Rachel Napolitan, Chief of Public Affairs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District, was announced as the 2024 USACE Public Affairs Officer of the Year, April 25, 2025. The award is the highest individual honor within the USACE Public Affairs Community of Practice. As FED’s Chief of Public Affairs, Napolitan works daily with engineers, project managers and senior leaders to translate technical language into stories the public can understand such as when USACE Pacific Ocean Division senior leadership visit USACE FED from April 13 – 18, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Monique Freemon)