21 Dec 2015

Far East District partnership teaches hands-on engineering tools

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District continued its partnership with Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) Korea promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with its third annual earthquake tower challenge competition Dec. 16 at Seoul American Middle School.

21 Dec 2015

USACE Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations visits Japan

With more than half of the 1,633 acres that is Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan under construction right now, many community members feel like the entire installation is one huge construction site.

3 Dec 2015

1st government-to-government partnership helps build critical infrastructure in Bangladesh

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District is helping to ‘pave the way’ in Bangladesh by assisting with the construction of roads, market places and irrigation projects.

25 Nov 2015

Commander receives Korean name

The Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance Friendship Association presented a Korean name to Col. Stephen H. Bales, commander and district engineer of the Far East District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at a ceremony at the Korea Ministry of National Defense on Nov. 19.

19 Nov 2015

Volunteers join kimchi-making effort

Volunteers from the Far East District joined members of the Seoul Jung-gu Saemaul Women’s Club to make kimchi for the area’s needy and elderly families Nov. 18.

5 Nov 2015

Student gets grounded in geotechnical engineering

Kelly Wun, a high school senior, had a chance to learn directly from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District employees at the district compound in Seoul on Nov. 5.