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  • July

    Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ legacy lives on in new Air Traffic Control Tower named in his memory

    Members of the late Col. Gail S. Halvorsen’s family, Army leaders, project partners and others with direct ties to the Berlin Airlift all gathered for a dedication ceremony that honored his legacy and formally dedicated the recently completed air traffic control tower on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden in his name.
  • USACE delivering National EOC to coordinate Togo disaster response

    Senior Togolese officials from the Ministry of Security and the National Civil Protection Agency (ANPC, based on its official name in French - l'Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile) joined leaders from the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Africa Command, North Dakota National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the start of construction on a new National Emergency Operations Center to improve emergency response coordination for future natural disasters in Togo.
  • USACE emerging construction mission in Norway supports regional security, interoperability

    Construction is getting underway later this year to upgrade perimeter fencing here as part of a growing military construction program in Norway being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work is the first of five already planned European Deterrence Initiative projects for the base. In addition to facilitating interoperability, training and international exercises, the European Deterrence Initiative projects aim to enhance the readiness of Rygge Air Station to support the capability of U.S. forces, Norwegian forces, NATO Allies, and partners to rapidly respond to any situation in the region should the need arise.
  • January

    Becoming an Army Engineer to continue a life of service all over the world

    As an Army Engineer, Capt. Ben Ketchum has had the opportunity to positively impact communities all over the world, including in several countries in Eastern Europe and throughout Africa in his current assignment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District.