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December, 2008

Ordnance cleanup mission changes in Iraq

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has accomplished its mission of mobile ordnance cleanup in Iraq, and will now move operations to a stationary location near Baghdad.

USACE engineer manages projects worth millions

Jim Marple, an engineer in Gulf Region Division, manages projects in excess of $325 million, and develops future projects valued above $828 million.

Three women bring drinking water to Fadiliya

Residents in a southern Iraqi city will soon receive more drinking water thanks to three women with remarkable stories.

249th Engineer Battalion activates C Company

There are many kinds of perfect storms. The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) rode out a "perfect storm" of missions in September.

New border fence tames 'wild West'

The border fence crosses the Imperial Sand Dunes near Yuma, Arizona.

Military construction at Ft. Belvoir 'mind-blowing'

Atlay Brown, an administrative assistant on the Southwestern Division regional integration team, has worked in Headquarters for 32 years, but she visited her first U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction site on Nov. 7.

Washington, D.C., gets its water from USACE

Few people, even in the nation’s capital, realize that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides all the drinking water in Washington, D.C. Tom Jacobus does. He’s the man in charge of the Washington Aqueduct.

Tugboat burns, USACE boat crew assists rescue

Quick response and perfectly executed team work by the U.S. Coast Guard and New England District’s Cape Cod Canal team saved the lives of a crew whose tugboat caught fire in Cape Cod waters.

TF SAFE improves electrical safety in Iraq

TF SAFE improves electrical safety in Iraq.

Permafrost tunnel is a window into the past

About 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of Fairbanks, Alaska, in the old gold mining town of Fox, sits a refrigerated passageway to the past. This "time machine" is an underground tunnel into 44,000-year-old permafrost (permanently frozen soil).

USACE park rangers perform many roles

Maybe it’s the joy of helping people, the challenge of working outdoors, or just wearing the Smoky Bear hat. Whatever the pull, many have had the dream of being a park ranger.

Leader's Ledger

This past year has been exciting with our historical workload in civil works, military programs, and R&D.

HR Corner

SES programs, demanding, competitive

Civil Works finances audited, earn top grade

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received an "unqualified opinion" for fiscal 2008 civil works finances.

Commentary

Families come to lakes owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers every day for outings of all kinds. My brother calls such family outings "makin’ memories."

Army values guide 50 Years of federal service

Harry Kim is the living embodiment of those values as demonstrated by deeds. He has embraced these values and set the standard throughout his 50 years of service, 19 of those with Far East District.

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