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At any given time the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is engaged with more than 100 countries on projects ranging from environmental restoration--to construction--to scientific research. These stories show how our nation's Environmental Engineer is BUILDING STRONG for our military and more.

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    Army Surgeon General - AUSA Medical Symposium

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024


    Army Surgeon General, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho addresses the audience at the AUSA Medical Symposium held in Washington D.C. on Sep 10, 2014.

    US Army engineers break ground, enhance Polish infrastructure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024


    U.S. Army 15th Engineer Battalion and its Polish Allies break ground at the opening ceremony for the U.S. Army Europe-led Resolute Castle 20 at Karliki, Poland, August 13, 2020. The mission is a U.S. Army Europe engineering exercise occurring from August 10 – September 8, 2020; it provides engineering training opportunities with the mission of completing construction projects intended to improve existing host nation infrastructure, which includes the construction of an intermediate staging base, forward arming and refueling point maintenance, the clearing of a helicopter landing zone, and the improvement of a railhead byway and range road at Camp Trezbien, Poland. Additionally, the improvements will include the construction of a general purpose warehouse in Karliki, Poland, and the construction of a fuel system supply point at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes and Pfc. Raekwon Jenkins) Order of appearance: U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jessica Goffena, commander, 15th Engineer Battalion; Polish Land Forces Maj. Krzysztof Krezel, chief of training of Training Assessment Group; U.S. Army Col. Timothy MacDonald, commander, 18th Military Police Brigade; and U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Ruiz, horizontal engineer, 902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion

    Homeowners Assitance Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) for military families who sold their homes at a loss due to relocation. Produced by Mary. M. Cochran.

    Permafrost Tunnel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the Permafrost Tunnel, an active underground geological lab run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

    Kivalina

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the Army Corps of Engineers providing assistance to the Eskimo tribes that live in the coastal communities in Alaska. Produced by Mary Cochran.

    BuckEye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about how the Corps of Engineers' Geospatial Center is helping troops downrange know the terrain they are fighting on. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

    Spring Flood Fight

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package of members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisting the commmunity residents of the Red River Valley with the rising flood waters in the area by constructing clay levees while residents fill and place sand bags in the effort. Produced by Jay Field. Flood10

    Twaila Iraq

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the GRD Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking time for community outreach while preparing for a refurbishment project that will provide clean drinking water for 2500 people. Produced Mary M. Cochran.

    Spring Flood Fight 03222010

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District has bolstered protection from annual spring flooding on the Red River Valley of the northern plains. An early spring thaw gave the engineers little time to build temporary emergency levees, but the work was completed ahead of schedule. Now, flood officials watch and wait for the rise and fall of the Red River. Produced by Jay Fields Flood10

    USACE Support at Bagram Army Air Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Bagram, Afghanistan whose key projects are designed to accommodate larger aircraft and build dormitory style living quarters. Produced by Jay Heusinkveld.

    Solar Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2023


    Package of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installing solar power panels which will provide 41 percent of office energy needs at parks across California. Produced John Prettyman.

    Owls move into new Air Force lodging Facility

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    Package made from "Owls move into new Air Force lodging Facility" b-roll about a family of barn owls, mom, dad and three babies have taken up residence inside hollow steel tubing in the new 220 room Langley Air Force Base Visitors Lodging Facility, which is currently under construction. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood. Also available in high definition.

    Engineer Minute: COE 091910

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clearing construction debris along the shore of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va. and restoring saltwater wetlands in the area. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood. Produced by Mary Cochran. Includes a soundbite from Craig Seltzer, USACE biologist. Also available in high definition.

    USACE Construction Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    USACE Construction in Afghanistan is putting safety first. Hank Heusinkveld introduces us to one man who is helping make that happen.

    Engineer Minute COE - Sept. 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    This edition features a story about Afghan construction workers staying on top of safety practices. Produced by Hank Heusinkveld.

    Marysville Flood Protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    This edition features a story on a groundbreaking of a project that will reduce the risk of levee failure. The project is being done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also available in high definition.

    Engineer Minute COE 100310

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    This edition features a story on a groundbreaking of a project that will reduce the risk of levee failure. The project is being done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also available in high definition.

    Chickamauga Lock Heavy Cargo Shipment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    The Tennessee Valley Authority is in the process of shipping a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine through the Tennessee River Navigation System bound for the John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant in Hawkins County, and it passed through the Chickamauga Lock here Sept. 29, 2010.

