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  • July

    Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs welcomes USACE Command Week attendees to the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve at the initial stop during a tour of Corps-related projects and national security infrastructure.

    Division leaders tour Tijuana River Valley

    Los Angeles District kicked off Regional Meetings Week at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve on July 17, hosting senior leaders from throughout the South Pacific Division on a visit to Corps projects along the nation’s border with Mexico.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District begin a remedial investigation and feasibility study July 13 at the former Sahuarita Air Force Range in Pima County, Arizona. Kyle Lindsay, a geophysicist from the Sacramento District and Sara Benovic, a project manager with the State of Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Federal Projects Team, discuss the RI/FS that will investigate more than 10,000 acres using digital geophysical mapping. Airmen from Davis-Monthan in Tucson used the site from 1943 to 1958 for bombing and gunnery training.

    RI/FS underway at Sahuarita Air Force Range

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District began a remedial investigation and feasibility study July 13 at the former Sahuarita Air Force Range in Pima County, Arizona. SAFR is a Formerly Used Defense Site of approximately 27,000 acres. Airmen from Davis-Monthan in Tucson used the site from 1943 to 1958 for bombing and gunnery training.
  • Wendy Loeffler, a project manager with RECON Environmental, provides an overview of the Master Plan’s objectives and a description of the types of input study managers are seeking.

    Workshops provide guidance for Prado Basin Master Plan update

    The Los Angeles District conducted two public workshops with local government agencies, residents and stakeholders on July 13 here at the Eastvale Community Center in order to seek input on existing and future land uses within the Prado Dam basin in support of the Master Plan update.
  • Jesse Rice, Leanne Van Tuyl and Kathleen Tucker, regulatory project managers, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office perform wetland delineation on a portion of Granite Reef Recreation Area, in the Tonto National Forest near Mesa, Arizona, July 11. Much of what actually determines a wetland comes down to the soil characteristics; the texture, color and even its smell.

    Wetland delineation in the arid Southwest, we can do that!

    PHOENIX - Regulators of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area

  • June

    Maj. Scotty Autin, deputy commander of the LA District, addressed the council members and public who filled the council chambers June 8. Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined City of Los Angeles Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell (L) and his staff in recognizing the collaborative efforts to improve, preserve and revitalize the Los Angeles River during a special City Council presentation City Hall June 8.

    LA District participates in Fourth Annual LA River Day

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined City of Los Angeles Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell and his staff in recognizing the collaborative efforts to improve, preserve and revitalize the Los Angeles River during a special City Council presentation at City Hall June 7.
  • Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomes staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.

    Inaugural Arizona flood control district directors meeting

    Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.

  • May

    Delfina Fallin, a field office assistant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Los Angeles District's Fort Irwin Resident Engineer Office accompanied by her family assist "Bobber" as the participated in the City of Torrance’s 58th Annual Armed Forces Day parade here May 20. The parade is an official Department of Defense event and is the city's way of expressing respect and reverence for the personnel who served in the armed forces, according to the city's website. The city honored the men and women of our nation's military with a three-day celebration that began on Friday, May 19, and continued through Sunday, May 21. The parade highlighted this year's honored branch, the United States Air Force.

    District participates in Armed Forces Day parade in Torrance

    The Los Angeles District participated in the City of Torrance’s 58th Annual Armed Forces Day parade here May 20.
  • Health Facility Planning Officer Lt. Col. John Smith (right), with the U.S. Army Health Facility Planning Agency shows U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations Maj. Gen. Mark Yenter(left) a triage room located within the hospital's emergency department as they toured the new Fort Irwin Weed Army Community Hospital project at Fort Irwin, California, during a visit here May 15. Yenter toured several Los Angeles District projects at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, during a visit here May 15.

    Corps deputy visits Fort Irwin projects

    FORT IRWN, Calif-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations Maj. Gen. Mark Yenter toured several Los Angeles District projects at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, during a visit here May 15.
  • Construction Representative Michele Mickle (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Tucson Resident Office, briefs District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs, as he tours the future home of the Air Force Reserve's 306th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel facility March 8. Guardian Angel is a human based weapon system comprised of Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape Specialists, and uniquely trained support personnel. The project's horseshoe design was done by Louisville District's in-house designers using best practice guidance from the squadron.

    Construction underway, will consolidate squadron operations

    Construction Representative Michele Mickle, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Tucson Resident Office, briefed District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs, as he toured the future home of the Air Force Reserve's 306th Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel facility March 8.
  • Maj. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, commanding general, U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, joins Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management Mike Nedd (center) in the ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opening the new operating base for BLM's Aravaipa Veteran Firefighting Crew on Fort Huachuca, Arizona April 28. Pictured from left to right are BLM Arizona State Director Raymond Suazo, Berrier, Nedd, BLM Gila District Manager Scott Feldhausen and BLM Assistant Director, Fire and Aviation Ron Dunton.

