Capt. Robert Weakland pilots a Sikorsky UH-60 Black
Capt. Robert Weakland pilots a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter May 29 while scouting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge, the Essayons, while it worked in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel duri... More
Hurricane Florence - A house sitting on top of a cliff next to a beach
Damages from Hurricane Florence were widespread across coastal North Carolina
Since 1999, the Missile Defense Agency and the Corps’
Since 1999, the Missile Defense Agency and the Corps’ Alaska District have collaborated to design and construct infrastructure to bolster the nation’s defense posture against foreign-launched missile systems. S... More
U.S. and Thai engineer officers take a moment for a
U.S. and Thai engineer officers take a moment for a photo when the Si Racha site survey is complete
Fourth-graders from Nome Elementary School show their
Fourth-graders from Nome Elementary School show their Every Kid in a Park passes they received from Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, Sept. 14 on the school’s playground. In its s... More
Downtown Anchorage - Debris clearance neared completion in downtown An...
Original caption: Downtown Anchorage - Debris clearance neared completion in downtown Anchorage, Alaska when this picture was taken. Now complete, reconstruction work authorized by federal law will be supervise... More
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) U.S. leaders officially
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) U.S. leaders officially turned over the keys to a brand new two-story kindergarten in Northwest Vietnam, Hagiang Province, near the border of China, during a ribbon-cutting cere... More
Capt. Stephen Austria, assigned to the U.S. Army Corps
Capt. Stephen Austria, assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District’s Foreign Military Sales Program, carried an American flag on his expedition climbing at Denali National Park, Alaska, June ... More
Travelling within a country can sometimes entail unique
Travelling within a country can sometimes entail unique transportation vehicles such as this “well-worn” Russian helicopter that was expertly flown by a crew of retired Lao military personnel. (Photo by Clayton Harrison)
A contractor helps install a mooring point in rural
A contractor helps install a mooring point in rural Alaska. To date, the Corps has completed nine of 26 mooring point installations in places such as Chevak, Kwigillingak and Tuntutuliak. The average cost per m... More
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center,
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center, describes the hospital’s plan for utilizing the alternative care facility during a site visit to the Alaska Airlines Center on April 15 in Anchorage. The Corp... More
Maj. Mark DeRocchi, deputy commander of the Alaska
Maj. Mark DeRocchi, deputy commander of the Alaska District, and a few other Corps employees visited with students of Mount Spurr, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Elementary schools during the week of Nov.18-22 to en... More
Brinda Hazard (center), realty services team lead,
Brinda Hazard (center), realty services team lead, reviews the real property data with real estate specialists of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District. The district’s Real Estate Branch conducted ... More
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Austria, assigned to the U.S.
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Austria, assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District’s Foreign Military Sales Program, proposes to his girlfriend and climbing partner, Rebecca Melesciuc, at the Denal... More
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) Villagers from Northwest
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) Villagers from Northwest Vietnam, Hagiang Province, near the border of China, pose for a photo with Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation in Vietnam, Maj. Joshua Rodriguez,... More
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated by Manson Construction of Seattle, Wash., dredges near the Port of Alaska on Sep. 25. The vessel, a 2,000-cubic-yard hopper dredge, maintains the seafloor to... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District recently constructed a new 102-foot-tall radio tower July 2 near the headquarters building on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The structure will enhance the h... More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lauren Oliver,
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lauren Oliver, Alaska District hydraulic engineer, poses for a photo while hiking on one of the many trails throughout the state. Oliver shared in her own words how sh... More
Workers completed the front of the Alaska District’s
Workers completed the front of the Alaska District’s headquarters at the end of June. The first exterior update since the late 1970’s features an “adaptive shade” for the main color, a “creamy” trim around the ... More
Matt Ferguson, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps
Matt Ferguson, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District Environmental Resources Section in the Civil Works Branch, poses with a blue king crab in Petersburg, Alaska.
Representatives for the USACE Alaska District discuss
Representatives for the USACE Alaska District discuss the direction they want to take for implementing the USACE standard conversion plan at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on March 27. From left are: T... More
Local fauna at the Si Racha site.
Local fauna at the Si Racha site. Public domain photograph of wildlife, animals, wilderness, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
In preparation for the possible conversion of the Alaska
In preparation for the possible conversion of the Alaska Airlines Center into an alternate care facility, the USACE Alaska District's Site Assessment Team examines the arrangement of patient beds inside the are... More
Matt Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army Corps
Matt Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, points to duct work for the negative pressure system while escorting Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner (right), commanding general o... More
Equipment sits near the building as workers prepare
Equipment sits near the building as workers prepare the northeast side for primer and paint. The crew advanced counterclockwise around the building, finishing the work in sections as the new colors became visib... More
Twenty-four children between the ages 9 and 17 visited
Twenty-four children between the ages 9 and 17 visited the district headquarters building Feb. 14 to participate in the biennial Bring Your Youth to Work Day event. The kids were encouraged to think about futur... More
Midway through work on the exterior of the headquarters
Midway through work on the exterior of the headquarters building, painters applied primer on the left side of the front. The crew completed the project in sections.
