25 May 2012

Army Corps Completes FUDS Cleanup at Edoni Site

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, announced today that the Edoni Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) cleanup on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has been successfully completed.

14 May 2012

Col. Degidio receives Korean name

Col. Donald E. Degidio, Jr., Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District, was conferred with a Korean name May 10 during a ceremony at the Korea Ministry of National Defense.

10 May 2012

Corps of Engineers Joins ABMC, VA and DLNR to Break Ground for the Vietnam Pavilions Project at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl

Leaders from the Corps of Engineers joined officials from the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and others to break ground for the new Vietnam Pavilions Project at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on May 9.

4 May 2012

DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation and Corps of Engineers to Terminate Navigation Improvement Project for Ma`alaea Small Boat Harbor

Based on careful consideration of the implementation costs, regulatory requirements and other concerns expressed by the community, the navigation improvement project for the Ma`alaea Small Boat Harbor has been terminated by the project sponsors. The project involved investigation of harbor improvements to address navigational safety and surge-related problems in Ma`alaea Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) was the Federal sponsor, and the State of Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) was the non-Federal sponsor.

24 Apr 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 565th Engineering Detachment Deploys to Afghanistan

The Honolulu District-based 565th Engineer Detachment, Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance (FEST-A) held a Deployment Casing Ceremony April 24 at Fort Shafter’s Palm Circle to mark its official deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.

18 Apr 2012

Corps of Engineers joins City and County of Honolulu and Community Members to Celebrate Earth Day 2012

Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with the City and County of Honolulu and other concerned citizens to participate in Honolulu’s Earth Day 2012 Mauka to Makai Clean Water Expo, April 14.