Army Corps of Engineers on the Frontline of Domestic Contingency Operations
For the U.S. military, “contingency operations” traditionally refer to overseas engagements by one or more uniformed services, typically involving some …
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More Robotics Rodeos
If it wasn’t for the possible alliterative value, it’s likely that someone would have come up with a term to …
The Girandoni Air Rifle
The alpine region of Tyrol, a borderland between Italians and Germans, has long bred skillful hunters and tough mountain warriors. …
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 …