Andy Sorum, project manager with the Formerly Used
Andy Sorum, project manager with the Formerly Used Defense Sites program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District, displays a piece of contaminated soil June 20 at Attu Island, Alaska. During an environmen... More
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) The U.S. Army Corps
XIN CAI, Vietnam – (May 7, 2019) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is officially turned over the keys to a brand new two-story kindergarten in Northwest Vietnam, Hagiang Province, near the border of Chin... More
Matt Johnson, program manager, escorts Col. Phillip
Matt Johnson, program manager, escorts Col. Phillip Borders, commander U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, and Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center, on the final inspection of the newl... More
Rey Singson, electrical engineer for the U.S. Army
Rey Singson, electrical engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, reviews blueprints for the Alaska Airlines Center and discusses possible site conversion based on the USACE standard conv... More
The district managed the design and construction of
The district managed the design and construction of the $1.2 million blood center at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu. The facility suffered no damage in the earthquake and remained operable.
First Lt. Marcus Farris’, quality assurance representative
First Lt. Marcus Farris’, quality assurance representative in the USACE – Alaska District’s Construction Division, lifestyle consists of athletics and racing for groups such as the All-Army Triathlon and U.S. M... More
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska
Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District listen during a meeting with officials for the State of Alaska about the conversion of the Alaska Airlines Center into an alternate care facility on... More
Matthew Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army
Matthew Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, leads a meeting with officials before the final inspection of the newly constructed alternative care facility at the Alas... More
A community member peers into an abandoned military
A community member peers into an abandoned military structure on Annette Island. Starting in 1940, the military and other federal agencies used the island for various purposes, leaving structures and debris beh... More
Wildwood AFS Building 100 demolition
During the summers of 2010 and 2011, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe work crew demolished Wildwood Air Force Station's Buildings 100 and 101. The project was made possible by the Native American Lands Environmental M... More
An excavator operated by Bristol Environmental Remediation
An excavator operated by Bristol Environmental Remediation Services, LLC, digs up contaminated soil and old, rusted diesel drums June 20 during an environmental cleanup project at Attu Island. During the projec... More
Matt Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army Corps
Matt Johnson, program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, facilitates an assessment of the newly constructed alternate care facility by Randy Bowker (back left), deputy for program m... More
The mentor and his apprentice
Mike Alley, civil engineer in the Design Branch at the Alaska District, instructs Jarrett Oney Feb. 18 about a storm water outfall on Kodiak Island. Alley is mentoring Oney who is a local high school student an... More
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated by Manson Construction, dredges near the Port of Alaska on April 3, 2019. From May 1 to Nov. 1 each year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removes built-up s... More
Lawrence receives merit award, Alaska
Col. Marvin Griffin, Huntsville Center commander, presented Jennifer Lawrence with a Merit Award from the Corps of Engineers Alaska District Dec. 11, 2019. Lawrence was recognized for saving more than $35 milli... More
The New Archangel Dancers perform the dance “Vyesolaya
The New Archangel Dancers perform the dance “Vyesolaya Kadril.” Speerstra, center, is the dance director and chairman of the board overseeing the ensemble’s every step.
A large piece of ice grounded on the banks of the Chena
A large piece of ice grounded on the banks of the Chena River on May 3, days after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District ended its operation of the Moose Creek Dam to reduce flooding from ice jams ... More
The Moose Creek Dam regulates stream flow on the Chena
The Moose Creek Dam regulates stream flow on the Chena River to prevent flooding due to ice jams on April 27 near North Pole. Since 1981, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District has operated the dam ... More
Erik Babb & Matai, Alaska
A native of Mountain Pine, Arkansas, Erik Babb, procurement technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, received Matai (mah-TIE'), a Portuguese water dog, at no cost from 832 K9's Deputy... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, briefs Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Heidi Hedberg, director of Alaska Division of Public Health, on the alternate care facility ... More
Pictured is an installed blackout shade in a barrack
Pictured is an installed blackout shade in a barrack on Fort Wainwright. The blackout blinds prevent most of the light from entering a room, helping the occupant get quality sleep even in an Alaskan summer. The... More
Snowmobilers benefit from the projects since the U.S.
