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  • March

    HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M., -- Participants in the Ground Breaking Ceremony, left to right: Ms. Lisamarie Mariglia, Director, Child Development Center; Maj. Gary Bonham, deputy commander, Albuquerque District; Lt. Col. Donald Ohlemacher, commander, 49th Civil Engineer Squadron; Lt. Col. Caryn Kirkpatrick, commander, 49th Support Squadron; Col. Kevin Bennett, commander, 49th Mission Support Group; and Chief Master Sgt. Rowe representing the 49th support squadron wing.

    Ground Breaking Ceremony for Child Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base

    Maj. Gary Bonham, Deputy Commander, Albuquerque District, participated in the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Child Development Center at Holloman Air Force Base March 5, 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.
  • 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.
  • A team of 43 employees representing all levels within the District gathered for three days at the Forest Service Training Academy in Albuquerque, N.M., for a strategic planning session.

    District Conducts Strategic Planning Session for Future Goals

    Early in November, a team of 43 employees representing all levels within the District gathered for three days at the Forest Service Training Academy in Albuquerque, N.M. The goal? Define and strategize the District’s priorities for the next one to five years, with a focus on four outcomes: 1) improve collaboration with partners 2) improve quality in product delivery 3) close the knowledge and experience gap, and (4) build the teams for tomorrow, today.
  • COCHITI LAKE, N.M., -- Working on drilling the new well.

    New Well at Cochiti to Provide Much-Needed Water

    On Sept. 27 the Cochiti Project’s pump for its water well went out. During the process to replace the 20 horsepower pump, the original well, drilled in 1964, collapsed. A whole new well had to be drilled to restore the water supply, said Cochiti Lake Project Manager Mark Rosacker. If everything goes according to plan, the new well is expected to be online shortly after Thanksgiving.