"X" marks the spot: showing the CG where the Corps ha been making a difference with clearing debris both residential and commericial.

COL Swenson, RFO commander receives input from a long-time resident of Lahaina.

Hawaii Wildfire Infographic on 8 Aug 2024

U.S. Army Col. Patrick Biggs accepts the passing of the colors from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division (USACE POD) Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Joseph “Clete” Goetz II, during a change of command ceremony at Camp Zama, Japan, July 19th, 2024. The ceremonial passing of the colors symbolizes Biggs’ assumption of command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (USACE JED) as the 23rd Commander of the District.

Lt. Col. Adrian Biggerstaff, incoming District Commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District, symbolically assumes command after receiving the unit colors from Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz II, Commanding General for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division in a July 10 ceremony aboard the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial.

Pacific Ocean Division's Change of Command June 13, 2024

On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District participated in a ceremony to recognize the start of construction for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, gathered alongside several stakeholders and political officials at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center and delivered remarks about the project’s significance. In attendance was Sen. Lisa Murkowski and representatives from the office of Sen. Dan Sullivan; Brian Gabriel, mayor of the City of Kenai; and Peter Micciche, mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough

Kim Kyong-ho, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District Geotechnical Branch chemist, analyzes an asbestos sample collected from an U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan-Casey building through a microscope. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, asbestos was used in many types of home building products and insulation materials until the 1970s. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District)

The Kyogamisaki Communications Site sits on the scenic cliffs of Japan’s western coast. Sandwiched between the ocean and the mountains, the site commands a strategic location facilitating the early warning of threats from nations in the region who would seek to do America and Japan harm.

Nathan Epps, acting deputy chief for the Engineering, Construction and Operations Division, stresses the importance of triangles while testing the load capacity of a student’s bridge design with a toy car on Feb. 22 at Clark Middle School in Anchorage. A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District spoke with an applied technology class at the school during National Engineers Week to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Napolitan)