10/2/2012
Leaders and staff from the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, participated in a STEM Roundtable at Dallas’ Townview School of Science and Engineering on Sept. 28, discussing one-on-one with students and faculty the importance of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
10/2/2012
Poe and Boorse, along with retired Staff Sgt. William Bighouse and former U.S. Marine Cpl. Cody E. Hammer, took part in a wounded warrior alligator hunt hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Pineywoods Ecosystem Project and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District’s Town Bluff Project Office.
9/25/2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operations Center began closely tracking Hurricane Isaac, about a week before the storm actually made landfall as its predicted path became clearer. In advance of the storm making landfall, USACE had alerted several of its Planning and Response Teams even prepositioning them on the ground in the areas that were expected to be impacted by Isaac.
9/25/2012
After more than 14 years of investigative and cleanup activities, the former Marion Engineer Depot in Marion, Ohio, is deemed environmentally restored and No Further Action is necessary. The environmental remediation process followed the federal Comprehensive Environmental Restoration Compensation and Liability Act for Formerly Used Defense Sites.
9/25/2012
ERDC Deputy Commander Maj. Thomas Clair is a proven Tough Mudder after recently placing in the top five percent of the grueling 10-plus mile challenge at Vermont's Mount Snow.
According to the Tough Mudder Web site, http://toughmudder.com/, their competition is "probably the toughest event on the planet.