PHOENIX - Kevin Thomas, chief of the Construction Support Branch for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office, receives a Commander's Award for Civilian Service from Col. Mark Toy, the LA District's commander, and David Van Dorpe, the LA District's Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management during a Nov. 1 awards ceremony. Toy and Van Dorpe presented awards and welcomed back team members who had recently returned from deployments overseas.