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On the Road: LTG Semonite discusses partnership with Brazil

Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite and Col. Sebastien Joly, USACE Mobile District commander, discuss USACE partnership with Brazilian counterparts in military engineering and water management.

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Cochiti Lake's swim beach and the Santa Cruz day-use area closed to swimming due to toxic blue-green algae

The Cochiti Lake swim beach and the Santa Cruz day-use area are closed to swimming due to the presence of toxic blue-green algae in the lake.

Cochiti Swim BeachSanta Cruz day-use area

USACE - Albuquerque District hosts flood exercise for John Martin Dam

The Albuquerque District recently hosted a tabletop exercise at Lamar Community College to evaluate a variety of emergency and continuity plans USACE has developed and to test capabilities during a flooding emergency at John Martin Dam.

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Portions of Abiquiu Lake reopened

Abiquiu Lake has reopened. Open areas include the boat ramp and land areas within the Cerrito Day-Use Recreation Area. However, the swim beach is still closed and swimming along the Cerrito shoreline is not allowed due to the presence of a toxic blue-green algae bloom.

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Albuquerque District participates in riparian rehabilitation workshop at Cochiti Dam

Biologists and natural resources managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District, participated in a hands-on riparian construction workshop at the Corps of Engineers Cochiti Lake and Dam recently. Click below to find out more.

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Latest Videos

ABQ District - Holloman AFB ProjectsThe Corps of Engineers/ Albuquerque District’s Military Construction mission focuses primarily on New Mexico’s three Air Force Bases. One is Holloman Air Force Base, near Alamogordo, NM. The ABQ District oversees a steady flow of projects for its resident office in Holloman AFB. Recent projects include a new medical/dental center and a hazardous cargo pad and taxiway. Learn more about the District’s construction projects and relationships at HAFB in this video.

ABQ District/Abiquiu Lake staff hosted the first River Class of the 2017-2018 school year, Sept. 6, 2017Abiquiu Lake staff hosted the first River Class of the 2017-2018 school year, Sept. 6, 2017. The class is designed to get local fourth, fifth and sixth grade students interested in science and math through monthly visits to the Rio Chama below Abiquiu Dam where they will take water quality readings, sample aquatic macro invertebrates, and learn about the local ecosystem and river health. This visit was aimed to get the students familiarized with the river and what they will be learning about the rest of the year.

Join the USACE Team, Deploy for the NationLt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, discusses overseas opportunities with the Transatlantic Division.

TAA Commander's Chat with Bruno QuiriciUSACE TAA Commander Jon Chytka sits down and talks with Bruno Quirici from the Albuquerque District about his work as an architect/designer in Afghanistan.

UNM 2017 Science Olympiad-ABQ District-USACEALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Six teams comprised of two students each representing area middle and high schools competed in the Wright Stuff event during the 2017 Central New Mexico Science Olympiad at the University of New Mexico, Jan. 28, 2017, supported by the ABQ District-USACE. The Wright Stuff was one of several events from many different disciplines such as genetics, earth science, chemistry, physics, and mechanical engineering.

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency - Archaeologist at ABQ District-USACEThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has a long history of supporting Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, and the DPAA’s mission to recover missing servicemen remains.