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  • January

    Paul Cravens is recognized for his effort by his coworkers. He was deployed to Afghanistan from Nov. 29, 2009 to Oct. 23, 2010.

    Engineer Completes MBA While on Deployment

    Electrical design engineer Paul L. Cravens, who joined the District in October after spending ten months in the Afghanistan Engineering District, drew upon personal experiences to complete his master’s of business administration degree while deployed.
  • The Bar-Cad multilevel groundwater monitoring system allows water samples to be taken from different depths.

    Corps Works at Former World War II Air Field

    In the early 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense acquired approximately 1,000 acres near Fort Sumner, N.M., for an Army Air Field to train aircraft pilots during World War II.

  • December

    Strong Resource Oversight is Key to USACE Future

    The District Resource Management (RM) team’s vision is, and has always been, to continuously build value to our customers via our reputation for strong fiscal accountability.

  • Field Office is Growing and Building Strong on the Border

    Despite dust, heat, tight deadlines and some remote, rural project locations, Albuquerque District’s El Paso Resident Office remains committed to Building Strong and strengthening the nation in the southern part of the District.

  • Corps Takes Winterization Steps at Project Sites

    Everyone has heard about winterizing homes and cars, but how many people know that the Corps winterizes projects too?

  • November

    Corps’ Equal Employment Opportunity Program 101

    While discrimination may be the first thing a person thinks of when learning of the Equal Employment Office, Karen Doran, the District’s equal employment opportunity officer, says discrimination is just one of three main focuses of her job.

  • District Leadership Convenes to Refresh the O-Plan

    To help ensure long-term success, a group of nearly 70 people gathered together Oct. 27-29 to refine and update the District’s Operations Plan, or O-Plan, as well as align the plan with the Division’s Implementation Plan and USACE’s Campaign Plan.

  • Corps Builds New School for Air Force’s Combat Rescue Mission

    Nearly every commander on Kirtland Air Force base joined a large group of distinguished guests and Corps personnel Oct. 13 to celebrate the opening of the Guardian Angel Training Center.