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  • August

    A contractor helps install a mooring point in rural Alaska. To date, the Corps has completed nine of 26 mooring point installations in places such as Chevak, Kwigillingak and Tuntutuliak. The average cost per mooring point is $21,097.

    Mooring points, small projects yield big rewards in rural Alaska

    Pipes and chains sticking out of the ground are hardly a flashy engineering feat, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District is frugally designing and quickly delivering mooring points to some of Alaska’s most rural communities located on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Since its inception, the project offers strong potential for major transportation, environmental and economic benefits.

  • July

    The Essayons performed a dredging mission for the Corps’s Alaska District from May 12 through June 18 in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel. The crew dredged 2.8 million cubic yards of sand in 35 days.

    Corps deepens vital navigational channel

    Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks to the work of 45 crewmembers aboard the Essayons, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned and operated hopper dredge.
  • Col. Christopher Lestochi, district commander, uncases the colors of the 62nd Engineering Detachment with Capt. Corey Warren, detachment commander, during a ceremony June 26 at the district headquarters building. The team was deployed September 2012 through June 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan.

    Alaska District welcomes home engineer detachment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District welcomed the 62nd Engineer Detachment home June 26 during a ceremony at the district headquarters building. The team was deployed September 2012 through June 2013 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

  • May

    His Excellency Im Sethy, Cambodian Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, cuts a ribbon to celebrate the completion of Preah Ang Duong High School on April 23 in Prey Veng City, Cambodia. Behind him from left are the Honorable William E. Todd, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, and Lt. Col. Kristin A. Means, Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation for the U.S. Embassy in Cambodia.

    Corps Finishes Largest Humanitarian Assistance Project Ever Built in Cambodia

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of Preah Ang Duong High School on April 23 in Prey Veng City, Cambodia.
  • Ed Luteran, quality management assistant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District, accompanies Trooper Andrew Gault on a patrol shift as part of the Alaska State Troopers Citizen Academy. Luteran was among 30 local residents who completed the academy’s second session in April.

    Troopers in Alaska Enlighten Citizens With Academy

    While people across the nation can watch the TV series “Alaska State Troopers” in their living rooms, dozens of Alaskans can learn in person about the state's largest law enforcement agency from a classroom.The Alaska State Trooper Citizen Academy in Palmer started in 2012 to increase understanding and enhance awareness about the role of the

  • April

    Christine Morgan, cost estimator technician in the Cost Engineering Branch of the Alaska District, leads a small group of skiers during a 2012 Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ski League meeting March 7 at the Eagleglen Golf Course. Skiers of all skill levels and from different organizations met twice each week during lunch hours of the winter season. Morgan lost 70 pounds in a six-month period after first learning to cross-country ski during the 2011 season.

    Skiing Shrinks Employee's Impression In Snow

    Overdressed and sweating in the frosty Alaskan weather, she falls over into the snow. Her elongated feet come unglued from the grooves they were sliding back-and-forth in. Standing up on two legs becomes an unexpected challenge when learning to cross-country ski. After solving the puzzle of entangled skis and poles, she presses on.

  • March

    Gene Hubbell, engineering technician in the Geomatics Section, examines a project condition survey of Craig Harbor in AutoCAD Civil 3D. The Alaska District won best project in the “Innovative Use of Civil 3D” category Jan. 11 in the 2012 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers BIM Awards.

    District Surveys Upgrade to Future

    An innovative solution using computer modeling is helping to define and manage digital and geospatial data for ports, harbors and navigation channels in Alaska.
  • An American Heritage Girls Troop learns about structural integrity using gumdrops and toothpicks. Bo Wycoff, civil engineer, prepares to test toothpick and gumdrop structures built by the girls. Greg Schmidt, deputy chief of the Engineering Division, serves as an adult leader for the troop and helps them earn their engineering merit badge. Schmidt created the badge for the national organization in 2010.

    Engineers Encourage Study of Hard Sciences

    While promoting careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to Alaska’s youth, employees at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District are getting inspired, too.

  • February

    Amanda Shearer serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ link to 40 percent of the nation’s federally recognized tribes.

    Living Dream Leads to Tribal Liaison Work

    She serves as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ link to 40 percent of the nation’s federally recognized tribes. If a proposed Corps project has the potential to impact tribal rights or resources, Amanda Shearer will coordinate with one or more of the 229 tribes in Alaska.