    Engineer Minute COE 101010

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2023


    This edition features a story about Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), visiting Wiesbaden, Germany, to inspect quality and thank Corps of Engineer workers. Produced by Mary Cochran.

    Engineer Minute: COE 101710

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on the constant construction in at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, known locally as Camp Commando. Produced by Mary Cochran.

    Langley Owls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on a pair of owls that have taken up residence inside a new visitor's building being built on Langley Air Force Base. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.

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    Engineer Minute COE 102410

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on a pair of owls that have taken up residence inside a new visitor's building being built on Langley Air Force Base. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.

    USACE Engineers Travel Inside Dam to Perform Bi-Annual Inspection

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspecting the Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood. Soundbites from Bill Siple, Leonard Jones, Philip Wunderly.

    Engineer Minute COE 103110

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on the Army Air Force exchange troop store located at Fort Lee, Va. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood

    Tornado scores a touch down at Chickamauga Lock

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    B-roll of a tornado touching down on October 26, 2010 at the Chickamauga Lock at approximately 5:45 p.m., destroying two maintenance trailers and damaging a government vehicle and the roof and electrical systems at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office. This is the upstream view of the tornado from Chickamauga Lock. (Security System Video)

    Engineer Minute COE110717

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on the Gathright Dam in Va. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.

    Gathright Dam Package

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspecting the Gathright Dam in Allegheny County, Virginia. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood. Also available in high definition.

    ATC 111210 SRTV

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package of the construction in Alexandria, Va. of the largest structures the Army Corps of Engineers have every built. Produced by Mary Cochran. Also available in high definition.

    Engineer Minute: COE 111410

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package of the construction in Alexandria, Va, of the tallest structures that the Army Corps of Engineers have made to date. Produced by Mary Cochran. Also available in high definition.

    ANW Tallest Building

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package about the largest building the Corps of Engineers has ever constructed. Produced by Mary Cochran. Also avaialbe in high definition.

    Engineer Minute - Nov. 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on construction operations in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hosted by Hank Heusinkveld

    Engineer Minute COE 120510

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package about U.S. Army Corps of Engineers workers taking proactive measures to track Salmon migrating patterns in order to protect the fish. Produced by Mary Cochran.

    Lower Granite Dam

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers owns and operates more than 650 dams across the country. Washington not only generates hydro power but plays a major role in what's in the water. Mary Cochran takes us to Lower Granite Dam. Includes sound bites from Mike Halter, Supervisory Fisheries Biologist, USACE, Doug Marsh, Research Fisheries Biologist, and Fred Mensik, Wash., Department of Fish and Wildlife.

    Engineer Minute - Dec. 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on fish being electronically tagged to track them near the Lower Granite Dam in Washington.

    Cultural Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about the importance of preservation of history and culture

    Endangered Species

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public service announcement on Endangered Species.

    Cumulative Impacts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about cumulative impacts

    Public Interest Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Public Service Announcement about public interest factor made by the Army Corps of Engineers.

    Clean Water Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Public service announcement from the Army Corps of Engineers about the Clean Water Act guidelines.

    Mitigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about mitigation from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Alternative Analysis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about alternative analysis made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Wetland Delineation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about wetland delineation

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    Planet Conservation

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about keeping water supplies clean.

    Regulatory Process 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    A public service announcement about the regulatory mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    Heating for Hospitals

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package about heating renovations needed for hospitals in the Republic of Georgia

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    Engineer Minute - Dec. 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on construction operations at Nellis Air Force Base

    COE 121910 Engineer Minute

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overseeing construction in Afghanistan to make sure the structures are built to code and be able to handle the common seismic activity in Afghanistan. Produced by Hank Heusinkveld.

    ATC 122410

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    Package of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers overseeing construction in Afghanistan to make sure the structures are built to code and be able to handle the common seismic activity in Afghanistan. Produced by Hank Heusinkveld.

    Engineer Minute - Jan. 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers building their tallest building ever in Alexandria, Va. Produced by Mary Cochran

    Engineer Minute: COE 011611

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructing the Langley Air Base Visitor's Lodging Facility and the discovery of owls inside the unfinished building. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood.

    Engineer Minute - Jan. 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023


    This edition features a story on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers using hydroelectric power.

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