Building Strong

USACE is turning a pile of construction debris into an environmental treasure. Patrick Bloodgood reports. There are sound bites from Craig Seltzer, Biologist Norfolk District, David Mergen, Environmental Scientist, City of Chesapeake and Majorie Mayfield Jackson, Director, Elizabeth River Project.

Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho addresses the audience at the AUSA Medical Symposium held in Washington D.C. on Sep 10, 2014.

U.S. Army 15th Engineer Battalion and its Polish Allies break ground at the opening ceremony for the U.S. Army Europe-led Resolute Castle 20 at Karliki, Poland, August 13, 2020. The mission is a U.S. Army Europe engineering exercise occurring from August 10 – September 8, 2020; it provides engineering training opportunities with the mission of completing construction projects intended to improve existing host nation infrastructure, which includes the construction of an intermediate staging base, forward arming and refueling point maintenance, the clearing of a helicopter landing zone, and the improvement of a railhead byway and range road at Camp Trezbien, Poland. Additionally, the improvements will include the construction of a general purpose warehouse in Karliki, Poland, and the construction of a fuel system supply point at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes and Pfc. Raekwon Jenkins)

Order of appearance:

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jessica Goffena, commander, 15th Engineer Battalion; Polish Land Forces Maj. Krzysztof Krezel, chief of training of Training Assessment Group; U.S. Army Col. Timothy MacDonald, commander, 18th Military Police Brigade; and U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Ruiz, horizontal engineer, 902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion

Package about the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) for military families who sold their homes at a loss due to relocation. Produced by Mary. M. Cochran.

Package about the Permafrost Tunnel, an active underground geological lab run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

Package about the Army Corps of Engineers providing assistance to the Eskimo tribes that live in the coastal communities in Alaska. Produced by Mary Cochran.

Package about how the Corps of Engineers' Geospatial Center is helping troops downrange know the terrain they are fighting on. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

Package of members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisting the commmunity residents of the Red River Valley with the rising flood waters in the area by constructing clay levees while residents fill and place sand bags in the effort. Produced by Jay Field. Flood10

Package about the GRD Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking time for community outreach while preparing for a refurbishment project that will provide clean drinking water for 2500 people. Produced Mary M. Cochran.

Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District has bolstered protection from annual spring flooding on the Red River Valley of the northern plains. An early spring thaw gave the engineers little time to build temporary emergency levees, but the work was completed ahead of schedule. Now, flood officials watch and wait for the rise and fall of the Red River. Produced by Jay Fields Flood10