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  • July

    Viet Tran, project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Las Vegas Resident Office Nellis Air Force Base Medical Center Realignment project for the Mike O’Callaghan Medical Center, inspects a renovated labor and delivery room on the medical center’s third floor June 24. The $96 million project, which is scheduled to take three years, is designed to modernize many of the departments in the medical center to provide better service for patients.

    LA District nearing completion of Phase I for Nellis hospital renovation project

    NELLIS AFB, Nev.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Las Vegas Resident Office is between 75 and 85 percent complete on Phase I of the renovation project for the Mike O’Callaghan Medical Center here June 24.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Las Vegas Resident Office works on Phase II of the Sloan Army Reserve Center construction project in Nevada June 24. One of the largest features of the $16.6 million project is a single-story training facility.

    LA District building Army Reserve Center Phase II just outside Las Vegas

    SLOAN, Nev.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Las Vegas Resident Office is working on Phase II of the Army Reserve Center construction project here June 24.
  • Contractors work on the bridge across the Chula Vista Wash June 18 in Nogales, Ariz. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working to replace the bridge it removed during a previous construction project.

    LA District working on bridge over Nogales waters

    NOGALES, Ariz. – The foundations are in and the bridge is beginning to take shape across the Nogales Wash just outside the Chula Vista neighborhood June 18.

  • June

    Los Angeles Business Council honorees pose for a photograph following presentation of the Community Impact Award celebrating 51 miles of the LA River during LABC's 44th Annual Architectural Awards at the Bevery Hilton Hotel June 4. LA River partners from left to right are: Carol Armstrong, City of Los Angeles; Josephine Axt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Debra Weintraub, City of Los Angeles; Lisa Soghor, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority; Megan Whelan, City of Los Angeles; and Larry Smith, Los Angeles Conservation Corps.

    LA Business Council honors Corps at architectural awards luncheon

    LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Business Council honored the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District at its 44th Annual Los Angeles Architectural Awards luncheon June 4 that drew hundreds of the region’s leading architects, designers and building professionals.

  • May

    Family and friends join members of the Los Angeles District to participate in the nation's longest-running annual Armed Forces Day Parade held May 17 in Torrance, Calif.

    District honors veterans at Torrance Armed Forces Day parade

    TORRANCE, Calif. – Col. Kim Colloton, commander of the Corps' Los Angeles District, along with
  • More than 25 shopping carts and debris were removed from the river Saturday. Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined forces with hundreds of community volunteers along the Los Angeles River adjacent to Balboa Park in the Sepulveda Basin for the Friends of the Los Angeles River’s 25th La Gran Limpieza: The Great Los Angeles River Clean Up April 26.

    District participates in LA River clean-up

    LOS ANGELES—Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined forces with

  • April

    Catherine Guilhur and Willow Eichler watch as Corps intern AJ Moore tests the spaghetti bridge constructed by Guilhur and Eichler as one of the design challenges during the 21st Annual Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® program held at the district offices in Los Angeles April 24. Nearly two dozen children of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees participated in the event.

    Plant a seed, grow a future; Corps employees take their children to work

    Nearly two dozen children of Los Angeles District employees participated in the 21st Annual Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work® program held at the district offices here April 24. The children, ranging in ages from 5 to 18 years old, took part in a variety of activities designed to expand opportunities and transform lives.
  • Workers with West Point Contractors, Inc., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Los Angeles District’s contractor, clear rocks and vegetation Apr. 9 as they prepare to construct a bridge across the Chula Vista Wash in Nogales, Ariz. The $4M project will consist of constructing a two-span, I-girder concrete bridge, install associated road base and approach slabs, and placing grouted riprap both upstream and downstream of the project in the channel.

    Nogales Wash bridge project back underway

    There’s a new $4M bridge being built here and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is overseeing its construction, which began March 30.The project will consist of constructing a two-span, I-girder concrete bridge, install associated road base and approach slabs, and placing grouted riprap both upstream and downstream of the project in the channel.
  • A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s team inspects the potential alignment of the possible location of a diversion levee in Mount Charleston, Nev. during a mission to the area March 11. The District sent a team consisting of members from the Hydrology and Hydraulics, Design, Geotech and Regulatory branches to make an assessment of the danger to life and property to a community downhill from a fire-burned slope after receiving a request for assistance from representatives of the State of Nevada.

    LA District undertakes special mission to Nevada

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District undertook a different kind of mission recently when they went to Mount Charleston, Nev. Mar. 11 and 12. For the first time in more than a decade, the LA District received approval for “Advance Measures” technical and direct assistance for the State of Nevada.

