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Members of the 22nd Security Forces Squadron K9 unit at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. From left to right, Tech. Sgt. Noah Hyatt, kennel master, Senior Airman Joseph Fox, Staff Sgt. Joshua Espinoza Stewart, Senior Airman Ashley Skeels and Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Coble. (USACE photo by Christine Paul)

Kansas City District Designs New Military K9 Facility at McConnell Air Force Base

“[The current kennel facility is] just antiquated,” said Gary Shirley, military programs project manager with the Kansas City District, “it doesn’t meet the current requirements for housing working dogs.” Like the training of military working dogs, the kennel facilities that

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Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren (right) and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, commanding general, USACE-South Pacific Division, shake hands after signing an agreement intended to improve USACE’s support to Navajo Nation at Window Rock, Arizona, July 6. (USACE photo by Justin Graff)

USACE Signs Agreement with Navajo Nation to Improve Speed, Cost of Future Projects

The agreement was signed by U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, commanding general, USACE-South Pacific Division, and Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren. “With this framework provided for intergovernmental support, the South Pacific Division looks forward to assisting the Navajo Nation

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Schematic showing modeling sequences that can be used to support decision making under the effects of climate change. Coarse Global Climate Model (GCM) projections are downscaled and then run through hydrology and impact modeling to produce an ensemble of high-resolution hydro-regulated streamflow conditions. The ensemble composite is used to identify the frequency of negative impacts under current operations and informs adaptive management planning. This can be repeated and compared for multiple operational scenarios to assess how operations could be altered to maintain or decrease the frequency of negative impacts. (Courtesy Jane Harrell/USACE)

Developing Long-term Mitigation Climate Change Impacts Secures Team Award

Nothing screams Team of Teams or Innovation louder than earning one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering and Construction Community of Practice’s (ECCoP) highest accolades. The Northwestern Division Columbia River Climate Change Team received the ECCoP Climate Champion (Team)

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Mark Gilfillan (center), USACE regulatory tribal liaison, trains the Regional Regulatory Community of Practice Leaders on the Tribal Strategic Vision for regulatory and documenting due diligence/review for Tribal Treaty/Trust Resources. The training took place June 6-8.

Division Takes Advantage of Infrastructure Funding to Increase Regional Support for Regulatory Program and Tribal Nations

The funding also supports hiring of new staff to establish and maintain a Regional Technical Support and Execution Center (TREC) to support execution, increased agility, and consistency in program delivery, specifically for BIL projects. SPD is taking advantage of the

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Huntsville Center Energy Workshop Set with Focus on Third Party Finance, Utility Services Contracting

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center) is hosting an Energy Workshop Aug. 1-3 at the Jackson Center located in Huntsville’s Cummins Research Park. The focus of the workshop is on Huntsville Center’s capabilities in the Energy

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