Alaska District, USACE

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District provides a full range of quality engineering, science, technical and construction support services in support of peacetime and contingency operations in Alaska for our Nation and area of responsibility. Interested in working for USACE in Alaska? Learn about opportunities with the organization at www.usajobs.gov.

First In, Last Out: USACE real estate team conducts compliance inspections in Alaska

In early September, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District real estate specialists, Brinda Hazard, and Ashley Cox, conducted a flyover of land the organization is set to acquire to help the USACE Engineering Research and Development Center expand the permafrost tunnel near Fairbanks. Furthermore, the team took the opportunity to conduct a compliance inspection near the district's Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole.

Commanding General of the Pacific Ocean Division tours civil works projects in Alaska

Brig. Gen. Joseph C. “Clete” Goetz, commanding general of the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited Alaska from Sept. 16 to 20. Col. Jeffrey S. Palazzini, commander of the USACE Alaska District, accompanied Goetz as they toured several ongoing USACE civil works projects throughout the state.

USACE completes handover of newly constructed kindergarten building in Mongolia

While Alaska and Mongolia are separated by an ocean, the two regions share some key characteristics. Frigid climates, rugged mountains and austere regions can make for challenging construction, but staff at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District are experts at delivering high-quality infrastructure in arctic conditions. The team recently celebrated the handover of a newly constructed kindergarten building in the remote community of Tosontsengel. For this critical project, their experience in Alaska guided them to an effective construction solution while thousands of miles from home.

USACE staff observe dam infrastructure in Switzerland in preparation for tunnel project in Alaska

Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District toured dam infrastructure in the heart of the rugged Swiss Alps as part of a temporary duty trip. After cataloguing their findings abroad, the team returned to Alaska with a renewed perspective for the improvement of the Lowell Creek Flood Diversion project set in similar mountains near Seward.