Story by Charlie Maib | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District | 06.12.2025
This year marks a monumental anniversary for America: 250 years of unwavering dedication by the U.S. Army along with its indispensable branch, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Together, these two venerable institutions have played pivotal roles not only in protecting American freedom but also in weaving the very fabric of the nation’s development....
Story by Charlie Maib | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District | 05.29.2025
By the dawn of the 1980s, the Japan Engineer District had become a linchpin of America’s forward-deployed posture in Asia, leveraging the Host Nation Construction Program to build hardened shelters, family housing, and community facilities in close partnership with Japanese contractors. As Cold War tensions peaked, JED embraced computer-aided design and digital project management to......
Story by Charlie Maib | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District | 05.21.2025
In the 1970s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Far East transformed entirely: on May 15, 1972, Okinawa’s reversion to Japan prompted the merger of the Okinawa Engineer District into the newly formed Japan Engineer District (JED) at Camp Zama, which shifted from an occupation-style command to a bilateral partner. Under the pioneering Host Nation Construction Program, Japan funded and......
Story by Andrew Byrne | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District | 11.08.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is announcing that due unknown bridge stability and public safety concerns, public access to the Great Crossings Bridge at Youghiogheny River Lake is being restricted....
Story by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux | 59th Medical Wing | 02.02.2024
The Department of Defense’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) team travelled to El Paso, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2023, to support a civilian patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome. The ECMO team, located at Brooke Army Medical Center possesses the capability for global transports of all service members. Additionally, the team may also transport civilian patients through......
Story by Airman 1st Class Kyrii Richardson | 20th Fighter Wing | 10.06.2023
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – On Oct. 6, 2023, a locomotive dusted the rust off of its gears for its last ride off post, marking the first step towards becoming a historical relic, honoring the proud heritage of the 20th Fighter Wing and its critical role for the last 70 years....
Story by Staff Sgt. Sadie Colbert | 8th Fighter Wing | 11.09.2022
The Wolf Pack Chapel Corps held its inaugural Clergy Day, bringing together various religious leaders from all over the peninsula, Nov. 8, 2022....
Story by Lance Cpl. Michelle Brudnicki | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 05.12.2022
On May 5, 2022, a group of proud women gathered in front of the historic 4th Battalion on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island to unearth a time capsule that had been buried 10 years earlier, and to celebrate the persevering service of women in the Marine Corps. Some in attendance hadn’t been an active duty Marine in many years, but all had come with a clear expression of pride and belonging....
