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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

News Releases

USACE closes regulatory Kenai Field Office in Soldotna
9/24/2024 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Regulatory Division closed its Kenai Field Office Sept. 23 located in Soldotna. While the physical office will no longer be operational, the staff...
USACE submits Akutan Harbor report to Congress for authorization
7/18/2024 UPDATED
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed the Akutan Harbor Navigational Improvements Chief’s Report during a...
USACE awards contract for navigation improvements at Unalaska
7/17/2024 UPDATED
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District awarded a construction contract for the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Channels project in the Aleutian Islands...
USACE celebrates start of Kenai coastal erosion project
6/10/2024 UPDATED
Today, 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...
USACE awards contract for Utqiagvik coastal erosion project
5/14/2024 UPDATED
Brice Civil Constructors Inc. of Anchorage, Alaska, will begin constructing a portion of the structure in Utqiagvik aimed at reducing erosion and the risk of storm damage to about five miles of...
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