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  • April

    A fuel tank installation at Osan Air Base in the Republic of Korea posed challenges which yielded several important lessons learned, such as how to prevent tank liner separation as shown here.

    Tank install tells of task trials

    A recently completed project at Osan Air Base taught several important lessons about fuel tank installation and emphasizes the value of attention to detail.

  • 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.

  • November

    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.