2 Nov 2021

Growing leaders through the USACE Leadership Development Program

USAG Humphreys, Republic of Korea – After the relocation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District headquarters, from Dongdaemun to Pyeongtaek in 2018, the outdoor greenspace that once was is alive again, thanks to the 2020-2021 USACE Leadership Development II Program.

26 Oct 2021

Stormwater Pollution Prevention and Energy Awareness Month

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea—National Energy Awareness month, observed throughout the month of October, is embedded in the way the Far East District operates every day. They do this by regulating the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.

14 Oct 2021

FED personnel earn American Concrete Institute certification

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea — Far East District personnel took advantage of the American Concrete Institute certification offered by trainers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, Materials Testing Regional Technical Center of Expertise, and the USACE Engineering Research and Development Center, based in Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 27 – Oct. 8.

29 Sep 2021

Far East District Transportation Branch earns perfect environmental inspection score

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District Transportation Branch recently scored a perfect score, 31 out of 31, on their USAG Humphreys Environmental Inspection.

17 Sep 2021

Division Commander highlights partnership, engineering excellence at USACE Far East District

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) Commander, Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs conducted an official visit to the Far East District, engaging with employees, U.S and international partners and touring critical projects while in the Republic of Korea Aug. 19 - 27.

15 Sep 2021

Far East District employees unite to donate Chuseok gifts to Korean orphans

PYEONGTAEK, Republic of Korea - Employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) rallied together over a period of four weeks to collect and donate six large boxes filled with gifts for Sungyook Orphanage, located near District headquarters in Pyeongtaek, Sept. 13.

13 Sep 2021

FED leads biodiversity efforts for U.S. military in the ROK

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) is entrusted with ensuring that natural resource conservation measures and activities on all U.S. Forces Korea installations are integrated and consistent with federal stewardship requirements.

8 Sep 2021

New K-ETA requirements for travel to the Republic of Korea

Effective Sept. 1, 2021, all DoD Civilians, Contractors and Family Members, traveling to the Republic of Korea must have a valid visa or an approved Korea - Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA) prior to entering the country, unless already in possession of a valid Korean visa.

1 Sep 2021

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) sign Implementing Arrangement to further develop technical cooperation

USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) and Far East District (FED) held an Implementing Arrangement (IA) signing ceremony with the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) at the FED Headquarters, Aug. 27.

26 Aug 2021

Dennis Headrick, USACE Information Management / Information Technology Champion of the Year

Dennis (Denny) Headrick, Far East District (FED) application support specialist, was selected as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Information Management/Information Technology (IM/IT) Champion of the Year for 2021.