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  • March

    CLINT, TEXAS, -- Participants in the ribbon-cutting ceremony left to right: Border Patrol Agent Robert Crespo, Al Vasquez, Spawglass Contracting, Deputy Director Mr. Hector Montalvo, Lt. Col. Gant, Assistant Patrol Agent in Charge Donald B. Lucero, Chief Patrol Agent Scott A. Luck, Border Patrol Agent Victor Loya, and Border Patrol Agent Tessa Reyes.

    District Participates in New Border Patrol Station's Opening in Clint, Texas.

    Lt. Col. Gant, Commander, Albuquerque District, participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the new Border Patrol Station in Clint, Texas on February 22, 2013.

  • January

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., -- (L-R): Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry; John Fleck, Albuquerque Journal; Walter Migdal, project manager with the Albuquerque District; Diane Agnew, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Group visit during the Mayor's tour of the newly upgraded fuel plume remediation equipment Jan. 23 at the base's bulk fuel facility site.

    Mayor tours fuel site

    KIRTLAND AFB, N.M. -- Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry toured the newly upgraded fuel plume remediation equipment Jan. 23 at the base's bulk fuel facility site.
  • This aerial view of the solar photovoltaic array at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., was taken, Jan. 8, 2013. The panels cover 42 acres and provide more than four megawatts of electricity to the base.

    Army Corps of Engineers completes Army's largest solar array installation

    WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M.-- The largest solar power system in the U.S. Army is coming online at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., and officials gathered Jan. 16, to mark the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
  • RIO RANCHO, N.M., -- On Jan. 13, Capt. John Deal visited Ms. Tracy Lewis’ third grade class at 7 Bar Elementary School to deliver some gifts.

    Deployed District Employees Thank Third Grade Class

    On Jan. 13, Capt. John Deal visited Ms. Tracy Lewis’ third grade class at 7 Bar Elementary School in Rio Rancho, N.M., in order to deliver some gifts

  • December

    Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District’s Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work in preserving water resources in New Mexico.

    District Regulator Receives Two Awards for Water Work

    Marcy Leavitt, Texas/New Mexico Branch Chief of the Albuquerque District’s Regulatory Division, recently received two honors recognizing her work that has helped protect not just water quality, but also watersheds and headwaters – precious resources in an arid state.
  • BERNALILLO, N.M., -- A team of Corps specialists from Albuquerque and Kansas City districts began test drilling on Bernalillo’s spoil bank levee Nov. 28, using a cone penetrometer test rig (CPT) to study the existing conditions of the levee soils and the foundation soils.

    Bernalillo Levee Soil Examined for Future Flood Damage Reduction Study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) to examine the existing conditions of the spoil bank levees within the Town of Bernalillo, N.M.
  • LAS CRUCES, N.M., -- Las Cruces City Officials join with Corps of Engineer representatives to breaking ground for the project.

    Corps, City of Las Cruces Partner on Environmental Restoration Project

    Officials from the Corps, the City of Las Cruces, N.M., and state legislative representatives participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 29 for a $1.5 million environmental restoration project near the Las Cruces Dam.
  • GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, -- Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant and Deputy for Small Business Programs Daniel Curado show the three awards the District received at the Society of American Military Engineers Annual Small Business Conference Dec. 12, 2012. The District received the Special Small Business Champion of the Year Award, Historically Black College or University/Minority Institution (HBCU/MI)Star Award, and Top 10 Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses percentage.

    District’s Small Business Program to be Applauded at Conference

    Albuquerque District’s Small Business program for 2012 will receive three distinct accolades at the Society of American Military Engineers Annual Small Business Conference the week of Dec. 10 in Grapevine, Texas.

  • Committing to Recycling Can be Sustainable

    Did you know that America Recycles Day was November 15? It is great that there is a day designated to focus on recycling, but recycling needs to be part of our lives every day, as well as taking steps to live more sustainably.
  • District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant and Honorary Commander Christine Glidden joined 20 other sets of community leaders and commanders who were coupled as part of the annual Honorary Commanders Assumption of Command Ceremony Nov. 1

    Commitment Renewed with Honorary Leader

    District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant and Honorary Commander Christine Glidden joined 20 other sets of community leaders and commanders who were coupled as part of the annual Honorary Commanders Assumption of Command Ceremony Nov. 1 at Kirtland Air Force Base’s Mountain View Club in Albuquerque, N.M.