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  • July

    COCHITI LAKE, N.M., -- Albuquerque District and Cochiti personnel and the International Water Managers pose for a photo at Cochiti Lake, July 3, 2013.

    Middle East Meets West: The Ebb and Flow of International Water Management

    On July 3, the Cochiti Project office, Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, had the honor of hosting water managers from various countries in the Middle East. The visiting managers represented the countries of Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Yemen.
  • GALLUP, N.M., -- Ronald Maldonado, supervisory archaeologist for the Navajo Nation Historic Preservation Department and Julie Price, cultural resources project manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, complete the paperwork transferring 425 sacred relics to the Navajo Nation July 9, 2013.

    Corps Helps the Return of Stolen Navajo Nation Artifacts

    On July 9, the Corps of Engineers repatriated a large cache of sacred artifacts to the Navajo Nation. This is the first time in the history of the Omaha District, with some assistance from the Albuquerque District, that the return of artifacts to a tribal nation has occurred under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA).

  • June

    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.

  • May

    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.

  • April

    (L-R) Mayer Landau, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate; B.K. “Babu” Singaraju, division chief, Space Vehicles Directorate; Dr. Jim Riker, chief scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate; Brent Wilson, base civil engineer; Capt. Dustin Guidry, deputy branch chief, Space Vehicles Directorate; Col. Bill Cooley, materiel wing director, Space Vehicles Directorate; Susan Atwood, deputy director, Space Vehicles Directorate; Lt. Col. Gant, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Albuquerque District; Mike Granjean, vice president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Maria Cornay, president, GranCor Enterprises, Inc.; Dr. Vincent Cowan, scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate, participate in officially opening the Space Sensors Laboratory at Kirtland Air Force Base.

    Ribbon-cutting, Groundbreaking Marks Progress on Cutting Edge Air Force Labs

    Lt. Col. Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, participated in both a groundbreaking and a ribbon-cutting ceremony held for two cutting edge laboratories dedicated to space sensor research and development and space radiation effects for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on Kirtland Air Force Base, March 26, 2013.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- District commander Lt. Col. Antoinette R. Gant (back row, 5th from left) is one of 13 New Mexican women recognized by the YWCA of New Mexico as “Women on the Move" at the YWCA's 27th Annual Women on the Move Awards, April 3, 2013, at the National Hispanic Cultural Center.

    District Commander is a "Woman on the Move"

    Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Antoinette R. Gant is one of 13 New Mexican women recognized by the YWCA of New Mexico as “Women on the Move” April 3, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M.
  • LOS ALAMOS, N.M., -- Participants at Gen. Groves’ portrait dedication ceremony left to right: Mike Wheeler, vice president, Los Alamos Historical Society; Nancy Bartlit, WWII historian; Heather McClenahan, executive director, Los Alamos Historical Society; Geoff Rodgers, Los Alamos County City Council Chair; Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, Albuquerque district; Charles McMillan, director, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Alan Carr, historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    Portrait of Gen. Leslie Groves Donated to Los Alamos Historical Society

    Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander of the Albuquerque District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke at the portrait dedication ceremony of Gen. Leslie Groves at Los Alamos National Laboratory, April 5, 2013.
  • Left to right: John D’Antonio Jr., Deputy District Engineer; Col. Andrew Nelson, Deputy Commander, South Pacific Division; President Ben Shelly, First Lady Martha Shelly, Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, Commander, Albuquerque District.

    Navajo Nation President Visits Albuquerque District

    The Albuquerque District welcomed Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, March 15, 2013. Shelly visited the District’s office as part of executive level discussions on how to improve coordination and collaboration between the Corps and the Navajo Nation for current and future projects.

  • March

    Socorro, N.M., -- Ryan Gronewold, Albuquerque District's Rio Grande coordinator, measures the water level in the Rio Grande with a calibrated survey rod. Amanda Green, a Department of the Army Intern in the District, records the data.

    Going Green: The Silvery Minnow, Drought and the Rio Grande

    As signs of spring begin to show in the bosque, environmentalists, biologists and others continue their efforts to understand river flow issues along the Middle Rio Grande. Of particular interest are endangered species in relation to water use and jurisdiction. Within the past three years, the drought has proven to be a constant challenge to create and maintain a balanced environment for the silvery minnow to continue to spawn. Due to the drought, the environment needed for natural spawning is not present.
  • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., -- Mr.Chaouki Abdallah, provost, University of New Mexico (left); Lt. Col. Antoinette Gant, commander, Albuquerque District, and Col. Andrew Nelson, deputy commander, South Pacific Division, participate in the Memorandum of Agreement Signing Ceremony. The District and UNM will work together to promote and encourage the study of STEM fields: Science, Technology, Engineers and Math.

    Albuquerque District Takes Giant Leap into STEM Initiative

    A formal ceremony was held at the University of New Mexico where the District entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of New Mexico. Col. Nelson, Deputy Commander, South Pacific Division, participated in the ceremony.