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  • February

    Col. Paul Murray, 99th Air Base Wing commander, Nellis Air Force Base speaks to future residents of Dormitory 781 Feb. 3. Murray cut the ribbon officially opening the 85,250-square-foot facility. The complex features an energy efficient heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system that allows for each room to have individual temperature control.

    Dormitory 781, new home for Airmen

    Col. Paul Murray, 99th Air Base Wing commander, cut the ribbon to welcome future residents of Dormitory 781 on Feb. 3. The 99th ABW provides installation support to more than 10,000 personnel assigned to Nellis AFB, Creech AFB, and the Nevada Test and Training Range.

  • January

    Louis Munoz (center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's dam tender supervisor, discusses Alamo Dam operation with Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander Jan. 25. The dam provides flood risk reduction, water supply and conservation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement on the Bill Williams River.

    Remote sites, key projects

    When your area of operation covers roughly 226,000 square miles... expect to spend a lot time on the road.
  • Piles of debris line the side of the roads in flood affected areas one week after the 2016 severe flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

    District supports FEMA during Louisiana flood recovery

    Water reached a 500-year event level... a storm with only a .2 percent chance of occurring in any given year. In all, 12 of 64 parishes in Louisiana were declared major federal disaster areas.

  • October

    Hector Santiago, a project manager for the Environmental Remediation Branch, Planning, Programs and Project Management Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, is a recipient of the 2016 STEM Hero Award. Santiago was recognized Oct. 6, by the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation during their 28th annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.

    HENAAC conference seen as building block for the future

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were recognized by the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation during their 28th annual conference Oct. 5-9.

  • September

    Kim Gavigan (right), chief of the water resources planning section, briefs Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, on the flood risk management study for the Lower Santa Cruz River Sept. 7. Much of the flood plain is located between two major municipalities, Phoenix and Tucson, and is in Pinal County which, according to the study, was the second fastest growing county in the United States during the past decade.

    Commander visits regional offices, projects

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, toured Arizona-Nevada Area Office projects Sept. 6-8.

  • August

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District place segmented sections of temporary protective barriers in the community of Cedar Creek, Arizona, Aug. 17. The project is in response to an Aug. 13 request by the White Mountain Apache Tribe to provide assistance to meet an imminent flood threat. Storm flows from the summer monsoon season, in concert with debris flows from the burned watershed upstream, pose a serious threat because limited flood risk minimization measures (K-rails) are currently in place.

    District adds temporary capacity to Cedar Creek flood fighting measures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District dispatched personnel and resources Aug. 14 to assist the White Mountain Apache community with its limited flood risk minimization measures.
  • Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District speaks to job seekers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering Job Fair February 2012.

    District employee recognized for life's work

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employee Steve Dwyer, chief, Navigation and Coastal Projects Branch, was honored in July by the Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers. They recognized Dwyer with the 2016 ASCE MLAB Lifetime Achievement in Civil Engineering award.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs (left) briefs a delegation from Saudi Arabia during a tour of flood risk management projects in Las Vegas July 28. Of particular interest to the group was the District's longtime partnership with the Clark County Regional Flood Control District.

    Saudi delegation tours flood control projects

    A delegation from Saudi Arabia visited with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District in Las Vegas July 28.

  • July

    Mike Langley, a senior project manager in the District's Regulatory Division, discusses two project alternatives described in the draft EIS that would require authorization under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act for the discharge of dredged or fill materials within waters of the U.S. The project is located within the boundary of the existing Safford Mine Facility, approximately 8 miles north of Safford.

    Corps discusses options for proposed Lone Star project

    The Safford Mine Facility is currently an open-pit copper mining operation consisting of two pits: the Dos Pobres Pit and the San Juan Pit. The applicant has designed the proposed Lone Star Project to make use of as much of the existing infrastructure as possible.

  • June

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, speaks with Mayor Robin Boyd at the District's public meeting in Winslow, Ariz., June 9. Two meetings were held for the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement on the Little Colorado River in Navajo County, Arizona. In 2008, the Federal Emergency Management Agency de-accredited the Winslow Levee.

    District hosts public meetings in Winslow

    The Draft Integrated Feasibility Report evaluates several alternatives that reduce the risk of damages and reduce life, safety, and health risks caused by flooding of the Little Colorado River to the City of Winslow, surrounding community, and public and private infrastructure.

  • May

    Lt. Col. Dennis Sugrue, Los Angeles District deputy commander, participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a temporary contact station at the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area May 19. The District oversaw construction of the road and adjacent trail, bike lanes, and parking.

