The Girandoni Air Rifle
The alpine region of Tyrol, a borderland between Italians and Germans, has long bred skillful hunters and tough mountain warriors. …
Land Forces
Maj. Robert Furman: A Spook in the Pentagon
Sometime in 1943, not long after construction of the Pentagon had been completed and the great building first opened its …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program
Levees, man-made embankments or concrete floodwalls designed to divert temporary floodwaters, are integral to many communities across the United States. …
U.S. Army Materiel Command: Five Decades of Ammo and Weapons Systems
When the U.S. Army Materiel Command stood up more than a half-century ago, a wide range of commands and organizations …
U.S. Army Geospatial Center
In 2009, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reorganized the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) into a major subordinate …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Interagency and International Services
While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is best known to most Americans for its domestic waterworks and disaster …
U.S. Army Touts M855A1 Round Performance
U.S. Army representatives have credited the new 5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round with combat performance capabilities “close to” those of …
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Support to Combatant Commands
Providing support to the nation’s joint combatant commands (COCOMs) is an important and critical mission of the U.S. Army Corps …
The Army Corps of Engineers Culture of Safety
Safety hazards are prevalent at construction sites. Add in language and cultural barriers such as those presented by contract employees …
Army Corps of Engineers Overseas Contingency Operations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a global component of the Defense Department, providing civil works and engineering …