3 Apr 2018

Geologists learn studying past holds keys to future during visit to Red Rock Canyon

Spread out across more than 195,000 acres of the Mojave Desert, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area is a geologist’s playground. With its picturesque canyons displaying an array of colors, rock formations and unique features molded over more than 600 million years, to preserved archeological discoveries, like pictographs and petroglyphs etched and drawn on canyon walls from cultures long ago, the secrets Red Rock Canyon holds can tell scientists a story that may save lives in the future.

23 Feb 2018

Corps’ representatives spread love of engineering to Pasadena high school students on Valentine’s Day

Some people spread their love on Valentine’s Day with cards, flowers and candy. Three representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District spread a different kind of love Feb. 14 – a love of engineering.

30 Jan 2018

Chief of engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovation

SAN PEDRO, California – During a recent trip to California, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told stakeholders he envisions the Corps as “champions for change.”

25 Jan 2018

Corps signs design agreement with city for LA River Ecosystem Restoration project

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District signed a design agreement to move forward with the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project at a recent meeting with city officials.

17 Nov 2017

Native American speaks about his family, tribal experiences at observance

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District celebrated the contributions of American Indians and Alaska natives during an observance Nov. 7 at the District’s headquarters in downtown LA.

25 Oct 2017

HENAAC conference gives Hispanic students hope toward future careers in STEM

Tyler Miller, a student at the University of California-Merced, hopes the future generation will grow up and not have to worry about air and water pollution.

25 Oct 2017

Senior leaders, panel members engage students, engineers at HENAAC Conference

With more than 32,000 employees working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worldwide, only about 1 percent of those are in uniform, said Col. Kirk Gibbs, Los Angeles District commander. That’s why the Hashtag, “No Camo Required,” seemed to be a fitting theme for the Corps’ seminar during the Hispanic Engineering National Achievement Awards Conference Oct. 18 to 22 in Pasadena.

10 Oct 2017

Corps’ Los Angeles District celebrates end of fiscal year with more than $485M in contract awards

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded about 960 contracts worth more than $485 million in fiscal year 2017.

27 Sep 2017

Corps of Engineers, top brass cut ribbon on DOD's 1st LEED-Platinum hospital

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District helped cut the ribbon Sept. 21 on the Department of Defense's first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Platinum hospital.

15 Sep 2017

Corps signs labor-management agreement, continues to strengthen biggest asset – its people

The importance of continuing to strengthen internal partnerships within the Los Angeles District and maintain a “one-team” concept led to the Sept. 12 signing of a labor-management agreement.