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.

15 Apr 2015

Corps of Engineers partners with Punahou JROTC to clean up Waikiki Beach as part of Earth Month 2015

More than 40 volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with local JROTC students and others to clean up Waikiki Beach April 11 as part of Earth Month 2015.

14 Apr 2015

Far East District hosts 53rd Chief of Engineers

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Chief of Engineers, paid a visit to the Far East District April 8 as part of a weeklong stop in the Republic of Korea.