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  • May

    Weapons Generation Facility ground breaking ceremony, Ellsworth, AFB, April 29, 2024.

    USACE, Air Force break ground on B-21 weapons generation facility

    ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D.— Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Rapid City, South Dakota resident team, along with airmen from Ellsworth Air Force Base recently broke ground on a new B-21 weapons generation facility under clear, blue skies April 29.
  • Photo of Blue Roof training.

    Operation Blue Roof training prepares district employees for upcoming hurricane season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District’s Readiness Branch held training May 1 inside the district’s Emergency Operations Center to prepare Operation Blue Roof volunteers for the upcoming hurricane season.

  • April

    Current commander of the Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing (ARW), Col. Charles Merkel (middle), is joined by previous 128th ARW commanders — Col. Adria Zucarro, Col. Michael Guch, and Col. Ted Metzger; Brig. Gen. David May, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Wisconsin National Guard, Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Workman, Sean Giese, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Omaha District Fort McCoy Office to break ground during a ceremony at General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This ceremony celebrates the construction commencement of a state-of-the-art Type III Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants facility.

    USACE Omaha District, Air Force, Wisconsin celebrate groundbreaking for new fuel facility at General Mitchell Airfield

    Ground has been broken and a significant milestone reached as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, 128th Air Refueling Wing and the state of Wisconsin kicked off construction of a state-of-the-art Type III Petroleum, Oils and Lubricants facility, May 5, 2024, at General Mitchell Airfield in Milwaukee. This endeavor is being spearheaded by the Omaha District’s Fueling Systems Mandatory Center for Expertise, and the ceremony signifies the culmination of years of planning, advocacy, and meticulous justification by the 128th ARW as well as federal and state leadership, who have emphasized the need for modernization and reinvestment in General Mitchell Airfield’s fueling infrastructure.

  • February

    USACE Omaha District champions the Justice40 Initiative

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District has assembled a team from multiple divisions that will lead the district’s first Environmental Justice Strategic Plan in line with the Justice40 Initiative. The Justice40 Initiative was established to ensure federal agencies work to deliver at least 40% of climate and clean energy benefits from federal investments to disadvantaged communities.

  • January

    Col. Robert Newbauer, Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, speaks with service members and private engineering and construction contractors at the Rocky Mountain Region Society of American Military Engineers/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District Industry Day on Jan. 23 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The event brought together professionals from the public and private sectors in architecture, engineering and construction with the common goal of solving the Nation’s toughest engineering challenges. Discussions were held on the mitigation of natural and human-made disasters, counter terrorism efforts, and enhanced security for the United States and global partners.

    Engineering community comes together in Colorado for SAME Industry Day

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. - The U.S Army Corp of Engineers, Omaha District joined the Rocky Mountain Region Society of American Military Engineers for an industry day in Colorado Springs, Colorado Jan. 23 to help build engineering partnerships.

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