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  • September

    A photo from ceremony

    Vietnam veterans of Bravo Company receive long-overdue Bronze Star Medals

    More than half a century after their service in the jungles of Vietnam, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, were formally presented Bronze Star Medals during a ceremony Sept. 18, 2025, at American Legion Post 1 in Omaha.

  • July

    Sheridan Mayor Richard Bridger (right) and Col. Robert Newbauer (left), commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, cut the ceremonial ribbon July 10, 2025, marking the completion of the first phase of the Little Goose Creek ecosystem restoration project in Sheridan, Wyo.

    Sheridan celebrates creek revival, eyes downtown transformation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 10, 2025, to celebrate the completion of a three-year ecosystem restoration project at Little Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyoming, which reestablished historic oxbows, reconnected fish passage and revitalized riparian habitat once lost to mid-century flood-control efforts.

  • May

    Col. Robert Newbauer, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, answers questions from local Missouri Valley, Iowa residents during a public meeting, May 21, 2025.

    Missouri Valley residents receive Atlas D Missile Site environmental cleanup update

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District hosted a public meeting May 21, 2025, to update residents on ongoing environmental investigations and cleanup efforts at the former Atlas “D” Missile Site 3, a Cold War-era installation operated in the early 1960s that has since become a nationally-designated remediation priority.
  • A WOZU team member provides guidance to students planting native trees along the Cannonball River, N.D., during a joint project with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Oahe Project, May 12, 2025.

    Oahe Project, WOZU partner again to plant native trees along Cannonball River trail

    Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District’s Oahe Project once again teamed up with WOZU and local students to plant native tree species along a bike trail near the Cannonball River, N.D. on May 12, 2025.

  • February

    Engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District answer students’ questions during the 2025 Engineering Workshop, hosted by USACE Omaha District in partnership with the Society of American Military Engineers, Omaha Post STEM Program in Elkhorn, Nebraska, Feb. 13, 2025.

    USACE Omaha District inspires next generation of engineers

    More than 150 middle and high school students got a hands-on introduction to the world of engineering and construction at the 2025 Engineering Workshop, Feb. 13, 2025, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District in partnership with the Society of American Military Engineers Omaha Post STEM Program.

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