Home / Media / News Stories

News Story Archive

News Story Manager

Results:
Tag: Los Angeles Distrct
Clear

  • October

    Business representatives share their capabilities with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District program managers and discuss potential opportunities for doing business with the Corps at the annual Business Opportunities Open House Oct. 9 in the District's downtown LA headquarters.

    District opens house for business representatives

    More than 150 business representatives attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's annual Business Opportunities Open House Oct. 9 at the District's downtown LA headquarters.

  • May

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District inducted retired employee Kelli Johnson into its Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony May 8 at the District headquarters in Los Angeles. The induction was in conjunction with the District's annual Retiree Recognition Day. Nearly three dozen retirees participated in the day's activities, which included a breakfast social, commander's update and catered lunch.

    District inducts retiree into distinguished employee gallery

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District inducted former employee Kelli Johnson into its Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony May 8 at the District headquarters.

  • March

    Supervisory Biologist Sallie Diebolt, Arizona-Nevada Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, explains the Corps Regulatory Program to a prospective contractor at the Business Opportunities Open House March 22 at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. More than 150 business representatives attended the event to learn of the Corps' business lines and upcoming contracting opportunities.

    Corps opens house for business opportunities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted its annual Business Opportunities Open House March 22 at GateWay Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. More than 150 business representatives attended the event to learn of the Corps' business lines and upcoming contracting opportunities.

  • January

    Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discusses the national perspective of the Corps’ civil works program, among other topics, during the Jan. 18 California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference in San Pedro, California.

    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.”

  • May

    Delfina Fallin, a field office assistant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The Los Angeles District's Fort Irwin Resident Engineer Office accompanied by her family assist "Bobber" as the participated in the City of Torrance’s 58th Annual Armed Forces Day parade here May 20. The parade is an official Department of Defense event and is the city's way of expressing respect and reverence for the personnel who served in the armed forces, according to the city's website. The city honored the men and women of our nation's military with a three-day celebration that began on Friday, May 19, and continued through Sunday, May 21. The parade highlighted this year's honored branch, the United States Air Force.

    District participates in Armed Forces Day parade in Torrance

    The Los Angeles District participated in the City of Torrance’s 58th Annual Armed Forces Day parade here May 20.

  • March

    Mary Spencer, former Small Business Program manager, is inducted into the Los Angeles District's Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony at the District headquarters in Los Angeles March 23. The induction was held in conjunction with the District's annual Retiree Recognition Day.

    District names latest distinguished civilian employees

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District inducted two retired employees into its Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees in a ceremony at the District headquarters in Los Angeles March 23.

  • October

    Exterior photo of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations Center at March Air Reserve Base, Riverside County, California, Oct. 26. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and March Air Reserve Base officials broke ground, on a new CBP AMOC expansion construction project here, Oct. 26.

    Corps and CBP break ground on AMOC construction project

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations and March Air Reserve Base officials broke ground on a new CBP Air and Marine Operations Center expansion project here Oct. 26.

  • August

    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.

  • 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.