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  • Corps promotes wetlands awareness to elementary students

    Hands were thrown upward toward the classroom ceiling when sixth-grade students answered whether they have visited Potter Marsh, Connors Bog or took a trip on the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail. These public recreational sites are either adjacent to waters of the United States or are local wetlands within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s regulatory program.

  • Knack for negotiating leads Soldier to military contracting

    In the early 1990s, a suspended driver’s license and roofing job were not going to support Master Sgt. Darnyell Parker’s future that was about to deliver a baby boy. Catching rides between home and work, and even walking at times, would lead the young Parker to a revelation that would set him on a path to excellence.

  • Building a bridge to an exciting engineering future

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District and Seoul American Middle School partnered for the second consecutive year to hold a toothpick bridge design competition.

  • Japan Engineer District completes Camp Fuji Hazardous Material Control Center

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, transferred the recently completed Camp Fuji Hazardous Material Control Center to the U.S. Marine Corps in Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 19, 2013 after a final inspection of the newly completed building.

  • District providing healthy water to customers for nearly 50 years

    Shelter, water, oxygen, food and sleep are the five basic survival needs of human beings. The Far East District provides two of those five needs as they supply not only shelter, but also an adequate and dependable supply of clean water to servicemembers in the Republic of Korea.

  • Honolulu District Celebrates 109th Anniversary of Founding and Unveils New District Coin with Hike to Makapu'u Lighthouse

    Led by Honolulu District Commander, Lt. Col. Thomas D. Asbery, over 30 District teammates and their friends and partners hiked to Makapu’u Lighthouse at sunrise on April 14 to celebrate the 109th anniversary of the District’s founding.