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  • October

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project manager Trevor Snyder, foreground, briefs an early morning assembly of law enforcement, social services and community partners before the start of the two-week project, Sept. 27, in Whittier, California. The Corps cleared about 120 acres of riverbank.

    Corps river and creek cleanup project removes 575 tons of debris

    Work began daybreak on Sept. 27 in San Jose Creek. Contractors hauled trash, shopping carts, bundles of Arundo donax reeds used to build campsites, abandoned vehicles, propane tanks and gasoline cans from abandoned illegal campsites. Scores of big dumpsters were filled and refilled until the last semi pulled away.

  • February

    Pictured is an artist rendering of the Joint Simulation Environment facility at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Officials broke ground for the facility during a Feb. 18 ceremony at the base. The $34.4-million-dollar project is slated for completion by the end of August 2022.

    Corps joins Air Force to break ground on simulation facility at Edwards AFB

    Senior officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, alongside Air Force officials, helped break ground on a $34.4-million Joint Simulation Environment facility Feb. 18 at Edwards Air Force Base.

  • December

    From left to right, David Van Dorpe, LA District’s deputy District engineer; Col. Julie Balten, LA District commander, and Edwards Air Force Base Fire Chief Timothy Johnson pose for a picture Dec. 15 at the new Flightline Fire Station at the base. The fire station, designed by I.E. Pacific, Inc., recently won the Facility Design Honor Award – the highest achievement – in the 2020 U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center Design Award Program. The Los Angeles District was the design agent for the facility. The new $44-million, 41,000-square-foot-facility replaced the old fire station, which was in service for more than 50 years.

    Edwards Air Force Base officials cut ribbon on new fire station, applaud Corps, contractor for award-winning design

    Edwards Air Force Base officials cut the ribbon on an award-winning airfield fire station Dec. 8 during an intimate, socially distanced ceremony at the base in California. The Flightline Fire Station, designed by I.E. Pacific, Inc., recently won the Facility Design Honor Award – the highest achievement – in the 2020 U.S. Air Force Civil Engineer Center Design Award Program. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District was the design agent for the facility.