    Ribbon cutting for Aravaipa Veteran Firefighting Crew

    Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is home to the Bureau of Land Management's Aravaipa Veteran Firefighting Crew. Through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Installation Support mission, BLM signed a long-term agreement with the garrison.

  • April

    The dredge HR Morris maintains position at the Oceanside Harbor entrance channel as the annual navigation project begins. The dredge pumps sediment from the channel in order to maintain the authorized federal channel depth, with the added benefit of using the material to renourish Oceanside beaches.

    Oceanside harbor dredging begins

    The annual dredging of the entrance channel at Oceanside Harbor began Monday afternoon when the dredge HR Morris began pumping the first of up to 300,000 cubic yards that will maintain safe navigation for vessels and provide much-needed renourishment for the city’s shoreline.
  • With scissors in hand, Brig. Gen. Carl Schaefer, 412th Test Wing commander (left, and Army Col. Kirk Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, prepare to cut the ceremonial ribbon signifying the official opening of the new 411th Flight Test Squadron facility March 22. The squadron is responsible for the developmental testing of the F-22 Raptor and its systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christian Turner

    Corps completes F-22 relocation project

    EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District participated in a ceremony March 22 to cut the ribbon at the 411th Flight Test Squadron’s new F-22 Raptor facility here.

  • March

    Mary Spencer, former Small Business Program manager, is inducted into the Los Angeles District's Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony at the District headquarters in Los Angeles March 23. The induction was held in conjunction with the District's annual Retiree Recognition Day.

    District names latest distinguished civilian employees

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District inducted two retired employees into its Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony at the District headquarters in Los Angeles March 23.

  • Division commander visits coastal damage reduction project

    Col. Peter Helmlinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, met with the mayors and other public officials of two coastal communities on March 15 to discuss a proposed $174 million coastal storm damage reduction project.
  • In previous years, sand across the mouth of the San Luis Rey River blocked its connection to the Pacific Ocean, providing a continuous shoreline. Recent rains have opened the river to the ocean, requiring the contractor to develop a means to span the flowing water in order to replenish the beach to the south.

    Corps awards Oceanside dredging contract, Division Commander visits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $10.77 million contract to Manson Construction Company from Seattle, Washington, on March 13 to conduct maintenance dredging at Oceanside Harbor.
  • Eric Ravelli, deputy for the Small Business Program, welcomes an attendee to the Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office's Business Opportunities Open House March 9 in Phoenix. The event attracted more than 160 attendees from throughout the region. The open house featured morning and afternoon sessions with a contractor training opportunity; successful bid proposal.

    Open house for business opportunities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office in Phoenix hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 9.
  • The hydraulic cutter-head suction dredge H.R. Morris digs up sediment from the Channel Islands Harbor sand trap Feb. 14. Seattle-based Manson Construction, the Corps' contractor for the project, piped the material to nearby Hueneme Beach to replenish sand lost to erosion.

    Corps completes CI Harbor dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District completed maintenance dredging at Channel Islands Harbor here Feb. 27 after beginning work in late December 2016.
  • Following the March 1 Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration public meeting held at the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District office in Calabasas, representatives from the Corps and the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Angeles District, discuss specifics of the alternative plans with meeting attendees.

    Corps holds Malibu Creek ecosystem restoration public meeting

    The Los Angeles District held a public hearing March 1 at the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District office in Calabasas to present the National Environmental Restoration and Likely Locally Preferred Plan for ecosystem restoration along Malibu Creek and to take comments from the public about their concerns regarding the project.
  • Hon. Margery Melvin, the keynote speaker, is a native of Los Angeles, Calif., and is currently an Administrative Law Judge in the Department of Social Services for the State of California where she conducts disability and Affordable Care Act hearings throughout the state. Melvin presented her personal experiences in the education system as a student and later as an educator. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Black Employment Special Emphasis Program committee held its Black History Month observance closing ceremony at the District's headquarters Feb. 23.

    District employees celebrate BHM

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Black Employment Special Emphasis Program committee held its Black History Month observance closing ceremony at the District's headquarters Feb. 23.
  • Joshua Ramirez, a student at the STEM Academy of Hollywood, had presented his project to Maj. Scotty Autin during Senior Defense on Feb. 23. “I had to find artifacts from all four years of my attendance and based on four major principles show what we learned.”

    USACE participates in National Engineers Week

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District participated in several National Engineers Week activities, held Feb. 19 through 25, aimed at helping high school students become more aware of the opportunities available in the engineering profession and the educational knowledge and skills it takes to be successful there.