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  • February

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

    Gabby Faltin is an Army engineer and first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve who supports major infrastructure projects for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, moving between office coordination and on-site work at dams and flood risk management systems. Often the only Soldier on a civilian team, she combines technical expertise, adaptability, and a calm approach to solving complex problems that directly affect nearby communities. Her fascination with engineering began in childhood visits to Chicago, where curiosity about bridges and learning the Chicago River had been reversed sparked her career path. After ROTC, an Army scholarship, and years of work in the Omaha District, she now bridges military service and public infrastructure, helping protect regions while steadily building a career shaped by intentional goals rather than chance.
  • Sacramento District Chemist Wins National Environmental Professional of the Year Award

    Dr. Cory Koger, senior chemist and water quality program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, received the national-level Environmental Professional of the Year award Feb. 6 during the district's annual awards ceremony. The award recognizes Koger's work on the Palisades and Eaton Wildfires recovery mission and a 24-year career in environmental cleanup, habitat restoration and emergency response. Koger has worked on some of USACE's most demanding projects, from sites contaminated with chemical and biological warfare agents to wildfire recovery missions in Maui and Los Angeles.
  • FUDS communication course prepares teams for complex cleanup projects

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel from across the enterprise recently participated in FUDS 102: Effective Communication for the FUDS Program, a three-day course focused on strengthening how project teams communicate with communities, regulators and stakeholders throughout Formerly Used Defense Sites environmental cleanup efforts. The course emphasized that effective communication is an ongoing responsibility—not a single milestone—and encouraged teams to involve public affairs professionals early, manage risk communication proactively and engage in sustained, two-way dialogue to build trust and support informed decision-making over the life of complex cleanup projects.