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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employee Alfonso Quintero, far left, answers a question posed by high school students, while Corps’ employees Raina Fulton, center, and Chadi Wahby, right, listen during John Muir High School’s Engineering and Environmental Science Academy Career Exploration Showcase Day Feb. 13 in Pasadena, California.

    Corps’ employees feel ‘sense of pride’ when talking to students during National Engineers Week

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees traveled to John Muir High School Feb. 13 to share their career experiences with students during the school’s Engineering Week.
  • Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. J. Michael Chavarria discusses the issues surrounding the devastation of the Pueblo’s tribal lands, as well as the Pueblo’s partnering relationship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nov. 9, 2018.

    The Forging of a Partnership

    The common phrase, “throw yourself into the fire” can be construed as having a negative connotation to some folks. However, in the case of Santa Clara Pueblo, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District partnership, this phrase sheds a positive light on how the two parties forged a strong, and mutually beneficial, relationship during, and after, five federally declared national disasters, in the aftermath of two New Mexico wildfires.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates National Engineers Week 2019

    National Engineers Week, sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers, coincides with the birthday of President George Washington -- America's first engineer. This observance calls attention to the contributions that engineers make to society. It is also a time to emphasize the importance of learning math, science, and technical skills.
  • Crowds start to gather Jan. 30 in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood prior to the start of “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. The event was a memorial tribute to Stan Lee, Marvel comic book writer, editor, publisher and Co-Creator, who died in November 2018. Lee was an Army veteran and former writer in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II.

    Military members pay tribute to Marvel comic book legend, Army veteran during Hollywood ceremony

    As a child, Maj. Scotty Autin loved reading Marvel comic books. One of his favorite characters was Gambit, a fictional quick-handed, card-playing thief from New Orleans. “Considering I’m from Louisiana, I was always drawn to Gambit,” said Autin, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District. “I read all the comics that featured him and watched the X-Men animated series just to see him. I remember as a 10-year-old, I would practice throwing playing cards just to be like him.” So when Autin was invited to participate in “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at The Creative Life, or TCL, Chinese Theatre, formerly known as Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, in Hollywood, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse.

  • Sacramento District engineer enjoys hands-on challenges of Corps work

    Please introduce yourselfMy name is Kellie Cochran. I was born and raised in Dillon, Colorado, a