Among Hard Hats: An Army Engineer's Path to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant, Gabby Faltin, shakes paws with a Sacramento County Sheriff K-9 officer while visiting the security team in Folsom, California on Jan. 29, 2026. Faltin serves as an Army engineer officer assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, where she applies her civil engineering background to manage projects supporting civil works initiatives. (U.S. Army photo by Bertha Smith, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Public Affairs)