, Building Futures: USACE, Japan MLIT Strengthen Partnership via Tunneling and Water Management Exchange

In a world where complex water resource challenges demand innovative and resilient solutions, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) convened in Tokyo from May 19-21, 2026, for their 17th technical exchange.

USACE Engineer faces group during morning roll call.

USACE Temporary Emergency Power Deploys to Saipan in Response to Typhoon Sinlaku

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Honolulu District’s Power Planning and Response Team's morning safety and mission brief meeting. They are here to install temporary emergency power to critical facilities throughout the island of Saipan. USACE is working with local officials and FEMA to assess and install emergency generators in the wake of Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

A Soldier in a red hard hat is seen standing on a ladder hammering in a nail for a support beam that is being used for a temporary roof.

Temporary Roofing operations

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 797th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC) install temporary roofing on homes in Kagman, Saipan, May 10, 2026, following damage caused by Super Typhoon Sinlaku. Temporary Roofing operations help protect homes from additional weather impacts while supporting residents during ongoing recovery efforts across the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. USACE continues to work with DOW assets along with the CNMI government and FEMA to respond and assist in the recovery efforts after Typhoon Sinlaku struck the area in early April. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Christopher Rosario)

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.

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)

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.