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    Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, gives an overview of the Corps mission and introduced himself to the annual Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting Nov. 14. Barta made his first extended visit to Arizona since taking command July 19.

    Corps meets with Arizona flood control directors

    The Flood Control District of Maricopa County hosted the annual Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting Nov. 14.
  • Corps, VA breaks ground for new Long Beach facilities

    Corps, VA breaks ground for new Long Beach facilities

    Two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanders helped break ground on new medical facilities on Veterans Day at the Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach.
  • Col. Aaron Reisinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, speaks to community members during a public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Study, as Col. Aaron Barta, the Corps' Los Angeles District commander, looks on Nov. 7 in Westminster, California.

    Corps partners with Orange County on study to reduce flood risk, receive public input

    Close to a half million people within the Westminster watershed could be affected by flood risk. That is the number one reason the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago and Los Angeles districts, in partnership with Orange County Public Works, are collaborating on the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Study – a proposed project they hope will reduce that risk.
  • Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District meet with potential business partners during the District’s annual Business Opportunities Open House Nov. 13 at the District’s Headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles. More than 125 business representatives attended the event, seeking opportunities to do work for the Corps.

    Corps hosts open house for potential business partners, contractors

    About 125 business representatives from across the state and beyond attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Business Opportunities Open House Nov. 13 in downtown LA. The semi-annual event allows companies to introduce their capabilities to more than two dozen Corps’ staffers and to learn about potential work along the Corps' business lines.
  • Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, talks to college students and recent graduates attending the USACE seminar at the Hispanic Engineer Achievement Awards Corporation conference Oct. 19 in Pasadena, California. With the theme, "Travel the world ... make an impact ... build big things," panel members presented information on the Corps, its missions and the opportunities a Corps career provides employees.

    Corps engages college students at STEM conference

    With work in 110 countries around the world, there are vast opportunities for employees to go anywhere in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, to college students and recent graduates attending the USACE seminar at the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corporation conference Oct. 19 in Pasadena.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Employees and military members listen as Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks about talent management, delivering the program and revolutionizing the Corps during a town hall meeting Oct. 18 at the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference in Pasadena, California.

    Semonite talks talent management, delivering program with employees during HENAAC

    The commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spoke to about 50 employees and military members Oct. 18 during the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference, or HENAAC, in Pasadena.