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  • July

    One of the many Tamarisk Leaf Beetles caught during the workshop.

    Tiny Beetle Being Used to Control Pesky Plant

    On May 30, employees from the District’s environmental section participated in the Tamarisk Leaf Beetle Monitoring Workshop at a field training location in Bernalillo, N.M. The hands-on workshop, attended by approximately 30 people from the Corps and other governmental and state agencies, was conducted by the Tamarisk Coali-tion, a non-profit alliance out of Colorado whose mission is to restore riparian lands.
  • Participants break new ground for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicle Direc-torate’s Space Sensors Laboratory. Pictured left to right are: Mike Granjean, vice president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Maria Cornay, president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Col. Bill Coo-ley, materiel wing director, Space Vehicles Directorate; Dr. Mayer Landau, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate; Michael Gallegos, chief, Infrastructure Management Branch, Space Vehicles Directorate; Col. Edward Masterson, division chief, Spacecraft Technology Division, Operations and Integration Division Space Vehicles Directorate; Filemon Gallegos, project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District; Sue Atwood, deputy director, Space Vehicles Directorate; and Dr. Christian Morath, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate.

    AFRL’s Space Vehicles Directorate to Get Three Labs

    District employees participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) new Space Sensors and Infrared Radiation Effects Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base June 7.
  • Lt. Col. Richard Collins and a student demonstrate life jacket safety.

    District’s Deputy Wows Kindergarten Class

    On May 19, Lt. Col. Richard Collins, Albuquerque District Deputy Commander, was invited to the school for a presentation to his son William’s kindergarten class.

  • June

    This sign shows the various hand signals used in crane operations.

    Technicians Undergo Crane and Rigging Certification

    Eighteen technicians from the District’s managed lakes and reservoirs attended Class II Crane and Hoist Operator Certification training held at Cochiti Lake April 25 and 26.

  • May

    The film crew set up a crane with a camera to take imagery of action taking place under a bridge along the Rio Puerco river.

    Corps Makes Contribution to Feature Film Making

    New Mexico has become a hotbed for the television and movie industry within the last few years. The Albuquerque District often “plays a role” during the production of these projects, as representatives from production companies contact us for guidance and film permits.

  • April

    This photo of debris accumulating on the beach at Cochiti Lake was taken April 10, 2012, and shows the volume and type of material flowing into the lake since last year’s wild fires.

    Log Boom Necessary to Help Sequester Debris at Cochiti Lake

    The District has generated outreach materials and has updated its website to remind boaters and kayakers visiting Cochiti Lake that a log boom is in place.
  • EL CENTRO, Calif. - A young visitor to the air show learned about UXO by talking to FUDS Project Manager Sonny Franks (right). He also spent time playing a beanbag toss game at the FUDS booth.

    FUDS Exhibit Draws a Crowd at El Centro Air Show

    Have you ever been outside riding your bike or camping and stumbled upon something that looked suspiciously like a bomb or a dangerous object? If you did, what was your reaction? Did you want to pick it up? Well don’t do it!!! If you didn’t drop it, don’t pick it up! RECOGNIZE!! RETREAT!! REPORT!! These were the messages the Corps’ Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) team was communicating during the El Centro, Calif., Air Show March 10.
  • KIRTLAND AFB, N.M.,- Pictured (left to right): John Garcia, director of economic development, City of Albuquerque; Thomas Berardinelli, director of staff, 377th Air Base Wing; John Moreno, chief of Engineering and Construction, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Roger Newell, veterans affairs liaison, City of Albuquerque; Col. Carol P. Welsch, acting director, Space Development and Test Directorate; and Leah Moran, wife of Col. Moran, director, Space Development and Test Directorate, who is deployed to Afghanistan.

    Kirtland Gets More Room for Space Development and Test

    Members of the District joined Kirtland Air Force Base leadership, public officials and many others in a celebration March 15 for the completion of new building 415a for research. The project is a two-story, open storage building that will support the mission of the base’s Space Development and Test Directorate.

  • March

    COCHITI PUEBLO, N.M., -- Officer in Charge of FEST Maj. Seth Wacker gathers information from Pete Trujillo about the drainage and sanitation of Pueblo de Cochiti’s sewage lagoon system.

    FEST Returns to Continue Technical Assistance to Pueblos

    In a second trip to Albuquerque, the South Pacific Division’s 59th Forward Engineering Support Team - Advanced (SPD FEST-A) visited the District in the beginning of March to continue lending engineering support to two New Mexico Pueblos.

  • February

    KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., -- Conducting the ceremony (L to R): Col. James Cardoso, 58th Special Operations Wing Commander; Mr. Tony Frese, Lockheed Martin; Col. John Kubinec, 377 Air Base Wing Commander; Lt. Col. Jason Williams, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Ceremony Celebrates Simulator Facility at Kirtland Air Force Base

    Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Jason Williams joined officials from Kirtland Air Force Base Jan. 19 to conduct a ribbon-cutting to celebrate a new addition to a facility that will house HC/MC-130 aircraft simulators.