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  • August

    Daniel Curado (center), small business program chief, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and Matt Hibbert, small business program specialist, receive a HQ USACE award from Col. John Hudson, former district commander, for dollars obligated to the service disabled veteran owned small business program in 2019. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commander (left) and former USACE Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Houston were in attendance. (Courtesy photo)

    Omaha District’s small business program empowers service disabled Veterans

    The Omaha District is empowering service disabled veterans through a unique program designed to offer competitive work contracts to small business owners. These veteran owned small business are making a significant impact and contributing to the overall success of the USACE mission.
  • Water Quality Management Branch's work boat

    Omaha District plays important role in water quality management

    Whether it is fishing, boating, swimming, or other types of water recreation the benefits of the Omaha District’s water quality management program affect outdoor enthusiasts in positive ways – these benefits even extend to water coming from the faucet.

  • January

    Workers use a boom concrete pump truck to place concrete around the metal shell of a Cut & Cover tank at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. Each layer of concrete is allowed to set before additional concrete is placed, until the entire tank is protected by concrete. (Photo by Clay Bolton)

    Special Projects Branch hits 10-year milestone

    In many organizations, there are some tasks and projects that just don’t seem to fit into an easily defined category. This was also the case for the Corps of Engineers Omaha District in 2009. The District had projects that needed to be completed, but didn’t quite fit the mold of the programs they were assigned to. The solution to that issue to the stand up the Special Projects Branch. It was a new concept when the first eight-person team was assembled to take on these outliers, which totaled more than $140 million that first year. Since then, the branch has grown to 52 people and nearly $600 million worth of work annually.

  • August

    Senior Airman Christopher Alexander, 90th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, trains with his MWD, Kormi, at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., March 16, 2017. The dogs and their handlers are constantly training for new deployment capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Ruano)

    Military working dogs to get new woof over their heads thanks to Omaha District

    If you were asked where the US Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District was building a new kennel for

  • May

    Fort Peck Spillway at Fort Peck Dam Montana

    Access to Fort Peck Spillway is limited

    To ensure public safety around the spillway structure, access to certain areas of the spillway will be closed or will remain closed until further notice.

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Guandique becomes 69th commander of Nashville District
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