Far East District News

The Power of Recruiting, Training, and Retaining: Assembling the Best Workforce for FED

Edwyna Brooks — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 06:12:46 GMT

As the Corps of Engineers Far East District works to complete the 107 projects currently in construction phase, the District’s general and administrative (G&A) staff work diligently behind the scenes to support all the public can see as they drive by any US Army Corps of Engineers construction site.

Project Engineer Nicole Hill and Her Pet-Friendly Assignment

Edwyna Brooks — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 00:21:00 GMT

Nicole Hill is the Project Engineer overseeing the construction of Camp Humphrey’s newest pet-friendly facility. Charged with ensuring this project is completed safely, on budget, and schedule; Nicole has worked diligently with project contractors to deliver amenities pet enthusiasts will love.

The Corps, The Earth, and Its Scientists

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 04:12:00 GMT

A geotechnical and environmental investigation is required anytime the Corps of Engineers constructs something on or within the ground. This comprehensive investigation ensures the structures can be successfully constructed on solid foundations in accordance with analysis of subsurface conditions. Most importantly, it guarantees the building won’t collapse or fall down because of foundation failure.

The Business of the FED: Turning an Idea Into a Building

Edwyna Brooks — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 04:02:00 GMT

The US Army Corps Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) operates on the Korean peninsula, an area about the size of Indiana. With 339 current projects and project amounts totaling 6.9 billion dollars, the FED is the paramount engineering solution in South Korea for multiple stakeholders.

Providing Engineering Excellence

Edwyna Brooks — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 05:09:18 GMT

If you were to ask a person to define the job of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the answers you received would be as unique as the individuals in your sample. We took this question to a small group of people ranging from active-duty Soldiers to restauranteurs and stay at home moms. Here are some of the answers we received.

Practicing COVID Resilience: How the FED Stays Ahead

Edwyna Brooks — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 00:55:00 GMT

From improving warfighter capabilities and laying the foundation for a 216-bedroom housing unit on Camp Humphreys to ensuring the support staff has the capability to work remotely, the Far East District (FED) has not allowed the COVID-19 pandemic to slow them down.

ENFIRE Technology Used in Real-World Environment to Conduct Far East District’s Latest Training

Edwyna Brooks — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 04:07:20 GMT

Last week, Chris Caywood, Chief of the FED’s Design Branch and a group of seven Engineering Division engineers met with customers from Story Range to complete a site assessment on three of the complex’s ranges.

Get in Over Your Head: A Conversation with Chief of Engineering Pam Lovasz

Edwyna Brooks — Mon, 24 Aug 2020 02:53:00 GMT

From growing up as a little girl who loved earth science and collecting rocks to becoming Chief of the Far East District’s Engineering Division, Pam Lovasz has made a career of doing what she loves and asking for what she wants.

CONREP Tim McDonald Recognized as Far East Hard Hat of the Year

Edwyna Brooks — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 04:09:00 GMT

Tom McDonald, Construction Representative was recognized as the Far East District Hard Hat of the Year Award Winner by the FED Chief of Construction Chad McLeod and FED Commander, Col. Christopher Crary. The Hard Hat of the Year Award is given to the most outstanding construction field office employee capable of best demonstrating successes in construction quality management, contributions and innovations.

ENFIRE Refresher Course Produces Renewed Contingency Preparedness

Edwyna Brooks — Wed, 12 Aug 2020 04:46:00 GMT

The 11th Engineers have concluded a refresher course held during the week of Aug. 3 designed to leverage the use of ENFIRE, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) rapid data collecting tool kit. Instruction set, reconnaissance, and surveying (commonly known as ENFIRE) allows Far East District (FED) Soldiers and civilians to conduct reconnaissance with modernized collection and dissemination technology from a safe distance, making it possible to deliver data with a greater level of precision than ever before.

Far East District participates in job fair

Edwyna Brooks — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 04:09:00 GMT

The Far East District supported Camp Humphreys job fair at The Morning Calm Center Aug. 5. The district employs more than 450 individuals in 120 job titles and is the largest public engineering design and construction management agency in the world.

The FED Played a Big Part in My Career: A Conversation with Carol Spratley

Edwyna Brooks — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 03:58:00 GMT

In a time when the Scientific American newsletter reports that 45% of women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) leave their jobs because of feeling underpaid and unrepresented, Carol A. Spratley, Project Manager for the Korea Program Relocation Office defies this statistic by virtue of her 41 years as an employee of the U S. Army Corps of Engineers. Twenty-one of those years were spent in her most recent of two tours to South Korea in service to the Far East District.

Hardened aircraft shelters constructed at Kunsan

Tech. Sgt. Will Bracy, 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 08:44:00 GMT

Col. Christopher “Wolf” Hammond, 8th Fighter Wing commander, along with leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of the Far East District (USACE of the FED), and Republic of Korean Air Force representatives conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of construction of new hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) on Kunsan Air Base, July 31, 2020.

Lt. Gen. Semonite Proclaims August 2020 Antiterrorism Month in the US Army Corps of Engineers

Edwyna Brooks — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:20:01 GMT

A call to awareness has been released to the Soldiers, Civilians, and families of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the release of Lt. Gen. Semonite’s Proclamation for Antiterrorism Awareness Month. The document strongly urges the Corps Community to take action by way of vigilance to prevent and defeat terrorism.

Nursing and Engineering: A Surprisingly Unsurprising Pairing

Tacy Surrett — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:46:00 GMT

When I walked into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) building on my first day as a summer hire, I felt some uncertainty and confusion as to how I, a nursing major, could contribute to the district. I had never taken an engineering class, nor had I even visited a construction site before. The confusion extended into the district employees as well, as they looked at me and asked, “nursing and engineering? I can’t see how those two have any relation.”

USACE FED’s leadership development program class of 2020 recognized

Stephen Satkowski — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:55:03 GMT

The Far East District USACE Leadership Development Program (ULDP) class of 2020 was recognized on their graduation July 8 at the district headquarters. The team consisted of six GS-12 and KGS-11 employees from various career fields and was named WIP6, which stands for “Work in Progress 6.”

Pacific Ocean Division holds Change of Command & Responsibility Ceremony

Luciano Vera — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 22:16:00 GMT

Brig. Gen. Thoma J. Tickner relinquished his position as commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) to Col. Kirk E. Gibbs, during a social distance adherence change of command and responsibility ceremony, July 8. The Army division conducted the change of responsibility from Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint to Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas W. Galick.

FED provides technical support during construction of Republic of Korea FA-35 facilities

Antwaun Parrish — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 05:02:29 GMT

CHEONGJU AIR BASE, South Korea—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED), provided unique support to the Republic of Korea (ROK) Joint Strike Fighter (F-35) bed down effort.

David Chai selected as USACE Program Manager of the Year

Stephen Satkowski — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 02:14:48 GMT

David D. Chai, Chief of Security Operations Branch in the Programs & Projects Management Division (PPMD) for the Far East District was selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2020 Program Manager of the Year.

Far East District hires first Korean Nation Engineer intern

Antwaun Parrish — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 02:12:28 GMT

DAEGU, South Korea –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Far East District (FED) has recently hired the district’s first Korean National (KN) Interdisciplinary Engineer intern.