Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 01.29.2026
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff at six USACE-Albuquerque District lakes conducted midwinter eagle surveys in January. The surveys took place at Abiquiu, Cochiti, Conchas and Santa Rosa lakes in New Mexico, and Trinidad Lake and John Martin Reservoir in Colorado. A total of 49 bald and golden eagles were spotted this year....
Hometown: Trinidad
Story by William Costello | U.S. Army Human Resources Command | 06.17.2025
FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Orace J. Mestas, 22, a Soldier killed during the Korean War, will be interred Jun 20 at Trinidad Catholic Cemetery. Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home will perform graveside services preceding the interment....
Hometown: Trinidad
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Monica Walker | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 | 05.19.2025
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 16, 2025) Cmdr. Rich Mayer, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) from Virginia Beach, Virginia, left, awards the Lion of the Week to Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Yeudiel Bernal from Bogota, Colombia, left, during an all hands call while operating in the Philippine Sea, May 16. Bernal recieved the Lion of the Week......
Hometown: Bogota
Story by Elizabeth Lockyear | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 05.12.2025
Louie and Rick Torres’s roots run deep in southern Colorado along the Purgatoire River and are intertwined with the history of USACE's Trinidad Dam. Louie helped build the dam back in the 1960s and 70s. Louie then worked on the dam's maintenance until his retirement, and his son continues to work at the dam....
Hometown: Trinidad
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Albuquerque District | 05.12.2025
Louie Torres holds an elk shed. He is now 88 years old and enjoys hunting and working his 2,000-acre ranch in Torres, Colo....
Hometown: Trinidad
Photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher | USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) | 05.05.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Thomas Camporini, a squad leader with Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team Europe, provides security aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) during a reception in Benghazi, Libya, April 21, 2025. Mount Whitney, the U.S. Sixth Fleet Flagship, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the war......
Hometown: Trinidad
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Miles | USS Boxer (LHD 4) | 04.25.2025
Airman Carlos Acosta, right, assigned to USS Boxer (LHD 4), a native of Barranquilla, Colombia, maneuvers a soccer ball down the field during a match against semi-pro soccer club Atletico Elite at El Cajon Valley High School, in El Cajon, California, April 8, 2025. Boxer is a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class......
Hometown: Barranquilla
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban | Navy Office of Community Outreach | 04.17.2025
Capt. Angela Roldan-Whitaker, from Bogotá, Colombia, and American Samoa natives watch a boat race held in celebration of Flag Day during Navy Week in Pago Pago, American Samoa, April 16. American Samoa Navy Week is one of 15 Navy Weeks during the Navy’s 250th year celebration, bringing a variety of assets, equipment and personnel to a single city for a weeklong series of engagements......
Hometown: Bogota
