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.

24 Jun 2015

Humanitarian assistance projects provide disaster reief in Nepal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently completed two humanitarian assistance construction projects that are now providing critical support services to the population of Kathmandu, Nepal, in the wake of the deadly earthquakes that struck in April and May.

9 Jun 2015

A growing partnership blossoming in "The Land of the Blue Sky"

Instructors from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) worked side-by-side with leaders from the Mongolian Ministry of Environment, Green Development, & Tourism (MEGDT) and the Mongolian University of Science & Technology (MUST) April 20-24 as part of a continuing effort to aide Mongolia as they develop their national water resource management strategies.

1 Jun 2015

Corps employee brings decades of experiene from South Korea to Alaska

From Los Angeles to Anchorage with international stops in between, this new district employee brings seasoned engineering expertise from around the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and private industry.

19 May 2015

Engineering is elementary

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District and Department of Defense Dependents (DoDDS) Schools Korea partnered together for the third year in a row to support activities in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field this April.

7 May 2015

Tough conditions no match for test well remediation

Numb fingertips and toes; frozen beards and eyelashes; and an ice road sound like something out of a major film. However, there were no video cameras rolling as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District conducted an environmental cleanup project in the tundra-covered foothills of the Brooks Range.