New: Afghanistan Volunteer Opportunities
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (POD and
NWD) is inviting Corps employees,
those of other federal agencies, and those
from the private sector to consider serving
their country as a civilian in the
Afghanistan Engineer District. Important
work is being conducted to rebuild that
nation's infrastructure and a variety of
specialties are required.
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U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Division has a new
commander |
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Col. (P) Mark Yenter, the new Commander and Division Engineer
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean
Division, holds the unit colors during a change of command
ceremony on Palm Circle, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, July 29.
Yenter became the Division’s 28th commander.
From left to right, Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, U.S. Army
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, Col. (P) Mark Yenter, incoming Division Commander,
Brig. Gen. John Peabody, outgoing Division Commander and Mr.
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FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Pacific Ocean Division has a new commander and division
engineer.
Col. (P) Mark W. Yenter became the Division’s 28th
commander during a ceremony presided over by Lt. Gen. Robert
Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers July 29 on Palm Circle at Fort
Shafter, Hawaii. Yenter replaces Brig. Gen. John Peabody
who has been reassigned as Commander and Division Engineer,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lakes and Rivers Division in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Prior to coming to Hawaii as the Division Commander, Col.
(P) Yenter was Chief of Staff, G-3-5-7, Headquarters, U.S. Army
Headquarters in Washington D.C.
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Workshop plans earthquake disaster response - cold
weather
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Maj. David Carter, Geospacial
Operations Officer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Engineering Infrastructure Intelligence Reachback Center,
demonstrates the IKE infrastructure assessment tool on Camp
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FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska --Forty-four
years have passed since the most powerful earthquake ever
recorded in North America shook southern Alaska. Though
extreme weather conditions, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions,
avalanches, mudslides and wildfires are all potential
threats to Alaskans, the greatest danger is another major
earthquake.
Geologists from the U.S.
Geologic Survey have determined that shallow faults in the
Anchorage area could produce much stronger shaking than
occurred during the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake in
Southcentral Alaska.
Such an earthquake would
leave communities without heat, which could result in
extensive loss of life during the winter.
In the continuing objective
of preparedness, representatives from the Pacific Ocean
Division, Alaska District and other organizations within
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sponsored a cold weather
response workshop Jan. 23-24 at Fort Richardson’s Camp
Denali to revalidate lessons learned from past cold weather
exercises.
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Ministry of National Defense Exchange Training builds
bridges between Republic of Korea and U.S. Forces Korea
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Those who participated in the training course posed
for a group photo in front of the Far East District
headquarters building.
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SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District hosted a Republic
of Korea Ministry of National Defense Exchange Training
course at the FED compound, February 11-29. This annual
training program began in 1985 and has served to strengthen
the enduring relationship between MND and FED engineers.
During this
training a total of 11 students from various ROK military
and government agencies spent three weeks learning about the
District’s organization, business procedures and processes.
The training covered the District’s project execution
operations including planning, design, construction,
environmental programs, contracting, safety and project
management.
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USACE Leadership Development
Program
Need Information on the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers (USACE) Leadership
Development Program?
The USACE Leadership Development Program develops
leaders at all levels of our organization, provides a consistent
set of leadership tools throughout the region, and exposes
individuals to leadership opportunities.
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District Web Sites
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IN
THE NEWS
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POD
Regional Mentorship Program
Mentoring is a powerful tool for personal and professional development.
POD's mentoring program seeks to improve individual performance,
retention, morale, personal/professional development, and career
progression. Click
here
to access an easy online application process for Mentors and
Associates (those to be mentored). Consider a mentoring partnership as
an effective one-on-one strategy that can significantly contribute to
your career development.
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Alaska District wins two national level Air Force
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, received two national level awards
from the United States Air Force in a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on
August 3. The Alaska District competed with federal design and
construction agencies throughout the world for these awards.
The Alaska District won the Design
Through Construction Agent of the Year award for delivering the Pacific
Air Forces’ program on time, in excess of the quality required, and
within cost. The District was cited for awarding Air Force military
construction projects totaling $97 million and executing a design
workload worth $188 million.
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Army Corps,
American Samoa dedicate "Samoan Stone" shoreline protection |
TUTUILA, American Samoa
-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District,
Vatia Village and American Samoa government officials held a dedication
ceremony in mid-February for the completion of the $1.419 million Vatia
Bay Shoreline Protection project.
“We are proud to open this new vital shoreline protection
project for American Samoa,” said Tony Paresa, Honolulu District deputy
District Engineer for Programs and Project Management.
“The
project clearly provides outstanding shoreline protection.”
According to American
Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono the project is, “a fulfillment of another
commitment by this administration to the people of American Samoa to
provide safe and adequate shoreline protection to prevent road erosion
due and undermining high wave actions.”
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Regulatory Appeals
Looking for information pertaining to Regulatory Appeals?
The Corps of
Engineers has an administrative appeal process whereby
applicants and landowners may appeal denied permits, issued
permits that contain requirements that are unacceptable to the
applicant, or jurisdictional determinations. The Status and
disposition of appeals in the Pacific Ocean Division is shown
here.
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If you would like to print a
13x19 inch poster of the above image click here to download a PDF
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WELCOME
This is the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division's World Wide Web site
This website has been
established as a means of providing the public, our customers,
stakeholders, employees, and other interested persons, general
and basic information about the
Division,
our organization,
missions,
visions and
activities.
This site is also intended
to serve as a convenient method for electronically distributing
a variety of forms,
appeals information,
news
and photographs
to individuals and organizations desiring them.
If you would like to comment on this site,
or if you have any specific suggestions on how we can improve
this site, we would appreciate hearing from you. Simply utilized
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Comments
and Contact
links in the left hand column.
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DID
YOU KNOW ....
Corps personnel prepare year-round so they are ready to respond
quickly and effectively when disasters strike. The Corps maintains
43 Planning and Response Teams, stationed around the country to
facilitate a rapid response to any disaster, no matter where it
occurs. These teams continually conduct disaster response training
simulations. Corps personnel also participate in regional training
exercises with other agencies.
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