6 Jul 2018

DoD partnerships critical to Fairbanks’ strategic importance

A new era of military modernization was the theme during a visit to Alaska by one of the Department of Defense’s top officials.

21 Apr 2017

Bangladesh disaster shelters provide relief as aid program wraps up

Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Asia Office, final construction operations are wrapping up the three-year Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter and School Program with the financial assistance from U.S. Agency for International Development.

6 Feb 2017

New dormitory prepares Eielson for F-35 personnel influx

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District turned over a new dormitory to the Air Force Dec. 21 at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.

9 Dec 2016

Former Soldier’s service dog offers sign of hope, compassion

A native of Mountain Pine, Arkansas, Erik Babb, procurement technician in the Contracting Division, received Matai (mah-TIE’), a Portuguese water dog, at no cost from 832 K9’s Deputy Dogs, a Florida-based nonprofit group. The organization specializes in providing law enforcement agencies across the nation and Europe with trained bloodhounds to assist in searching for missing persons and during other life-saving events.

6 Sep 2016

Soldier climbs Denali for suicide awareness, proposes to girlfriend

Blistering snowstorms, excruciating work hauling gear and possible death might not sound like an ideal summer vacation for most. If you are a mountaineer, then the experience is a paradise.

21 Jun 2016

Corps real estate branch manages diverse mission, Army’s footprint in Alaska

From places like remote Alaskan villages to military recruiting stations across the state, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Real Estate Branch is doing its part to complete the Army mission in the Last Frontier.

1 Mar 2016

Alaska District Spotlight: military contingency contracting team

Four Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District are helping improve people’s lives by administering contracts for design and construction projects in distant lands.

19 Jan 2016

Unique federal program cleans tribal lands, creates jobs in Alaska

For nearly 40 years, Wildwood Air Force Station’s buildings 100 and 101 stood as abandoned relics of the Department of Defense. Now, the demolition of the facilities and other restorative projects on the same land are providing a local federally recognized native tribe with new opportunities.

3 Dec 2015

1st government-to-government partnership helps build critical infrastructure in Bangladesh

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District is helping to ‘pave the way’ in Bangladesh by assisting with the construction of roads, market places and irrigation projects.

17 Sep 2015

Landfarming offers viable environmental cleanup solution in the Arctic

For environmental engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, vegetable crops and livestock are not landfarming. It is a method used to clean contaminated soil associated with an obsolete fuel storage tank in the Arctic.