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  • May

    The new Army Aviation Support Facility was built with environmental efficiency at the forefront.

    Guard Soldiers Return to New Army Aviation Support Facility

    District personnel joined members of the New Mexico National Guard in honoring the Soldiers of Company C, 1-171st Aviation Regiment, who returned home from a year-long deployment in Afghanistan, April 27.
  • 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.
  • A sign stands atop the Cochiti Lake Dam that points to the Rio Grande below.

    District Restores Ecosystems with River Engineering

    River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course or flow of a river with the intention of producing a benefit, like reduced flooding or easier passage. While involved in river engineering today, the Corps has increased the emphasis on protecting and restoring the environment.
  • Park Ranger Robert Mumford helps distribute lifejackets to Santa Rosa Elementary School Students. He reminds them to always wear a vest when on the water.

    Santa Rosa Students Ready for the Water

    Bob Mumford, a park ranger at the District’s Santa Rosa Dam, wrote and received a grant from ENMR, a local phone cooperative, to purchase and distribute lifejackets and Whistles for Life to all the students at the elementary school.

  • April

    Holloman AFB, New Meixco - Hangar 500 was given a shiny, new epoxy floor as part of its renovation.

    Hangar Nearly Complete at Holloman

    The Albuquerque District has a robust military construction (MILCON) program with work occurring at three Air Force bases in New Mexico.
  • Robert E. Slockbower was appointment Director of Military Programs, United States Army Corps of Engineers in January 2010. He is responsible for policy, programming and technical support for the execution of the Corps' program for design, construction and environmental activities in support of the Army, Air Force, other Department of Defense and federal agencies and foreign countries.

    Director Discusses Strategic Direction of Corps’ Military Mission

    In the last decade USACE Military Programs experienced an unprecedented surge in military construction.
  • 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.
  • SANTA ROSA, N.M., - Emergency Management Specialist Don Gallegos explained scenarios for discussion during the dam safety exercise to participants.

    Dam Safety Prep is District Priority

    Albuquerque District’s Dam Safety Program Manager Suzi Hess-Brittelle and Readiness and Contingency Operations (RCO) Emergency Management Specialists Don Gallegos and Theresa Rogers conducted a dam safety exercise at Santa Rosa Dam in Santa Rosa, N.M., March 15.

  • District Hosts Meeting for Newly Elected Tribal Leaders

    Tribal leadership in New Mexico changes fairly regularly, with most tribes changing annually, and New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman’s office approached the District to see if the Corps could help provide a location for new tribal leadership to meet and exchange information with representatives from local federal agencies.

  • Corps Addresses Water Resource Challenges with Assistance from Native American Tribes

    In Albuquerque District’s area of responsibility, Native American Tribes or Pueblos control 80 percent of the land in the middle Rio Grande Valley. For the Corps to be successful in addressing any water resource challenge in the valley, be it endangered species or drought, tribes must be intimately involved in developing potential solutions.