    Corps completes Nawghaw Poa Road at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area

    The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District hosted a grand opening of Nawghaw Poa Road and a temporary visitor contact station at Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area May 19.

  • March

    The Los Angeles District’s Kim Gavigan (left), chief of the water resources planning section and Ed Demesa, chief of the planning division, speak with a contractor at the Arizona-Nevada Area Office's Business Opportunities Open House March 17. The event featured morning and afternoon sessions with two training opportunities; successful proposal preparation, and job site safety.

    Area Office hosts Business Opportunities Open House

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 17.
  • In March 2013, ASARCO LLC submitted a Section 404 permit application to the Corps to discharge fill materials into approximately 130 acres and indirectly impact an additional 4 acres of waters of the U.S., to construct a Tailings Storage Facility near Ray Mine, an existing open pit copper mine in Pinal County. The comment period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement will end on March 14.

    404: Clean water and so much more

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District held a public meeting to present results of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Ray Mine Tailings Storage Facility Feb. 24.

  • February

    Rich Fontanilla (left), the Area Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's Arizona-Nevada Area Office, and Pete Pupparo, resident engineer for the District's Las Vegas Resident Office, visit a 240-room dormitory project at Nellis Air Force Base Feb. 11. The $30.4 million H-shaped complex features 60 quads; each with a four-bedroom and four-bathroom unit, a shared kitchen, laundry and dining area.

    Nellis Airmen to get new 240-person dormitory

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $30.4 million contract in fiscal year 2014 for a three-story, 240-room dormitory at Nellis Air Force Base.

  • January

    Arizona Game and Fish Department staff brief Los Angeles District regulatory representatives on the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20. The AWA is a potential in-lieu fee program site for public and private projects seeking an Army permit under the Clean Water Act.

    Field trip illustrates mitigation options

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Arizona Game and Fish Department toured the state's Arlington Wildlife Area Jan. 20.

  • December

    1st Lt. Luke Ritz (center), a project engineer at the District’s Fort Huachuca Resident Office, ensures that the concrete for the new apron at Libby Army Airfield meets stringent design specifications. Ritz and Harold Colby (right), a construction representative from the Tucson Resident Office, oversee several tests that confirm the concrete will properly cure for maximum strength and durability.

    LAAF south ramp project underway

    During construction on Libby Army Airfield's new south ramp Dec. 18, 1st Lt. Luke Ritz, a project engineer at the Los Angeles District's Resident Office here, and Harold Colby, a construction representative from the Tucson Resident Office, supervise testing of random batches of concrete to ensure that it meets stringent design specifications.
  • Troy Morris (center), project manager, briefs Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Dec. 7. Morris guided Gibbs and Shari Brandt, resident engineer for the Tucson Resident Office, through the newly completed 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group hangar, a 76,746-square-foot facility that features a two-story administration section housing a technical order library, records storage, tool cribs, equipment storage and an observation deck overlooking the hangar floor.

    New hangar unveiled at Davis-Monthan

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined Brig. Gen. Steven J. Bleymaier, commander, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, and Tim Gray, deputy director, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, to cut the ribbon officially opening the 309 AMARG hangar at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Dec. 7.

  • November

    Rob Crist (left), resident engineer at Luke Air Force Base, briefs Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs Nov. 19. Crist updated Gibbs on the status of aviation maintenance unit facilities built in support of the F-35 beddown at Luke.

    District commander visits regional office

    Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, toured Arizona-Nevada Area Office projects Nov. 19-20. His first visit since assuming command in July, Gibbs met stakeholders, spoke with employees, presented awards, and viewed key projects.
  • Kim Gavigan, the chief of the water resources planning section for the Los Angeles District’s Arizona Area Office speaks at a public meeting in Casa Grande, Arizona on Nov. 9. Gavigan and Corps representatives spoke about a Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study for the Lower Santa Cruz River. The scoping meeting is the first step in the National Environmental Policy Act process.

    Corps and Pinal County host scoping meeting for feasibility study

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Pinal County Flood Control District hosted a meeting Nov. 9 to solicit public comment on the Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study for the Lower Santa Cruz River.

  • October

    Adobe Dam and the Arizona Canal Diversion Channel built in the 1980s have done much to protect historic sites and metropolitan Phoenix. The dam in northwest metro was built near Skunk Creek and the Hedgpeth Hills. It is the present day home of Arizona State University’s Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve with art work dating from 700 years ago to roughly 7000 B.C.

    Adobe Dam and ACDC protect historic site

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and stakeholder Flood Control District of Maricopa County completed Adobe Dam in 1982 to protect local communities from storm flows along Skunk Creek, in northwest metro.