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  • March

    This edition highlights partnership and collaboration, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #6. Content includes commentary from Ms. Stacey Brown, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Policy Division Chief, and highlights a variety of projects and initiatives across the enterprise.

    The Corps Environment February 2020

    This edition highlights partnership and collaboration, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #6. Content includes commentary from Ms. Stacey Brown, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Policy Division Chief, and highlights a variety of projects and initiatives across the enterprise.

  • Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

    For USACE Contractors, As the Director of Contracting for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and let you know that we are actively monitoring the situation in regards to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Attached is the guidance we received on planning for potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts.

  • October

    1st Lt. Johannes Olind (third from left) holds up a trophy for placing 3rd in the Mens 25-29 year old division at the Ironman triathlon in Hefei, China Oct. 16.

    1st Lt. Johannes Olind competes in Ironman triathlon in China

    1st Lt. Johannes Olind, Liaison officer at the Far East District’s Korea Program Relocation Office, competed in an Ironman triathlon in Hefei, China Oct. 16 placing third in the 25-29 age group and 69th overall.

  • June

    Maj. Gen. Mark W. Yenter, Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, (front center), Gene Ban, Programs Director for the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (front, second from right), Col. Stephen H. Bales, Far East District Commander (front, left), along with other members of the Far East District, pose for a photo during a tour of the medical and dental complex construction site at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys. Yenter is visiting the Republic of Korea to view construction progress on the Korea Relocation Program and to participate in the Eighth Army rehearsal of concept drill, which prepares units moving out of Seoul and areas near the Demilitarized Zone to the central hubs of Camp Humphreys and U.S. Army Garrison Daegu.

    VIPs visit Camp Humphreys

    Maj. Gen. Yenter visited the Republic of Korea to view construction progress on the Korea Relocation Program and to participate in the Eighth Army rehearsal of concept (ROC) drill. The ROC drill will prepare units for moving out of Seoul and areas near the Demilitarized Zone and into the central hubs of Camp Humphreys and U.S. Army Garrison Daegu.
  • Ka Young Shim, an Architect in Engineering Division’s Design Branch, was recently selected as the Far East District’s “Emerging Leader.” The emerging leader program is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative geared to develop employees’ leadership skills and future development. Here, Shim works with another FED employee at a STEM event, testing the load-bearing capacity of toothpick bridges designed and built by students at Seoul American Middle School.

    New Emerging Leader selected

    Ka Young Shim, an architect in Engineering Division’s Design Branch, was recently selected as the Far East District’s “Emerging Leader.” The emerging leader program is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative geared to develop employees’ leadership skills and future development.

  • May

    Employees of the Far East District Resource Management Office showcase their DoD Financial Management Certifications. Sitting: Chris Choi, LaShun Medlock. Standing: Robert Derrane, Haekyung Cho and Young Phoenix (Young Jin and Sgt. 1st Class Diomedes Tuazon were unavailable).

    FED team members earn crucial certifications

    All eligible employees of the Resource Management Office and the Internal Review Office have earned DoD Financial Management certifications, a mandatory requirement which began in July 2014 for eligible employees in the 500 series (Financial Management) as a condition of employment due by 2016.

  • April

    Col. Philip A. Keller, Col. Michael D. Nyenhuis and Lt. Col. Mitchell A. DeMarais were honored at a hosted dinner on Friday, April 22, 2016, which was presided over by Maj. Gen. James T. Walton, director of USFK Transformation and Restationing. Col. Nyenhuis holds his framed token of appreciation, standing between Maj. Gen. Walton (right) and Far East District commander Col. Stephen Bales (left).

    Trio retires at well-attended friendship event

    More than 300 people attended a hosted dinner honoring three retiring officers, Col. Philip A. Keller, Col. Michael D. Nyenhuis and Lt. Col. Mitchell A. DeMarais, on Friday, April 22, 2016. The event commemorated the three officers' over 95 years of combined service, and was presided over by Maj. Gen. James T. Walton, director of USFK Transformation and Restationing.
  • Col. Mick Nyenhuis (shown here, left) and his colleague Col. Phil Keller demonstrated principles of aerodynamics using a blow dryer, golf balls and ping pong balls.

    Humphreys Central Elementary students learn engineering principles through STEM

    Humphreys Central Elementary School students learned a bitabout how things work when volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FarEast District visited the school on April 19 as part of Science, Technology,Engineering and Math week.CampHumphreys STEM coordinator Jennifer Moore, a project manager with the FED, saidthis is the third year in a
  • A Japanese contractor explains how the ground is being prepared to support the planned structures on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate.

    Corps Pacific Ocean Division top enlisted Soldier reflects on visit to Japan

    Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate, the top enlisted Soldier in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pacific Ocean Division stepped foot on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan for the first time and, said she liked what she saw.
  • Kuniaki Nakamoto, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Resident Office engineer, center, explains the layout of the kitchens in the new rooms of the Kintai Inn to Commander Jeffrey Pfeil, Facilities commander and Lawrence Seeba, Iwakuni Resident Office resident engineer.

    Corps Construction projects designed for community improvement undergo final inspections

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office has readied several more new buildings for handover to Marine Corps Air Station directorates.

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