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  • September

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona, to repair five levee systems using the Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation and Inspection Program. Work is currently underway in the New River Dam outlet channel in Peoria. Here, Jim Terstriep (right), an LA District construction representative and Victoria Jurado, a district geologist, discuss the channel subgrade Sept. 28.

    New River Dam outlet channel repair benefits from emergency funding

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working with the Flood Control District of Maricopa County, Arizona, to repair five levee systems using the Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation and Inspection Program.
  • Adjutant General of the Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Kerry Muehlenbeck, center, discusses the importance of emergency response preparedness during a joint flood response exercise at the Arizona Emergency Operations Center Sept. 9 in Phoenix. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, the Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, and the Flood Control District of Maricopa County staff conducted a joint exercise to evaluate flood response preparedness. The training featured various flooding scenarios at the Painted Rock Dam located 120 miles southwest of Phoenix.

    Joint exercise based on historic Arizona flood

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs and Flood Control District of Maricopa County staff joined forces Sept. 9 to host an emergency exercise based on historic flooding in the state.

  • May

    Staff Sgt. Jacob Wratchford (left) and Sgt. Eduardo Delacruz, Alpha Company, 249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are testing a San Carlos Irrigation Project's substation grounding May 19 by testing soil conductivity. The 249th is charged with the rapid deployment of U. S. Army generators to support worldwide requirements.

    Prime Power Soldiers assist San Carlos Irrigation Project

    Soldiers with Alpha Company, 249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, known as Prime Power, have deployed for a unique training mission with the Los Angeles District in Arizona.

  • December

    Tricia Balluff, city of Phoenix environmental programs coordinator, briefs Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander and David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer Dec. 3 at the Tres Rios Environmental Restoration site.

    District leadership visit Arizona project sites

    Col. Julie Balten, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, and David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer, toured Arizona-Nevada Area Office projects Nov. 30 to Dec. 4 in Arizona. Her first visit to Arizona since assuming command in July. Balten met stakeholders, spoke with employees, presented awards and viewed key projects.

  • March

    Matt Masten (left), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office chief of technical and environmental support section, speaks with Rachel Kerr, a geologist and program manager at Ahtna Environmental, Inc., and Fran Firouzi (center), a district project manager for the Installation Restoration Program. The presentation was held under the guise of the Army Defense Environmental Restoration Program as the Installation Restoration Program in this case. The program manager is the Army Environmental Center and USACE supports the program through the local district as the executing agent for environmental remediation at the fort.

    Fort Huachuca Vehicle Maintenance Facility final decision document

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted a public meeting Mar. 4 in Sierra Vista, Arizona, announcing the final decision on soil remediation related to the Fort Huachuca Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Bldg. 72805.

  • January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Deputy Commander Col. Daryll Fust speaks to community members and the media about the USACE role in the Navigable Waters Protection Rule Jan. 23. Fust joined EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker and Rep. Paul Gosar. The event was hosted by Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Misael Cabrera.

    Final: Navigable Waters Protection Rule

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army released the Navigable Waters Protection Rule Jan. 23. The rule provides a new and final definition for Waters of the United States.

  • November

    Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, Los Angeles District and the Bureau of Land Management officially reopened Red Spring boardwalk Nov. 8. Roughly a half-mile in length ... the accessible boardwalk is in the Calico Basin of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nev. From left to right, Claudia Garcia, project manager with the LA District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office; Catrina Williams, field manager for the BLM's Red Rock/Sloan Field Office; 1st Lt. Kara Styers, aide-de-camp to the SPD commander; Brig. Gen. Kim Colloton, SPD commander; Brian Christ, vice president S&B Christ Consulting, LLC, of Las Vegas; Col. Aaron Barta, District commander; Viet Tran, project engineer for the district’s Las Vegas Resident Office; and Raymond Tsui, civil engineer with BLM's Southern Nevada District Office.

    Corps completes Red Spring boardwalk

    Leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, Los Angeles District and the Bureau of Land Management officially reopened Red Spring boardwalk Nov. 8.

  • March

    Lillian Doherty, Operations Division chief, speaks with Luciano Vera, public affairs specialist, at the Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office's Business Opportunities Open House March 14 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Doherty emphasized the importance of the BOOH's relationship building to help identify what contractors have the capabilities to do the work ... that the Corps needs to get done.

    Business opportunities open house

    The annual Business Opportunities Open House highlighted contract opportunities, but, more importantly, built an information data base critical to accomplishing the Corps' mission.

  • November

    Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, gives an overview of the Corps mission and introduced himself to the annual Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting Nov. 14. Barta made his first extended visit to Arizona since taking command July 19.

    Corps meets with Arizona flood control directors

    The Flood Control District of Maricopa County hosted the annual Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting Nov. 14.

  • August

    Steve Winkleblech, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District realty specialist, discusses properties and parcels included in the upcoming remedial investigation and feasibility study at a former ground-to-ground gunnery range here Aug. 20. The site includes about 284 residential properties and parcels, located on Tommie Drive, East Packard, Lass, East Snavely, East Thompson, East Lum, East Ryan, East Hearne, East Devlin, East Shaeffer, East John L and Northfield avenues.

    Corps hosts open house on former range

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted an open house Aug. 20 to discuss an upcoming remedial investigation and feasibility study of a former ground-to-ground gunnery range.

  • June

    Travis Bone (right), archeologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District speaks with a delegation from the Colorado River Indian Tribes May 31. The Corps hosted scoping meetings to solicit stakeholder and public comment on changes to the Alamo Dam Water Control Plan.

    Corps hosts scoping meeting for proposed update to water control plan

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted scoping meetings on May 31 to solicit stakeholder and public comment on changes to the Alamo Dam Water Control Plan.

  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Tribal Liaison Quana Higgins (speaking) briefs current partnering initiatives between the Navajo Nation and the Corps, and explained the importance of the partnership started under the watershed study. The Tribal Partnership Program authorizes the Corps, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, to complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

    Landmark agreement to move watershed study forward

    Under the Tribal Partnership Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, can complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

  • September

    Upgrades to the refueling system at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, will increase the pumping capacity to 2,400 gallons per minute for 25 multi-aircraft revetments and six bomber outlets. Two new 420,000 gallon aboveground operating storage tanks will feed the system. During the hot summer months, nearly around the clock construction is overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Las Vegas Resident Office.

    Resident Office manages robust mission at Nellis

    From quality of life to mission critical operations, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Las Vegas Resident Office ensures projects are flying high at Nellis Air Force Base.

  • August

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs visits District personnel and response sites to personally thank Corps, National Guard and local team members Aug. 23. The Corps responded to the emergency by providing technical advice and direct flood fight assistance.

    District aids Nogales Wash flood fight

    The U.S. Corps of Engineers responded to the emergency by providing technical advice and direct flood fight assistance.

  • July

    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.
  • 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

    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

    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.

  • March

    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.