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  • December

    Members of the Project Delivery Team pose for a group photo to commemorate the completion of project CY13 ROKFC IN-KIND Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks and Pumps (OS031) after an Acceptance Release Letter ceremony in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, Dec. 7.

    FED project OS031 complete

    USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District commemorated the completion of project CY13 ROKFC IN-KIND Bulk Fuel Storage Tanks and Pumps (OS031), with an Acceptance Release Letter (ARL) ceremony in Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, Dec. 7.

  • November

    Glenn Sacro, a Far East District Kunsan Resident Office quality assurance representative, conducts concrete field testing during construction of project HAS 4-6 (2019UMMA031), a host-nation funded project that will construct 18 new Hardened Aircraft Shelters, along with taxi lanes and hangar access aprons, Nov. 3.

    American Concrete Institute training provides immediate payoff for FED

    KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea – Two weeks after concrete field testing training and certification, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District Kunsan Resident Office began to employ the knowledge gained from the American Concrete Institute, which hosted the course at District headquarters in October.

  • October

    Regular monitoring through laboratory analysis and continuous visual inspections of each site, help keep surface water clean. The Clean Water Act, governed by the Environmental Protection Agency, establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the water and regulating quality standards for surface waters. FED regulates the SWPPP in accordance with the Korean Environmental Governing Standards, which states that USFK installations should keep quality discharge stormwater.

    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.
  • Min Chae Kim, an FED Geotechnical Materials Lab civil engineer, conducts a temperature check on a mix of concrete as part of testing for the American Concrete Institute certification, held at the Far East District Materials Testing Lab, Sept. 30.

    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.

  • September

    Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Ocean Division commander, listens to Col. Christopher Crary (right), Far East District commander, as they look from the balcony of the newly constructed Army Family Housing Towers at USAG Humphreys, Aug. 25.

    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.
  • 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, to include the Army, Air Force and Navy, are integrated and consistent with federal stewardship requirements.

    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.

  • August

    Sgt. 1st Class Danny Kim, FED Operations NCO, completes a radio check with each station, to confirm lines of communication are open, during communications training at the FED motor pool, Aug. 17. (U.S. Army photo by Sameria Zavala)

    Strengthening readiness through communications equipment classes

    USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District held a communications class at the FED motor pool, Aug. 17, for employees to familiarize themselves with the organization’s contingency communications equipment.
  • FED personnel secure loose materials at the Army Family Housing Tower AFH100 project site, to prepare for an incoming typhoon on USAG Humphreys, Sept. 2, 2020. The FED typhoon construction checklist focuses on storm water pollution prevention, securing temporary structures, securing materials, and tower cranes on each FED construction site throughout the Korean peninsula. (courtesy photo)

    Typhoon season on Korea FED construction sites

    Typhoon season on the Korean peninsula occurs May 15 through Nov. 30. Surrounded by bodies of water, the Korean peninsula is subject to typhoons that cause heavy showers and hazardous weather conditions. For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED), processes are in place to protect employees, construction sites, and the surrounding community. Professionals do a smooth transition, shifting gears in preparation for typhoons.
  • FED nears completion of Fuel Project OS031

    FED nears completion of Fuel Project OS031

    USAG HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea—The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Far East District (FED) continues construction on OS031 Fuel Oil Facility, the second phase of a three-part construction project, located on USAG Humphreys.

  • June

    The hangar will house the RC-12 and RC-7 aircraft. The mission of the 3rd MI Battalion is to provide timely combat information and intelligence to the tactical and operational warfighters, through responsive airborne collection, processing, analysis, and reporting.

    Largest aircraft hangar overseas passes High Expansion Foam Dump testing

    The Far East District engineer team passed a major milestone in the construction of project AV051 CY16 ROKFC In-Kind, A05R507, 3rd Military Intelligence Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Complex, by successfully completing a High Expansion Foam Dump test in the largest U.S. Army hangar overseas at USAG Humphreys, Pyeongtaek, Republic of Korea, Jun. 3. The District is well on their way to a building turnover to the 3rd Military Intelligence Battalion, based at USAG Humphreys.