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  • May

    Heather Duggan, (left), area engineer from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Rocky Mountain Area Office tours construction at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

    Overcoming challenges to meld history with modernity for the USAFA’s innovation center

    On April 25, 2025, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District leaders attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s new Madera Cyber Innovation Center. The Omaha District led the military construction effort of this 48,000 square foot facility, which broke ground in 2021.

  • August

    Groundbreaking ceremony, Minot AFB, ND, 15 Aug. 2023.

    USACE, Minot Air Force Base break ground on new helicopter operations facility

    MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D.— A late afternoon groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 15 at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota marked the official start of construction on a new Helicopter Operations Tactical Response Alert Facility for the Air Force’s 54th Helicopter Squadron, 91st Security Forces Group's tactical response force.

  • May

    Luke Case, a professional engineer from the USACE Omaha District's F.E. Warren Resident Area Office team reviews a set of construction plans.

    Omaha District begins construction of helicopter facility at F.E. Warren Air Force Base

    OMAHA, Neb.—A recent groundbreaking ceremony at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyoming marked the start of construction on a new helicopter operations and training facility for the U.S. Air Force's 582nd Helicopter Squadron.

  • April

    This hangar, built for the 4th Infantry Division’s 4th Combat Aviation Brigade’s 404th Aviation Support Battalion, has been occupied since 2015, and was certified LEED Platinum in December. With the photo-voltaic array that complimented the construction, there was a 105 percent power-use reduction.

    4th CAB Hangar

    With the surge of LEED-required construction, Fort Carson has one of the highest concentrations of LEED certified buildings in the country. The construction of LEED facilities is not a new concept at this installation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has built and LEED certified 82 buildings.

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