Snowmobilers benefit from the projects since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District was able to install some points below the surface to avoid becoming potential crash hazards, said Sharm Setterquis... More
Plastic liners cover a landfarming cell near the Tanke
Plastic liners cover a landfarming cell near the Tanke Site E project near Nome, Alaska. The liners create a greenhouse effect by trapping heat and moisture to provide ideal conditions for microbial activity th... More
From left: Matthew Johnson, program manager, and Tom
From left: Matthew Johnson, program manager, and Tom Gill, civil engineer, discuss the efforts of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in the conversion of the Alaska Airlines Center into an alter... More
Brent Goering, mechanical engineer for the USACE Alaska
Brent Goering, mechanical engineer for the USACE Alaska District's Site Assessment Team, studies the basketball court inside the Alaska Airline Center to determine air pressure requirements for making it a safe... More
Matt Johnson, program manager, describes the patient
Matt Johnson, program manager, describes the patient rooms to Heidi Hedberg, director of Alaska Division of Public Health, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy while touring the alternative care facility at the Alaska Airlin... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U.S. Army Corps
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, points out some of the duct work used to create a negative air pressure system during a final inspection of the alternate c... More
The team looked at old photos to determine past paint
The team looked at old photos to determine past paint colors like this one taken in the late 1960s. This information allowed them to make decisions about colors that would best represent the building’s history
Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska
Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Asia Office, final construction operations are wrapping up the three-year Multipurpose Cyclone Shelter and School Program with the financial assis... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District recently constructed a new 102-foot-tall radio tower July 2 near the headquarters building on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The structure will enhance the h... More
Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for
Jo-Ellen Darcy, assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, left, hands out Every Kid in a Park passes to fourth-graders Sept. 14 on the playground of Nome Elementary School in Nome, Alaska. In its second ... More
On June 5, Honorable Lucian Niemeyer and representatives
On June 5, Honorable Lucian Niemeyer and representatives for the Missile Defense Agency, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and construction contractors gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at Fort Greel... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District,
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District, and Matthew Johnson, project manager, tour the Alaska Airlines Center on April 10 in Anchorage. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District is assi... More
Sand, sediment and debris are removed from the seafloor
Sand, sediment and debris are removed from the seafloor by the Westport, a hopper dredge operated by Manson Construction, near the Port of Alaska on April 8, 2019. After dredging material is collected from the ... More
Julie Anderson, operations branch chief for the U.S.
Julie Anderson, operations branch chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, looks at the Westport, a dredge operated by Manson Construction of Seattle, Wash., while discussing the district’s... More
Bobby Beckman, an environmental scientist with Bristol
Bobby Beckman, an environmental scientist with Bristol Environmental Remediation Services, LLC, takes soil samples from an excavation site June 20 before the contaminated soil is bagged, numbered and taken to a... More
Construction is underway for the alternate care facility
Construction is underway for the alternate care facility at the Alaska Airlines Center on April 15 in Anchorage. To help the state with its fight against COVID-19, the Corps is executing a mission assignment fr... More
To date, the Corps has completed nine of 26 mooring
To date, the Corps has completed nine of 26 mooring point installations like this one in places such as Chevak, Kwigillingak and Tuntutuliak. The average cost per mooring point is $21,097.
Mike MacMillan, project manager in the Environmental
Mike MacMillan, project manager in the Environmental Special Projects Branch, poses with a newly installed water spigot near Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, U.S. Pacific... More
Master Sgt. Darnyell Parker, currently the noncommissioned
Master Sgt. Darnyell Parker, currently the noncommissioned officer-in-charge of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District's Military Contingency Contracting Team is scheduled to be promoted to the rank... More
Janet Post and Danielle Shack, regulatory specialists
Janet Post and Danielle Shack, regulatory specialists in the Regulatory Division, visited Turnagain Elementary School April 23 to meet with fifth and sixth-grade students to talk about wetlands and promote thei... More
Retired Col. Amos Mathews is one of 26 soldiers to
Retired Col. Amos Mathews is one of 26 soldiers to have served as the Alaska District commander during the 68-year history of the organization. His image is displayed among a group of leaders that are now pilla... More
New Eielson AFB dormitory, Alaska
Building 2205 is state-of-the-art, three-stories and will accommodate 168 enlisted personnel. The facility was planned to support Red-Flag Alaska – a series of field training exercises in a simulated combat env... More
Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers –
Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District; 2nd Engineer Brigade; 4th Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association work on framing a storage shed ... More
Retired Col. Amos Mathews is one of 26 soldiers to
Retired Col. Amos Mathews is one of 26 soldiers to have served as the Alaska District commander during the 68-year history of the organization. His image is displayed among a group of leaders that are now pilla... More
Twenty-four children between the ages 9 and 17 visited
Twenty-four children between the ages 9 and 17 visited the district headquarters building Feb. 14 to participate in the biennial Bring Your Youth to Work Day event. The kids were encouraged to think about futur... More
A deckhand helps lower a special underwater camera
A deckhand helps lower a special underwater camera system overboard a vessel at a potential dredging disposal area in Frederick Sound near Petersburg, Alaska. Matt Ferguson, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps... More
Built in 1953, building 8517 known as the People Center,
Built in 1953, building 8517 known as the People Center, serves as a main juncture for military and Department of Defense personnel and their families on the installation. During the 2018 quake, walls inside th... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, briefs Maj. Gen. Peter B. Andrysiak, commanding general of U.S. Army Alaska, on the alternate care facility under construc... More
Two Aleutian cackling geese soar through the sky near
Two Aleutian cackling geese soar through the sky near Massacre Bay at Attu Island, Alaska. The remote island is now home to its only remaining inhabitants – hundreds of migratory and Asiatic bird species.