  • March

    Celebrating women of character, courage and commitment

    LOS ANGELES – "Celebrating Women of Character, Courage and Commitment," which honors the
  • Heavy earth-moving equipment form a three-vehicle train to remove material near the San Luis Rey River to construct a bypass channel designed to reestablish a portion of the river to its historical hydrologic and vegetative condition.

    Environmental restoration project begins at Whelan Lake

    OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- Heavy earth-moving equipment form a three-vehicle train to remove material near
  • Aerial view of Prado Dam

    “Every drop of water counts;” interagency coordination saves water

    During the storms that swept through California from Feb. 26-March 2, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisted local agencies maximize their ground water recharge.

  • President's fiscal 2015 budget for Corps' Civil Works released

    The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2015 (FY15) includes $4.561 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which is offset in part by a proposal to cancel $28 million in unobligated carryover of funding appropriated prior to fiscal year 2014.
  • The new $14.2 million education center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., replaces a 60-year-old elementary school campus, which was used as the education center for more than 40 years.

    Vandenberg Education Center officially opens

    Officials ceremonially cut the ribbon officially opening the Vandenberg Air Force Base education center Feb. 27. The $14.2 million building replaces a 60-year-old facility and includes 20 classrooms, a computer lab, a testing center, and a 75-seat auditorium.

  • January

    YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz. – Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District participated in a dedication ceremony for the Master Sgt. George A. Bannar Vertical Wind Tunnel facility held on Yuma Proving Ground Jan. 24. The new facility, named for Bannar who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2013, will host more than 1,500 students annually and can allow up to eight fully-loaded Soldiers, Sailors, Marines or Airmen to practice their skydiving techniques.

    LA District helps dedicate new vertical wind tunnel facility at YPG to fallen hero

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District participated in a dedication ceremony for the Master Sgt. George A. Bannar Vertical Wind Tunnel facility held on Yuma Proving Ground Jan. 24. The facility is named for Bannar, a member of the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), killed in action in Afghanistan in 2013.
  • The Corps' Los Angeles District contributed $37,900 to the 2013 Combined Federal Campaign, exceeding 75 percent of its goal.

    “… because we can: 50 years of making a difference”

    Contributions to the Combined Federal Campaign make a huge difference to local charities, said representatives from Union Rescue Mission, Shriners Hospital for Children and City of Hope at a Jan. 9 event at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Headquarters.
  • Maj. Gen. John Peabody addresses members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.

    Corps deputy updates SAME on Civil Works transformation

    Maj. Gen. John Peabody addressed members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.
  • South Pacific Division’s three districts maintain 33 ports and harbors in California, from massive industrial complexes to smaller recreational havens. The Port of Long Beach, which is in the Los Angeles District's area of operations, has a colorful history that parallels the growth of the metropolitan Southern California area. Starting from salt marshes and sloughs, the Port has sustained continuous growth both in usable port area and in facilities and equipment. Historically, the Port of Long beach was the home of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard and the Long Beach Naval Station. Both facilities have been decommissioned and the land transferred to the Port of Long Beach for development into additional cargo facilities. The Port of Long Beach is operated by the City of Long Beach Harbor Department.

    Navigation conference looks for solutions

    Budget constraints, climate change and environmental responsibilities will continue to impact the Corps’ ability to meet the maritime industry’s constantly changing needs and capabilities, Maj. Gen. John Peabody told attendees at the winter meeting of the California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference held here Jan. 16.
  • The District's Deputy for Programs and Project Management Division Ken Morris (center) will retire Jan. 10, after spending 26 years working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Los Angeles.

    District bids farewell to Programs and Project Management deputy

    LOS ANGELES — In preparation for his retirement Jan. 10, the District’s Deputy for Programs and Project Management Ken Morris, who began his federal career in 1974 when commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps, answered some questions about the 26 years he has spent as a federal civilian employee in the Los Angeles District.

  • December

    PHOENIX -Jonathan Stratton (left) and Joe Derungs, both with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona/Nevada Area Office, speak with business representatives during the first Business Opportunities Open House held Jan. 29 at the District's downtown Phoenix office. Nearly 300 business owners and operators spoke with District representatives during the event designed to let business people learn about contract opportunities and gain insight on how to do business with the Corps.

    LA District helps lead USACE small business goals

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District received two awards in December for its efforts at ensuring USACE exceeded its small business goal for the fourth year in a row.