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Gulf Region Division's South District Volunteer Opportunities
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting Corps employees, those of other federal agencies, and those from the private sector to consider serving our country as a civilian in GRD's South District.
Important work is being conducted to rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and a variety of specialties are required.
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| Wildlife conservation efforts at Canton Lake go to the dogs |
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To many, they are watchable wildlife. To some, they are a nuisance. They have been the subject of a polarizing public debate for many years. To the residents of Canton, Okla., they are a renowned attraction that adds year-round value to the recreational experience at the lake. They were the prime topic of discussion at the public information meetings held in Canton for the proposed construction improvements to the dam at the lake. "They" are the prair ...
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| Hispanic Program Manager honored at conference |
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Gina Arteche, Real Estate Division, was recently appointed manager of Tulsa District's Hispanic Employment Program. She attended her first Corps of Engineers Hispanic Training Workshop and Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation Conference in Houston, Texas, in October.
Arteche had served on the planning committee for the workshop, shadowing Diane Fortelka, Resource Management Chief. The October meeting was the fifth annual worksho ...
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| Combined forces recover cars from lake |
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Last December, a deer hunter found a partially submerged vehicle in Kerr Lake near the Sallisaw Creek Park area. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's office determined that the vehicle was only partially submerged because there were several others underneath it! The stolen vehicles had been pushed off a 30-foot bluff. Removing those vehicles has been a challenge that has taken most of a year to accomplish.
At first, the Corps ensured environmental and navigat ...
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| Tulsa District works Hurricane Ike recovery |
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It was a dark and stormy night . . . Actually, it was a very stormy night on Sept. 12, 2008, when Hurricane Ike arrived, bearing down on the densely populated areas of Houston and Galveston.
That night and many nights before, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was on high alert and planning its recovery mission that would follow the huge hurricane.
One of the primary recovery missions assigned to the Corps by the Federal Emergency Management A ...
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| Rack 'Em and Stack 'Em the Army Way |
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The U.S. Army has initiated some "extreme changes" in the way it is doing military construction, and the Corps of Engineers is at the helm leading these changes. But in order to move quickly and meet the needs of today's ever-changing mission requirements, the Corps has adapted the civil sector's modular construction techniques.
Recently Tulsa District was tasked to prepare the site and build a complete battalion-sized facility with housing and ...
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| Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas on Veterans Day |
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will waive all day use fees for veterans, active, reserve and guard service members and their families at its recreation areas nationwide on Nov. 11.
"It is our intent to honor and support the men and women who have served our nation in the armed services," said Steve Stockton, director of Civil Works for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. "We chose this occasion to encourage our veterans, active dut ...
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Mr.
Jim McCoy, RETURNED from Kirkuk, Iraq
Ms.
Robin Parks, RETURNED from Gulf Region South, Iraq
Ms.
Lisa Lawson, RETURNED from Mosul, Iraq
Ms.
Diedrie Hurd, serving in Kabul, Afghanistan
Mr.
Patrick Mclaughlan, serving in Iraq
Ms.
Georgia Lewis, RETURNED from Iraq
Ms.
Vicky Wilkinson, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr.
Russell Holeman, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Ms.
Melissa George, serving in Iraq
Maj.
Lora Carroll, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr.
Victor Sears, RETURNED from Afghanistan
Mr.
George Lumley,
serving in northern Afghanistan
Mr. Dan McPherson, serving in Afghanistan
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