Home / Media / News Stories

News Story Archive

News Story Manager

Results:
Author: San Luciano Vera
Clear

  • February

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District USACE Structural Civil Engineer Lenard Lee Tran encourages students to design and build bridges during a West Point Academy Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics event at Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson, California.

    Corps Engineers participate in West Point STEM event

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representatives encouraged students to design and build bridges during a West Point Academy Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics event at Stephen M. White Middle School in Carson, California.

  • December

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and the Orange County Flood Control District completed flood channel repairs before Southern California’s flood season. District Commander Col. Aaron Barta gives remarks during the ribbon cutting ceremony. The agencies hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to highlight the completion of repair work on Ocean View Channel, Dec. 20, in Huntington Beach, Calif.

    Corps, Orange County partner to complete flood channel before storm season

    The reconstruction of the channel qualified for repair under the Corps’ Public Law 84-99 Rehabilitation Program, which gives the Corps the authority to repair flood control structures that are damaged due to flood and other natural events.

  • March

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Chief of Emergency Management Branch David Kingston conducts an after action review after a continuity of operations exercise conducted in Phoenix, Arizona on March 11.

    Corps conducts earthquake continuity of operations exercise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District conducted an earthquake continuity of operations exercise where key leaders moved operations from downtown Los Angeles to Phoenix, Arizona on March 11.

  • September

    Arturo Pacheco-Vega, Ph.D, Professor for Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, California State University, Los Angeles commemorated Hispanic Heritage Month with a presentation on Hispanic traditions, culture and his life story to the USACE LA District workforce.

    USACE Los Angeles District celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

    Every year the United States commemorates Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District celebrated Hispanic Americans Sept. 20 with a luncheon and presentation by guest speaker Arturo Pacheco-Vega, Ph.D, Professor for Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, California State University, Los Angeles.
  • Los Angeles District VA Program Manager Bob Klein and VA San Diego Healthcare System Medical Center Project Manager Jenn Rivo provided a tour and project update to USACE Deputy Director of Military Programs Brig. Gen. Glenn Goddard and USACE South Pacific Division Commander Col. Kim Colloton. This project will deliver a new Spinal Cord Injury Center consisting of 50 private inpatient rooms, three new clinics and an 800 car parking garage for the VA to continue providing the best healthcare to the Nation's veterans.

    South Pacific Division Commander visits District projects, people

    Col. Kim Colloton, South Pacific Division commander, went on a whirlwind tour of several Los Angeles District projects during a visit to the area Sept. 4-7.