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  • June

    Lt. Gen. Tom Bostick, Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, passes the South Pacific Division's Colors to Col. C. David Turner during a Change of Command ceremony Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Bay Model in Sausalito, Calif. Col. Turner became the 55th Commander of the South Pacific Division after assuming command from Col. Andrew Nelson, who is resuming duties as the Division Deputy Commander.

    Colonel Turner Assumes Command of USACE, South Pacific Division

    Col. C. David Turner accepted Command of the South Pacific Division from the Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Tom Bostick during a ceremony Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at the Bay Model in Sausalito, Calif.
  • ABIQUIU DAM, N.M., -- At the 50th anniversary of Abiquiu Dam, June 13, 2013, the Abiquiu Time Capsule, shaped in the form of a Corps castle, was sealed. It will be opened in 25 years at the dam's 75th Anniversary in 2038.

    Abiquiu Dam Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

    Abiquiu Dam in Northern New Mexico celebrated the 50th anniversary of the building of the dam on june 13, 2013.
  • ROCKY FORD, COLO., -- Debby Schibbelhut(R) looks on as two children stop by the Corps' water safety booth at the 9th Annual Cruisin’ Into Summer and Keep Kids Safe Fair June 1, 2013. More than 550 children and adults stopped by the booth.

    Keeping Kids Safe Cruisin’ Into Summer

    Employees from the District’s John Martin Reservoir participated in the 9th Annual Cruisin’ Into Summer and Keep Kids Safe Fair June 1, 2013, in Rocky Ford, Colo. The staff was on hand providing water safety tips and handing out water safety materials to the more than 550 children and adults who stopped by the District's booth.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Albuquerque District Park Ranger Bob Garcia, Cochiti Lake, shows a young swimmer how a personal flotation device (PFD) should fit properly at the National Get Outdoors Day held at Tingley Beach June 8, 2013. The PFD must be tight enough so it will not come off over a person’s shoulders while strapped together.

    Albuquerque District Participates in National Get Outdoors Day

    Corps’ employees from the Albuquerque District participated in National Get Outdoors Day held at Albuquerque's Tingley Beach, June 8, 2013.
  • CONCHAS LAKE, N.M., -- District staff have removed more than 560 tires from the lake. Here, the first load of 75 tires weighing 8,560 pounds is ready to be disposed of. The second load was smaller with 75 tires weighing 7,030 pounds.

    Hundreds of Tires, Tons of Trash Cleaned out at Conchas Lake

    Albuquerque District staff at Conchas Lake removed more than 560 tires from the lake at the South Recreation Area in preparation for the 2013 recreation season.

  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: A Brief History

    George Washington appointed the first engineer officers of the Army on June 16, 1775, during the American Revolution, and engineers have served in combat in all subsequent American wars. The Army established the Corps of Engineers as a separate, permanent branch on March 16, 1802, and gave the engineers responsibility for founding and operating the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

  • May

    District Employees Discuss Dams, Water with Students at Water Festival

    Employees from the Albuquerque Districts’ Trinidad Lake Recreation Area joined more than 40 presenters at the second annual Water Festival at Trinidad State Junior College May 16, 2013.

  • Students ‘Discover Water’ in Pueblo, Colo.

    Corps employees from John Martin Reservoir presented water safety classes to elementary school students attending the annual Discovering Water in Pueblo event May 7, 2013, at the Colorado State University - Pueblo campus.
  • Photo of completed artificial wood and rock burrowing owl habitat.

    Burrowing Owls Get a Helping Hand from the Corps and Shareholders

    In the middle of the busy city of Albuquerque lies an area that appears to be designed specifically for burrowing owls to nest.
  • ABIQUIU LAKE, N.M., -- Katherine Eagleson, director of the Espanola Wildlife Center, shares about the kestrel to volunteers at Abiquiu Lake's Earth Day event, April 20, 2013.

    Abiquiu Lake Celebrates Earth Day with the American Kestrel

    The park rangers of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Abiquiu Lake and staff of the Espanola Wildlife Center celebrated Earth Day 2013 with volunteers who learned about the American Kestrel and then built and installed nesting habitat for the “sparrow hawk” around Abiquiu Lake April 20.