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  • July

    PANACA, Nev. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District safety and emergency management experts join the Nevada State Park Rangers, the Lincoln County Fire Department, along with other federal and nonfederal agencies, to pose for a photo along the top of Matthews Canyon Dam, following an emergency training exercise June 25 in Lincoln County, Nevada. The LA District Emergency Management Team conducted the training event with the support of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the Lincoln County commissioner.

    Small town trains for big disasters

    The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team conducted an emergency tabletop training exercise June 25 at Panaca Fire Station in Lincoln County, Nevada, to sharpen the emergency response and coordination skills for local, state and federal agencies.

  • June

    Los Angeles District Deputy Engineer Justin Gay and District Commander Col. Andrew Baker, tour the Channel Island Harbor District June 3 near Santa Barbra, California. Dredging operations in the harbor allow residents and small business owners to safely reach their properties along the waterway.

    LA District leaders tour central coast ports, projects

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders toured several ports and civil works project sites June 3 – 6 along the central coast of California.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders pose for a photo following the Digital Test and Training Range ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. From left to right, are Shaun Frost, chief of the LA District’s Construction Division; Justin Gay, LA District deputy engineer; and John Oshima, chief of the LA District’s Military Construction Division.

    Leaders celebrate virtual training facility completion at Nellis

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – As the American Anthem concluded, two Navy F-35 flew over the crowd, marking the beginning of the Digital Test and Training Range ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 at Nellis Air Force Base.

  • April

    Jason Russell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project engineer, expresses the LA District's support for American troops during a media interview April 9 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. LA District and Yuma Proving Ground military leaders celebrated the official completion of a facility for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the same day at the installation.

    Leaders celebrate hangar completion at Yuma Proving Ground

    The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s primary mission is to test the nation’s military ground combat equipment; however, for nearly 30 years, its vast desert ranges also have been used by the Military Freefall School to train thousands of the military’s most elite paratroopers.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District command team and City of Tucson leaders and consultants meet at the Tucson City Hall before touring the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project, a potential 595 project site, March 26 near Mission Garden in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

    LA District Command team discuss future projects during Arizona visit

    The Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to review several military and civil works project sites March 25-27 in Arizona.
  • A photo taken from the northwest of the Painted Rock Dam March 25 near Gila Bend, Arizona. Painted Rock Dam is a major flood control project in the Gila River Drainage Basin, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

    Los Angeles District leaders tour Painted Rock Dam

    Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, and Justin Gay, deputy district engineer for the LA District, toured the Painted Rock Dam, a flood risk-reduction project and reservoir, located on the Gila River in Maricopa County March 25 near Gila Bend.

  • March

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineer South Pacific Division Readiness and Contingency Operations representatives and Emergency Branch managers pose for a photo following the first day of the Continuity of Operations training exercise March 11 at the LA District’s area office in Phoenix. The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team hosted the training event with the support of the Sacramento and Albuquerque districts.

    LA District Conducts COOP Training in Phoenix

    The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team conducted the Continuity of Operations, or COOP, training exercise March 11-12 at the district’s area office in Phoenix.

  • December

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Kirk Young and Los Angeles District’s Pam Kostka conducts a public meeting for the Painted Rock Marsh Restoration project, October 18 at the Gila Bend library in Gila, Bend Arizona.

    Agencies team up for public meeting on marsh restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a public meeting for the Painted Rock Marsh Restoration project Oct. 18 at the Gila Bend Library in Gila Bend, Arizona.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor, center, along with leaders and representatives from the Gila River Indian Community, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, pose for a picture after signing a project partnership agreement Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona. The agreement represents the first solar-over-canal project of its kind in the United States.

    Gila River Indian Community, LA District sign historic agreement

    Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker signed a project partnership agreement during a ceremony Nov. 9 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

  • November

    Brian McDowell, an environmental coordinator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, left, discusses biodiversity restoration of the proposed Rio Salado Oeste Project with Maricopa County residents during a public meeting Nov. 18 in Phoenix.

    District hosts public meeting for Rio Salado Oeste project

    The City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District in hosting a public meeting for the Rio Salado Oeste project Nov. 18 at the Rio Salado Audubon Center in Phoenix.

  • August

    PHOENIX – The Los Angeles District Phoenix Office security specialists Shane Bush and Paul Drew pose for team photo August 3, near the Phoenix Office Area. Security programs are a large part of the Corps’ protection process. Drew has recently served two years as a security investigator. He will be moving to the Institute for Water Resources, where he will continue serving the Corps as a security professional. (Photo by Robert DeDeaux, Los Angeles District PAO)

    LA District promotes security programs during Antiterrorism Awareness Month

    PHOENIX – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Security Team describes the purpose of organizational security programs during an inspection of federally leased property Aug. 3 near the Phoenix Area Office.

  • July

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District public affairs set up lights, camera, audio equipment and rehearse with the lead actress before a video production at the Santa Fe Dam Recreational Park May 31 in LA County.

    Corps partners with LA County on summer safety videos

    AZUSA, California -- Angeles District teamed up with LA County Parks and Recreation May 31 – June 1 to produce videos promoting summer safety.

  • February

    Col. Antoinette R. Gant commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, South Pacific Division, right, and Lt. Col. Jeffrey M. Beeman, former commander of the South Pacific Border District, left, case the colors during the District’s inactivation ceremony Feb. 25 in Phoenix. Gant served as the third commander of the former District before assuming the role as division commander.

    District cases colors during inactivation ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District cased its colors Feb. 25 during an inactivation ceremony in Phoenix. Division leaders gathered virtually and in person to reflect on the District’s historic accomplishments. “Today is about celebrating this incredible team and acknowledging the District’s contributions to the history of the nation,” said Col. Antoinette R. Gant, South Pacific Division commander and one of the former commanders of the District. “When the need was there, we rose to the occasion – and now it’s time to apply what we have learned to other missions.”

  • September

    Col. Antoinette Gant, commander of the South Pacific Division, right, along with other Division and District leaders, presents a letter of intent to Anabella Noguera, a senior civil engineering student at the University of California-Los Angeles, during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference Sept. 24 in Phoenix.

    Corps recruits students at Arizona STEM conference

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division was among several agencies recruiting potential employees during the American Indian Science and Engineering Society National Conference Sept. 24 at the Phoenix City Convention Center.

  • March

    The north view of the Painted Rock Dam can be seen in this March 24 picture near Gila Bend, Arizona. Painted Rock Dam is a major flood control project in the Gila River Drainage Basin, constructed and operated by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

    LA District leaders tour Painted Rock Dam project

    Col. Julie Balten, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, and David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for the LA District, toured the Painted Rock Dam, a flood risk-reduction project, located on the Gila River in Maricopa County March 24 near Gila Bend.