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.

29 Apr 2015

Corps employee saves canine from watery demise

Her strength dwindled with every second while holding her body out of the freezing water. The spring walk alongside a local river seemed to be her last.

19 Apr 2015

Corps constructs new mechanized materials handling system at Yokota Air Base

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District recently completed construction of a new Mechanized Materials Handling System (MMHS) as part of the Western Pacific Transportation Facility on Yokota Air Base, Japan. The MMHS, which supports the 730th Air Mobility Squadron, is one of only three fully-automated systems Department of Defense-wide (DOD), used to receive, house, sort, package, and ship cargo throughout the world.

16 Apr 2015

Honolulu District celebrates 110th anniversary of founding

Led by Honolulu District Commander, Lt. Col. Christopher W. Crary, and his wife Maria, more than 20 District teammates and their friends and partners hiked to Makapu’u Lighthouse at sunrise on April 13 to celebrate the 110th anniversary of the District’s founding.