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SPD Awarded USACE FY2023 Chief of Engineer’s Safety Award
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is clear on its prioritization of safety describing USACE as a “world class engineering organization” that embodies a culture of safety. The Corps of Engineers even defines “winning” as safely delivering quality projects...
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SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - Sacramento Weir Widening Project Video: Walls for the new fish passage are taking shape, and the new weir foundations are rising. Explore the latest advancements on the Sacramento Weir Widening Project in their new video!
Explore the latest advancements on the Sacramento Weir Widening Project in their new video! An aerial image looking south at the new weir and vehicle bridge, and fish passage structure, part of the Sacramento Weir Widening Project along the west...
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - USACE-Albuquerque District welcomes 39th commander
The new commander of the Albuquerque District, Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, holds the USACE flag after receiving it from South Pacific Division Commander Col. James Handura during the change of command ceremony in Albuquerque, N.M., July 18, 2024.
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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - Community donates time during National Public Lands Day
Volunteers gather during a National Public Lands Day event Sept. 28 at Sepulveda Basin in Los Angeles. During the event, in further collaboration with the California Native Plant Society and the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society, volunteers...
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  • November

    David Gatterman, left, SSCAFCA executive engineer, and Lt. Col. Matthew Miller, Albuquerque District commander, sign the PPA, Oct. 8, 2024.

    District, SSCFCA sign Project Partnership Agreement to protect Rio Grande water

    The Albuquerque District signed a Project Partnership Agreement with the Southern Sandoval County Flood Control Authority to provide federal support for a project in Rio Rancho, N.M., designed to protect Rio Grande water.

  • October

    This is a computerized graphic of an island with numerous types of trees and bushes on it in front of a gabion (rock wall) and a concrete seawall in front of the ocean.

    San Francisco District planning team applies nature-based solutions to Roi-Namur recovery efforts

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District’s knowledge of and push for Engineering with Nature principles and designs reached a new high as the district’s EWN expertise jumped an ocean all the way to Roi-Namur, the second largest island of the Kwajalein Atoll in the western central Pacific Ocean. It’s part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and it lies 2,100 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu and about 4,200 nautical miles southwest of San Francisco. On Oct. 11, a San Francisco District project development team submitted its preliminary EWN and non-EWN design plans to protect facilities against large waves to the USACE Honolulu District to present to the U.S. Army Garrison – Kwajalein Atoll and U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command.
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    Sacramento District celebrates 95TH anniversary with traditional military ball

    On March 11, 1929, General Order No. 2 was signed by the former Chief of Engineers, Lt. Col. Robert
  • Three Titan I missiles are shown atop their launch bays.

    Cold War Cleanup

    It's been nearly 60 years since the Titan I project was abandoned, but remnants of a bygone era remain. While the 160-foot-deep silos can be easily located by their concrete and steel covers bulging above the surface, the presence of the chlorinated solvent trichloroethene (TCE) is less apparent. USACE is working with the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and property owners to clean up contaminants at the former Department of Defense location through its Formerly Used Defense Sites program.

  • Volunteers help improve Albuquerque District lakes on National Public Lands Day

    More than 85 volunteers participated in events at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Albuquerque District lakes in observance of National Public Lands Day, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

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