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  • March

    Officials toured the new indoor range facility at March Air Reserve Base. The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District completed construction of the new indoor small-arms firing range. Rep. Ken Calvert, along with Corps, base and local community officials, celebrated the milestone during a ribbon cutting ceremony here March 10.

    Corps completes MARB firing range project

    MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif.--The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District completed construction of a new indoor small-arms firing range. Rep. Ken Calvert, along with Corps, base and local community officials, celebrated the milestone during a ribbon cutting ceremony here March 10.
  • Eighth-grade science student Martin explains how he resolved a math word problem presented by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guest speaker Chadi Wahby during a Viva Technology program at Belvedere Middle School Feb. 9. Viva programs are one-day workshops designed to introduce engineering and science challenges that correlate with the students' studies.

    Corps plants more STEM seeds

    Ninety students participated in the full-day Viva program that included hands-on competitive and educational exercises like the Dream Invention, Rocket Science and the Catapult Launcher, designed to help them understand the connections between their math and science studies and rewarding STEM careers.

  • February

    A Barstow city bus loaded with contractors drive past one of the existing water points at Fort Irwin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center Feb. 22. After the morning briefings, transportation to Fort Irwin was provided by the City of Barstow Chamber of Commerce.

    Corps to build $100 million water treatment plant

    BARSTOW, CALIF.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Barstow Chamber of Commerce held an Industry Day at the Barstow Community College in efforts to attract potential local contractors for a $100-$120 million water plant for Fort Irwin and National Training Center Feb. 22.
  • VALENCIA, Calif. — Nearly 100 future service members take the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center here. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District manages the lease of the 5,147 square foot facility, one of more than 250 in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.

    Corps and recruiters open new career center in Santa Clarita

    SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – Nearly 100 future service members took the Oath of Enlistment Feb. 24 in a roped off parking lot of the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall in front of the Armed Forces' newest Career Center.
  • A crane and other construction equipment sit atop the temporary pier built to construct the westernmost segment of the border fence that separates Mexico and the United States. The pier enabled the contractor to overcome obstacles unique to working in a surf zone.

    Surf fence overcomes unforeseen obstacles

    IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. – On a temporary pier 15 feet above the Pacific Ocean, the worker guides a piling toward the template that will hold it in place for the crane to pound it into the water below.
  • LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Carolynn Martin, president of the Los Angeles View Park Section of the National Council of Negro Women, introduces herself as a mother, grandmother and community activist of 40 years. Martin said their founder, Mary McLeod Bethune, envisioned an organization of organizations providing a platform for all women.

    Black Women in American Culture and History celebrated

    LOS ANGELES – In his proclamation for this year’s National African American History Month, President Barack Obama stated that the achievements of African American women are not limited to what has been recorded or retold in our history books.
  • Los Angeles County Public Works Deputy Director Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Mark Toy ceremonially turn dirt Feb. 22 for the start of the $7 million Tujunga Wash Ecosystem Restoration project that will extend greening along the sides of a 3/4-mile stretch of concrete channel in the San Fernando Valley that carries runoff from Hansen Dam to the Los Angeles River.

    Corps and LA County break ground for Tujunga Wash restoration

    LOS ANGELES--U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and Los Angeles County officials broke ground Feb. 22 on a project designed to restore degraded habitat in the San Fernando Valley.

  • Corps, Six Counties plan for water resources issues

    LOS ANGELES – Representatives from six Southern California flood control districts met Feb. 16 with officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss topics related to flood channel and levee maintenance, environmental permitting, civil works programming and Southern California water conservation strategies.
  • Agents and guests celebrate the ribbon cutting at the new Border Patrol Station in San Clemente. Up to 200 officers will be assigned to the 14,000 square foot station that includes 24 offices, a conference room, a muster room and a gymnasium.

    Border Patrol dedicates new facility in San Clemente

    SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Following a 12-month, $6.3 million construction project, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officially opened its new administration building at San Clemente Border Patrol Station with a Feb. 10 ribbon cutting ceremony.

  • January

    Famed host of the syndicated “Judge Joe Brown Show,” cited education and family as two areas where the United States falls far short of what it can and should be.

    Judge Joe Brown Highlights Martin Luther King Federal Holiday Events

    LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles District celebrated the Martin Luther King Federal Holiday with visit from Judge Joe Brown, who engaged the audience with a wide-ranging talk that addressed education, family, the criminal justice system and the influence of celebrity on today’s society.
  • Los Angeles is one of eight districts throughout the Corps to receive the new Emergency Command and Control Vehicles that provide emergency responders with improved abilities to access disaster sites and to perform emergency functions assigned by FEMA.

    District gets state-of-the-art emergency response vehicle

    LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – The Los Angeles District will be well prepared for its next disaster response with the recent acquisition of one of the Corps’ newest Emergency Command and Control Vehicles.
  • Kelly Stater (left) speaks with Maj. Gen Bo Temple after the general's keynote address to the joint breakfast meeting of Society of American Military Engineers posts from Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire.

    Breakfast with the Chief

    LOS ANGELES — Society of American Military Engineers posts from Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire held their 26th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 13. The keynote speaker currently serves as the Acting Chief of Engineers and Commanding General for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • More than 300 Los Angeles District employees gathered for their first town hall meeting with South Pacific Division Commander Col. Mike Wehr.

    Division commander holds town hall meeting

    LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Col. Mike Wehr visited the Los Angeles District and conducted a town hall meeting with more than 300 Corps employees at the Sheraton Downtown Jan. 12.