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SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION - Col. James Handura takes Command of South Pacific Division
BAY MODEL CENTER - Sausalito, Calif. - Brigadier Gen. John Pippy, deputy chief of engineers for National Guard Affairs, hands over the flag to incoming USACE South Pacific Division commander, Col. James Handura, during an Assumption of Command...
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SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION - South Pacific Division sees record year for contracting dollars
The South Pacific Division wrapped up Fiscal Year 2023 with a record $2.3 billion in contracts awarded across its four districts.
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ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT participates in job expo, hires several new employees
The US Army Civilian Careers booths at the job expo at the 2023 League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention & Exposition, Aug. 2, 2023. The job expo was held at the Albuquerque Convention Center. More than 20 federal...
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SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - USACE installs temporary pumps to alleviate seepage at Isabella Lake
A temporary pump at the base of the auxiliary dam, part of Isabella Dam in Lake Isabella, California, Oct. 5, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District installed the pump Oct. 2 to increase the capacity of the existing pump system...
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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - Corps signs partnership agreement with Great Minds in STEM
Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton (left), and Juan Rivera, chairman of the board for GMIS signs the agreement as other senior leaders from both the Corps and GMIS observe.
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  • December

    2023 Map of potential restoration near Painted Rock Dam near Gila Bend Arizona.

    Agencies team up for public meeting on marsh restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a public meeting for the Painted Rock Marsh Restoration project Oct. 18 at the Gila Bend Library in Gila Bend, Arizona.
  • Thomas Liu, who lost his house in the Aug. 8, 2023, Hawaiʻi Wildfires in Kula, Maui, sits next to some plants that survived the fire, Nov. 24, 2023. Liu was one of the first property owners in Kula to have their property cleared of the fire-related debris through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers debris removal program.

    Kula wildfire survivor shares debris removal experience

    KULA, Maui, Hawaiʻi, -- After losing everything in the Aug. 8, 2023, Hawaiʻi Wildfire, Thomas Liu decided to rebuild in Maui’s upcountry where he retired in the 2000s. “I want to share my story, so people in the future won't be afraid to look for help from FEMA and the Corps of Engineers,” said Liu.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, center, along with leaders and representatives from the Gila River Indian Community, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, pose for a picture after signing a project partnership agreement Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. The agreement represents the first solar-over-canal project of its kind in the United States.

    Gila River Indian Community, LA District sign historic agreement

    Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker signed a project partnership agreement during a ceremony Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

  • November

    Col. Andrew Baker, Los Angeles District commander, left of center, addresses the more than 200 community members in attendance at the Orange County Conference Center in Santa Ana, California, during the Nov. 6 public meeting for the Santiago Creek flood-risk management project.

    Hundreds gather at Santiago Creek public meeting to receive update, ask questions about project

    More than 200 community members gathered Nov. 6 to let their voices be heard on the proposed Santiago Creek flood-risk management project during a public meeting at the Orange County Conference Center in Santa Ana, California.
  • A dozer drives down a raised earthen dike

    Wave of Construction Kicks Off at Folsom Dam

    Folsom Dam is not just one structure; it’s made up of a main dam, two wing dams (left and right), the Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam, and the eight dikes. Dike 8 was the first of all this infrastructure to be raised 3.5 feet, but far from the last. All of these components are scheduled to undergo a similar raise by 2027.
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