Afgan-American planning exercise for US withdrawal

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, joins fellow government employees in a team-building walk around the perimeter of Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Sept. 11, 2020. Participants carried the U.S. flag during the 13-mile trek around the country's largest U.S. military base to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — 9/11 Memorial at Bagram Airfield

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Ryan Williams, a civilian contracting officer technical representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sits alongside U.S. Army soldiers in the cargo hold of the final departing aircraft from Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late June 2021. The flight, carrying the last 50 personnel, departed under the cover of darkness for Kuwait as part of the base's closure and the broader U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — USACE Civilian withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Afghan National Army soldiers speak through an interpreter with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, who explains the operation of the power plant and electrical grid at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late May 2021. The two-day training, conducted under U.S. Army supervision, came during the final weeks before the base’s closure as part of the U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — Afgan-American planning exercise for US withdrawal

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A U.S. soldier mans a rear-mounted gun while looking out the back ramp of a Chinook helicopter en-route to a remote base in central Afghanistan, part of a mission-critical deployment in support of base infrastructure. The flight carried a four-person technical team, including U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, tasked with replacing failed sewage lift pumps under armed escort beyond the base perimeter. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams) — Mission-critical deployment in support of base infrastructure

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A photo of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Quality Assurance inspector Ryan Williams at the Langsdale Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction site in Brooks County, Georgia on Feb. 21, 2025. He is stood in front of piles of debris cleaned up by USACE contractors following Hurricane Helene. — QA Ryan Williams

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Debris from Hurricane Helene is brought from around Brooks County to the Langsdale TDSR for storage and reduction. The debris is measured as it arrives and measured once again as it leaves after being mulched. USACE Quality Assurance Inspectors work alongside the contractors to notate volume of debris as it enters and exits the TDSR. (U.S. Army photo by Makenzie Leonard) — Langsdale Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction Site

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Debris from Hurricane Helene is brought from around Brooks County to the Langsdale TDSR for storage and reduction. The debris is measured as it arrives and measured once again as it leaves after being mulched. USACE Quality Assurance Inspectors work alongside the contractors to notate volume of debris as it enters and exits the TDSR. (U.S. Army photo by Makenzie Leonard) — Langsdale Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction Site

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Debris from Hurricane Helene is brought from around Brooks County to the Langsdale TDSR for storage and reduction. The debris is measured as it arrives and measured once again as it leaves after being mulched. USACE Quality Assurance Inspectors work alongside the contractors to notate volume of debris as it enters and exits the TDSR. (U.S. Army photo by Makenzie Leonard) — Langsdale Temporary Debris Storage and Reduction Site

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Cindee Parker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers natural resource specialist, poses with two prehistoric visitors (volunteers in inflatable dinosaur costumes) at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum, June 21, 2025, at Fort Peck, Montana, during its 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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Linda Parpart, a third-year volunteer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, helps answer questions by visitors, June 21, 2025, during its 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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A family of visitors expose fossils buried under rocks in a hands-on exhibit at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, June 21, 2025, during its 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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Local paleo-ecologist Joseph Garcia shares Lewis and Clark’s observations of the Cretaceous period in Northeast Montana and answers questions about the many fossils he had on hand during a presentation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, June 21, 2025, during the center’s 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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A volunteer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, helps young visitors create pinecone bird feeders, June 21, 2025, during the center’s 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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A replica of the Peck’s Rex skull sits in front of a banner celebrating the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, June 21, 2025. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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Linda Sunby, a volunteer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, helps a young visitor create a commemorative button, June 21, 2025, during the center’s 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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Sue Dalbey, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger and museum director, talks about the replica Peck’s Rex skull fossil with a father and son at the Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum, June 21, 2025, at Fort Peck, Montana, during its 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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A young visitor to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum gets his final stamp to complete his Montana Dinosaur Trail passport, June 21, 2025, during the center’s 20th anniversary celebration in Fort Peck, Montana. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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Visitors explore the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fort Peck Interpretive Center and Museum in Fort Peck, Montana, June 21, 2025, during its 20th anniversary celebration. — Fort Peck Interpretive Center celebrates 20 years

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A photo of the Branched Oak Dam periodic inspection and assessment. — Omaha District Dam safety inspection season in full swing

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A photo of the Branched Oak Dam periodic inspection and assessment. — Omaha District Dam safety inspection season in full swing

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Afghan National Army soldiers speak through an interpreter with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, who explains the operation of the power plant and electrical grid at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late May 2021. The two-day training, conducted under U.S. Army supervision, came during the final weeks before the base’s closure as part of the U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams)

Afgan-American planning exercise for US withdrawal

Afghan National Army soldiers speak through an interpreter with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilian contracting officer technical representative, Ryan Williams, who explains the operation of the power plant and electrical grid at Forward Operating Base Dwyer in Helmand province, Afghanistan, in late May 2021. The two-day training, conducted under U.S. Army supervision, came during the final weeks before the base’s closure as part of the U.S. withdrawal. (U.S. Army Photo by Ryan Williams)

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