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  • April

    (L-R) Mayer Landau, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate; B.K. “Babu” Singaraju, division chief, Space Vehicles Directorate; Dr. Jim Riker, chief scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate; Brent Wilson, base civil engineer; Capt. Dustin Guidry, deputy branch chief, Space Vehicles Directorate; Col. Bill Cooley, materiel wing director, Space Vehicles Directorate; Susan Atwood, deputy director, Space Vehicles Directorate; Lt. Col. Gant, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District; Mike Granjean, vice president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Maria Cornay, president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Dr. Vincent Cowan, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate, participate in officially opening the Space Sensors Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base.

    Ribbon-cutting, Groundbreaking Marks Progress on Cutting Edge Air Force Labs

    Lt. Col. Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, participated in both a groundbreaking and a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for two cutting edge laboratories dedicated to space sensor research and development and space radiation effects for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on Kirtland Air Force Base, March 26, 2013.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- District commander Lt. Col. Antoinette R. Gant (back row, 5th from left) is one of 13 New Mexican women recognized by the YWCA of New Mexico as “Women on the Move" at the YWCA's 27th Annual Women on the Move Awards, April 3, 2013, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

    District Commander is a "Woman on the Move"

    Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette R. Gant is one of 13 New Mexican women recognized by the YWCA of New Mexico as “Women on the Move” April 3, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M.
  • LOS ALAMOS, N.M., -- Participants at Gen. Groves’ portrait dedication ceremony left to right: Mike Wheeler, vice president, Los Alamos Historical Society; Nancy Bartlit, WWII historian; Heather McClenahan, executive director, Los Alamos Historical Society; Geoff Rodgers, Los Alamos County City Council Chair; Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, Albuquerque district; Charles McMillan, director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Alan Carr, historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    Portrait of Gen. Leslie Groves Donated to Los Alamos Historical Society

    Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander of the Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke at the portrait dedication ceremony of Gen. Leslie Groves at Los Alamos National Laboratory, April 5, 2013.
  • Master Sgt. Bernie Lujan receives the 2012 U.S. Army Antiterrorism Honor Roll Award at the Albuquerque District’s Headquarters March 26, 2013.

    District Security Officer Receives Two Awards for Antiterrorism Work

    Master Sgt. Bernie Lujan received the 2012 U.S. Army Antiterrorism Honor Roll Award March 26, 2013, at the District’s Headquarters in Albuquerque, N.M. Lujan also received the 2012 USACE Meritorious Antiterrorism Honor Roll Award in the same ceremony.
  • Left to right: John D’Antonio Jr., Deputy District Engineer; Col. Andrew Nelson, Deputy Commander, South Pacific Division; President Ben Shelly, First Lady Martha Shelly, Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, Commander, Albuquerque District.

    Navajo Nation President Visits Albuquerque District

    The Albuquerque District welcomed Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, March 15, 2013. Shelly visited the District’s office as part of executive level discussions on how to improve coordination and collaboration between the Corps and the Navajo Nation for current and future projects.

  • March

    Socorro, N.M., -- Ryan Gronewold, Albuquerque District's Rio Grande coordinator, measures the water level in the Rio Grande with a calibrated survey rod. Amanda Green, a Department of the Army Intern in the District, records the data.

    Going Green: The Silvery Minnow, Drought and the Rio Grande

    As signs of spring begin to show in the bosque, environmentalists, biologists and others continue their efforts to understand river flow issues along the Middle Rio Grande. Of particular interest are endangered species in relation to water use and jurisdiction. Within the past three years, the drought has proven to be a constant challenge to create and maintain a balanced environment for the silvery minnow to continue to spawn. Due to the drought, the environment needed for natural spawning is not present.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Mr.Chaouki Abdallah, provost, University of New Mexico (left); Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, and Col. Andrew Nelson, deputy commander, South Pacific Division, participate in the Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony. The District and UNM will work together to promote and encourage the study of STEM fields: Science, Technology, Engineers and Math.

    Albuquerque District Takes Giant Leap into STEM Initiative

    A formal ceremony was held at the University of New Mexico where the District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of New Mexico. Col. Nelson, Deputy Commander, South Pacific Division, participated in the ceremony.
  • April Fitzner, from the Albuquerque District, currently serves as the Afghan National Police (ANP) program manager in the Corps' Transatlantic District - North.

    USACE STEM professionals excel in Afghanistan

    Without the female USACE Transatlantic District North professionals, mission accomplishment would be sorely hampered. We could not as easily execute our construction projects, or provide necessary oversight of the Operations and Maintenance mission for ANSF facilities in support of United States Forces-Afghanistan and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan without the talented women who first achieved success in the classroom in pursuit of STEM qualifications.
  • ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M., -- Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette R. Gant watches as Acoma Pueblo Gov. Gregg P. Shutiva signs a Watershed Cost Share Agreement with the District March 6, 2013. The agreement is only the second such agreement across the Corps under the Section 203 Tribal Partnership Program.

    Albuquerque District and Acoma Pueblo Enter into Corps’ Second Watershed Cost Share Agreement

    ACOMA PUEBLO, N.M., -- The District and Acoma Pueblo entered into the District's second Watershed Cost Share Agreement under the Section 203 Tribal Partnership Program.
  • HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., -- Participants in the Ground Breaking Ceremony, left to right: Ms. Lisamarie Mariglia, Director, Child Development Center; Maj. Gary Bonham, deputy commander, Albuquerque District; Lt. Col. Donald Ohlemacher, commander, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron; Lt. Col. Caryn Kirkpatrick, commander, 49th Support Squadron; Col. Kevin Bennett, commander, 49th Mission Support Group; and Chief Master Sgt. Rowe representing the 49th support squadron wing.

    Ground Breaking Ceremony for Child Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base

    Maj. Gary Bonham, Deputy Commander, Albuquerque District, participated in the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Child Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base March 5, 2013.