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  • February

    “We are at the forefront of incredible change, represented in a few minutes when we’ll offload one of the heaviest pieces of equipment in the U.S. Army inventory. Before today, we were reliant on the airspace and the road networks to be able to move in an

    Ribbon-cutting opens railhead

    The railhead at Camp Humphreys was officially opened in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a tracked engineer recovery vehicle was the first vehicle to roll off the train and onto the railhead on Feb. 17, 2016.

  • January

    On April 30, 2013, the garrison chaplain met with the FED construction team and the construction contractor, and held a prayer ceremony on the freshly placed floor slab of Chapel #1 in lieu of a traditional groundbreaking.

    Nearly completed chapel cheers chaplain, community

    The first of four new chapels is nearly completed on Camp Humphreys, and is slated to be put into use by mid-2016.
  • Meet new Far East District employee Richard T. Byrd, who started with the Far East District as the Chief of the Army/Navy/Marine Corps and Funds Management Branch in the Programs and Project Management Division in November 2015.

    Spotlight: Richard Byrd

    Learn more about new Far East District employee Richard T. Byrd, who started as the Chief of the Army/Navy/Marine Corps and Funds Management Branch in the Programs and Project Management Division in November 2015.

  • December

    Seoul American Middle School student Hannah Sullivan prepares to see if her tower can withstand the force of an earthquake as Far East District science, technology, engineering and math coordinator Pam Lovasz (right), Seoul American Middle School applied technology teacher Kelly Brock (far right) and district engineering division design branch chief Son Ha (left) look on.

    Partnership provides hands-on engineering

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District continued its partnership with Department of

  • November

    The commander of the Far East District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Col. Stephen H. Bales, received the Korean name Kim Sin-yu at a ceremony held at the Ministry of National Defense Convention Center on Nov. 19, 2015.

    Commander receives Korean name

    The Republic of Korea-U.S. Alliance Friendship Association presented a Korean name to Col. Stephen H. Bales, commander and district engineer of the Far East District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at a ceremony at the Korea Ministry of National Defense on Nov. 19.
  • Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Far East District volunteered to help make kimchi on one brisk November day.

    Volunteers help make kimchi

    Volunteers from the Far East District joined members of the Seoul Jung-gu Saemaul Women’s Club to make kimchi for the area’s needy and elderly families Nov. 18.
  • Mr. Yo-Sep Song demonstrates a field testing kit to student Kelly Wun. The field testing kit is used for screening of petroleum contaminated soil. Ms. Wun is a senior at Seoul American High School, and shadowed Far East District staff members on Nov. 5, 2015 to learn more about what they do. Mr. Song is a chemist in the Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering Branch in the Far East District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Son-Chu Chon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

    Student gets geotech guidance

    Kelly Wun, a high school senior, had a chance to learn directly from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District employees at the district compound in Seoul on Nov. 5. Scott Bittner, a science teacher at Seoul American High School, selected Wun for this job-shadowing opportunity from eight student-candidates, in recognition of her leadership and academic interests.

  • October

    The Far East District welcomed a new Sergeant Major in August as Sgt. Maj. Robert Stanek came on board. Stanek brings decades of experience to the Corps having served in the Army since 1975.

    Welcome, Sgt. Maj. Stanek

    The Far East District welcomed a new Sergeant Major in August as Sgt. Maj. Robert Stanek came on
  • CME-75 Trailer-mounted drill rig at the existing boundary of USAG Humphreys.

    In-house drilling, materials testing

    The Far East District is recognized as one of only nine in-house drilling & subsurface exploration

  • September

    Southwestern Division’s Military Planner, Jim Fields (front center), is pictured with members of the USACE 273rd FEST-A, who participated in UFG 15. The FEST-A one of several small, expeditious teams of military and USACE civilian specialist who bring the Corps’ technical engineering capabilities and expertise to the front with minimal footprint.

    USACE-wide competencies validated

    SEOUL, South Korea - The Combined Forces Command announced Aug. 28 that it successfully completed