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  • Construction division moves to Humphreys

    The majority of the district’s construction division employees are set to move to U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys by Oct. 15. The move coincides with a ramping up of construction at the garrison, part of the United States Forces Korea’s Yongsan Relocation Plan (YRP), the largest base relocation program in the Department of Defense.

  • Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick provides update on Asia-Pacific region

    U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick recently spoke to correspondents at the Washington Foreign Press Center about U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operations in the Asia/Pacific region.

  • Army Corps, Sumo-Nan, Inc. re-open renovated UEPH for Tripler Troop Command Soldiers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, Tripler Army Medical Center and contractor Sumo-Nan, Inc. officials opened a renovated Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing (UEPH/Building 104) May 30 during a blessing and maile lei untying ceremony. The upgraded UEPH will house Companies A, B and D of the Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Troop Command.

  • Students test engineering skills in earthquake challenge

    Shake, rattle and roll. No, it’s not the Elvis Presley song, it’s the way Far East District engineers graded students during an earthquake tower challenge at Seoul American Middle School.

  • Tour opens students' eyes to life as an engineer

    Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Camp Casey elementary school on U.S. Army Garrison Red Cloud toured the Far East District compound Friday, May 16, to see what a day in the life of an engineer is all about. District engineers gave students an overview in geotechnical, environmental and sustainability in engineering, as well as a tour of the materials testing laboratory and surveying technology.

  • Camp Carroll facility uses unique construction method

    A new, safer, quicker and cleaner way to mold concrete walls and floors is being used on Far East District construction projects.