At the request of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron,
At the request of the 673rd Civil Engineer Squadron, the USACE - Alaska District assigned a structural assessment team to inspect facilities for damage on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson following the 2018 Cook... More
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lauren Oliver,
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Lauren Oliver, Alaska District hydraulic engineer, poses for a photo while dredging at the Port of Alaska, July 15, 2015. Oliver shared in her own words how she went f... More
Col. Jason E. Kelly, Afghanistan District Commanding
Col. Jason E. Kelly, Afghanistan District Commanding Officer pins the Global War on Terrorism Medal and NATO medal on Mark A. Coburn for his outstanding work ethics while deployed in support of Operation Freedo... More
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders,
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, brief Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Heidi Hedberg, director of Alaska Division of Public Health,... More
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders,
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, discuss the final inspection of the newly constructed alternate care facility at the Ala... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District recently constructed a new 102-foot-tall radio tower July 2 near the headquarters building on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The structure will enhance the h... More
During the week of June 3, the Honorable Lucian Niemeyer,
During the week of June 3, the Honorable Lucian Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment, toured new military construction projects valued in excess of $1 billion at Cl... More
Tom Gill, civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of
Tom Gill, civil engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, discusses the conversion of the Alaska Airlines Center into an alternate care facility on April 10 in Anchorage. The district is ... More
A worker tapes off equipment in preparation for painting
A worker tapes off equipment in preparation for painting the northeast side of the building. The crew fixed damaged areas of the building prior to painting by hammering out dents or replacing sections with unfi... More
Col. Christopher Lestochi (second from left), district
Col. Christopher Lestochi (second from left), district commander of the Alaska District, Terry Parks (middle), president of the Fisher House of Alaska board of directors, and 1st Lt. Dan Frederick (third from r... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District,
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District, and Matthew Johnson, project manager, discuss plans to convert the Alaska Airlines Center into an alternate care facility on April 10 in Anchorage. The U.... More
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center,
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center, and Denise Smith, Continuum of Care director for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and chief nursing officer for the alternate care site, tour the al... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, awards a coin to Brent Goering, mechanical engineer, to recognize his work on the alternate care facility while Matt Johns... More
Corps employee shares passion for youth outreach and teamwork
This Employee Spotlight features Janet Post, a regulatory specialist in the Regulatory Division. She earned a bachelor’s degree in economics with an emphasis in natural resources from the University of Californ... More
A dozer begins grading a landfarming cell near the
A dozer begins grading a landfarming cell near the Tank Site E project near Nome, Alaska. Landfarming is a potential solution to meet the needs of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Formerly U... More
Alaska District Spotlight: military contingency contracting team
Established in 2009 under the Army Contracting Command, the military contingency contracting team provides assistance to the Alaska District’s Asia Office. The district constructs schools, medical clinics and c... More
On June 5, Honorable Lucian Niemeyer and representatives
On June 5, Honorable Lucian Niemeyer and representatives for the Missile Defense Agency, Air Force, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and construction contractors gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at Fort Greel... More
Andy Sorum, project manager with the Formerly Used
Andy Sorum, project manager with the Formerly Used Defense Sites program, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District, looks on as employees with Bristol Environmental Remediation Services, LLC, load and prepa... More
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center,
Ella Goss, CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center, describes the planned use of the newly constructed alternate care facility to Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner, commanding general for the U.S. Army Corps of Enginee... More
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District,
Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the Alaska District, and Matthew Johnson, project manager, examine the auxiliary gym inside the Alaska Airlines Center on April 10 in Anchorage. The space will be converted in... More
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders,
Matt Johnson, program manager, and Col. Phillip Borders, commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers - Alaska District, brief Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Heidi Hedberg, director of Alaska Division of Public Healt... More
A few boys stand next to one of the new water spigots
A few boys stand next to one of the new water spigots in Puttalam, Sri Lanka. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District, U.S. Pacific Command and the U.S. Agency for International Aid are coordinating an... More
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Milhorn, deputy commanding
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Milhorn, deputy commanding general-support for Joint Task Force 505 during Operation Sahyogi Haat and commanding general of the Pacific Ocean Division, visited the Corps-built water well loca... More