Story by Louis Velasco | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District | 06.20.2025
For Katlyn Struxness, a project engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District, Pullman, Washington, isn’t just a place—it’s where innovation, community and agriculture come together in unexpected ways. Her role in the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Plant Sciences Building project on Washington State University has deepened her connection to the Palouse......
Story by Staff Sgt. James Fritz | United States Air Forces Central | 04.17.2025
Noah Baity, a U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services wildlife biologist, supports a long-standing partnership with the U.S. Air Force focused on mitigating wildlife hazards within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. For more than 15 years, the USDA has embedded specialists across airfields to manage risks that could jeopardize flight safety and mission readiness....
Story by Kenny Lewis | Department of Defense Education Activity Americas | 11.01.2024
DoDEA Americas’ Antilles School Meals Program received six awards during the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fall Healthy Meals Summit Oct. 21-23 in Las Vegas for its exceptional school meals practices....
Story by Airman 1st Class Jonah Bliss | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 10.23.2024
The United States Department of Agriculture plays a vital role in ensuring flight safety at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, by managing wildlife that could pose risks to aircraft....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Patricia Elkins | Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti | 05.24.2024
Service members assigned to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti completed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) customs border and protection training on Camp Lemonnier on March 22, 2024. To earn the certificate and become a customs border clearance agent (CBCA), service members must attend a brief, pass an exam and complete a personnel qualification standard (PQS) that involves hours of inspections and......
Story by Staff Sgt. Vernon Walter | 27th Special Operations Wing | 05.15.2024
A first for New Mexico -- Cannon Air Force Base, Melrose Air Force Range, and 2.4 million surrounding acres of land have been designated a sentinel landscape. The Eastern New Mexico Sentinel Landscape is one of five new landscapes designated by the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership -- a coalition comprised of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Defense (DOD), and Department......
Story by Louis Velasco | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 03.27.2024
Washington State University (WSU) students in Pullman can expect to hear sounds of new construction at the former Johnson Hall site, as the next phase of its replacement begins spring 2024. The new ARS Plant Sciences Building will house scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and WSU and support the next generational of agricultural research......
Story by Eve Baker | Fort Wainwright Public Affairs Office | 11.15.2023
The Army's Wildlife Aircraft Strike Hazard program involves numerous partners working together to keep air crews, passengers, and birds safe in the air....
