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  • September

    Cadet Sean Kasprisin, a third-year student in the University of Wyoming ROTC, learns about the Quality Assurance process at the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project from Daniel Figueroa, project engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

    ROTC Cadets get inside look at mega-project, Corps opportunities

    Three cadets participating in the Cadet District Engineer Program got 28 days of “on-the-job” experience this summer and the opportunity to see some of the projects handled by the Sacramento District
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    Racing Solo together

    Take a fast ride with Sacramento District’s Josh Garcia and his father Ron at a sports car event in Stockton, California. The younger Garcia is chief of the environmental analysis section of planning for the district. His weekend office is the driver’s seat of the Datsun 510 racecar he and his father built and race together.
  • Silver Jackets - Many Agencies, One Solution

    Silver Jackets motto says it all: Many agencies, one solution

    In the case of a flood emergency, there is little time to make urgent decisions. But what if there was a way to prepare answers long before they are needed most? Fortunately, the nationwide Silver Jackets program carries a mission to meet needs at every stage of a flood event.

  • August

    Karen Macatangay, industrial hygienist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, demonstrates the correct seating position at a properly-fitted ergonomic work station.

    Sacramento District nabs Chief of Engineers Safety Award

    When it comes to safety and occupational health the Sacramento District is second to none after being selected for the 2015 Chief of Engineers Safety Award, recognizing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district that best demonstrates a culture of safety, finding innovative solutions and achieving success in protecting lives and property.
  • U.S. Army Corps of EngineersCommand Sgt. Maj. Antonio S. Jones talks with 1LT William Mengon about the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway during a visit on Aug. 17, 2016. Jones visited Sacramento District projects at Folsom as well as Englebright and Black Butte Lakes during his two-day visit.

    Command Sergeant Major tours Sacramento District

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sergeant Major Antoio S. Jones visited the Sacramento District for the first time August 16-17. Jones’ itinerary included visits to two district-operated reservoirs, Black Butte Lake and Englebright Lake as well as the Folsom Dam Auxiliary Spillway project. j
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District contractors prepare to place some of the 293,000 cubic yards of concrete that now line the Joint Federal Project at Folsom Lake, California. (Photo by Rick Brown)

    JFP engineers crush it!

    Construction on the new Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway, also known as the Joint Federal Project, will be wrapping up soon – the project is scheduled for completion by October 2017. But how do those living in the Sacramento region know that the project will withstand the test of time as advertised?
  • The Recruiting Leasing Team of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has implemented security measures at approximately 130 recruiting centers for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.

    Corps helps make military recruiting facilities safer

    The Corps is working to protect one of our nation’s most precious resources – Soldiers. The Recruiting Leasing Team has been implementing safety measures at approximately 130 recruiting centers throughout the Sacramento District to help make recruiting duty safer for Soldiers manning each center.

  • July

    July 2016 progress on the $62 million Operational Readiness Training Complex on Fort Hunter Liggett.

    Corps helps modernize Army Reserve’s largest training area as it celebrates 75 years

    The largest installation in the U.S. Army Reserve boasts an impressive 165,000 acres of terrain on which to train Soldiers, land C-17’s and do critical live-fire training.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District’s Shaista Khan is part of a project delivery team tasked with designing training facilities and barracks that will house women entering the Afghan security forces in the cities of Kabul and Herat.

    Empowering women in Afghanistan through interior design in Sacramento

    If you took a moment to ponder global security, it probably would not cross your mind that an interior designer in downtown Sacramento could be playing a role in stabilizing Afghanistan. But that is exactly what’s happening. In order to help battle insurgency and keep peace in Afghanistan, Afghan women are currently being recruited for duties in the Afghan National Army, Police and Air Force.
  • Coralie Wilhite, a geological engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, gives the thumbs up after rappelling down a rock face along the bank of the American River near Folsom Dam to mark rock bolt anchor locations as part of the Joint Federal Project.

    Corps geologist learns the ropes

    It’s said a really good geologist needs to know a bit of everything: physics, chemistry, geography, math, biology, engineering … and how about climbing skills that would make Spiderman jealous? Read about Coralie Wilhite, a Sacramento District engineer on her way up!

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