23 Jul 2015

District offers college students a distinct engineering and cultural experience

The Far East District is hosting interns for the 15th year as the partnership with the Advancing Minorities interest in Engineering (AMIE) Program continues. Three students from historically black colleges are getting hands on experience in all aspects of engineering.

17 Jul 2015

Corps of Engineers welcomes Brooks as 27th Alaska District commander

After three years as the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District, Col. Christopher Lestochi relinquished his duties to Col. Michael Brooks during a July 16 change of command ceremony.

14 Jul 2015

New Kunsan resident engineer relishes his new role

The new resident engineer at the Kunsan resident office brings a wealth of experience and a team oriented attitude to his new role. Chris Martin officially became the resident engineer at Kunsan on June 14.

13 Jul 2015

All-Army triathlete's skills founded in preparation

Underneath his quiet and cool demeanor, 1st Lt. Marcus Farris is ready to be unleashed on race days. A disciplined athlete, he has trained for many hours to represent and compete as a member of the All-Army Triathlon team.

26 Jun 2015

Corps park rangers share passion for outdoors, flood mitigation

Much like the Chena River snaking through the heart of downtown Fairbanks, a passion for the outdoors flows through the veins of the park rangers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project. The two are contributing members of a team overseeing 20,000 acres of multipurpose public land.

24 Jun 2015

Local intern quickly becomes integral part of the team at southern resident office

Gu Gui-young, a senior at Yeungnam University majoring in materials science and engineering and an intern at the Far East District’s (FED) southern resident office since March, is taking advantage of her time at FED by learning new skills and the American way of life.