19 Nov 2015

Task Force POWER team responds to emergency in Kabul

During a site visit to Afghanistan in October, Col. Robert Ruch, commander, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, presented certificates of appreciation to five individuals working under contract with Huntsville Center in support of Task Force POWER. EXP Federal employees Shane Deek, Kevin Flynn, Rafael Varela, Abel Martinez and Sean McMurtrey were at Camp Integrity, Afghanistan, when the compound came under attack. The team stayed to assist with restoring power and water to the camp.

18 Nov 2015

Wounded Warrior’s career shifts at Huntsville Center

As an Army Reservist with the 663rd Engineering Company, Sheffield, Alabama, Staff Sgt. Patrick Henry deployed to Afghanistan in February 2014 as a heavy equipment operator and was assigned to a unit training Afghan National Army soldiers on engineering equipment operation and projects. Henry said his injury occurred during routine daily operations.

17 Nov 2015

Furnishings Program expands to include Air Force project

The Huntsville Center Furnishings Program team completed QA inspections on three projects totaling $1.25 million at Fort Stewart, Georgia.

16 Nov 2015

Reducing the U.S. military's environmental footprint in Afghanistan

Huntsville Center is managing the $21.5 million contract for the environmental footprint reduction at more than 60 U.S. military camps and bases being closed throughout Afghanistan as a result of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country.

13 Nov 2015

Contracting specialist broadens career

A Center contracting specialist was recently selected to fill a short-term career broadening assignment at a regional contracting office responsible for providing oversight of contractual actions.

12 Nov 2015

Huntsville Center participates in local elementary school STEAM fair

Huntsville Center participated in the annual STEAM Fair at Mill Creek Elementary School Nov. 10.

5 Nov 2015

Huntsville Center celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Sounds of Latin music and the smell of Latin cuisine drew Huntsville Center employees to the cafeteria Oct. 30 to help celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

30 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center engineer receives rising star award

Huntsville, Alabama native and Electrical Engineer Porscha Porter received a Technology Rising Star award at the 20th Women of Color STEM conference in Detroit, Michigan, Oct. 15-17.

27 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center completes $3.1 million hospital expansion project

Huntsville Center’s Initial Outfitting and Transition Program has completed the final piece of a $31.4 million hospital expansion at West Point, New York.

15 Oct 2015

Industry representatives attend Small Business Forum 2015, gain insight

More than 250 representatives from 150 small businesses across the nation attended Huntsville Center’s 16th Annual Small Business Forum Oct. 15 at the Jackson Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

15 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center improves project acquisition tracking

How Huntsville Center project managers and contracting officers track project acquisition, contracting and production processes is transitioning to a new system that will ensure the Center’s mission is met more effectively and save resources.

9 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center sees service order contracts increase in FY 2015

Most of the Huntsville Center programs with service contract increases exceeding last year’s orders were under the Installation Support and Programs Management Directorate.

8 Oct 2015

Huntsville Center fosters interest in STEM for Redstone youth

Huntsville Center welcomed more than 30 teens and staff from the Redstone Youth Center Oct. 6 for a STEM presentation and hands-on activities.

28 Sep 2015

Fort Campbell solar array’s first phase ‘plugs in’

Fort Campbell officials marked a huge accomplishment in renewable energy Sept. 21 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Phase One of the installation’s solar array, made possible through a Utility Energy Services Contract.

10 Sep 2015

Huntsville Center helping Buffalo District develop innovative approach to facility system safety

Using outside the box thinking, the Buffalo District safety team is applying a safety program that is usually applied to vertical buildings and construction projects, known as facility system safety (FASS).

9 Sep 2015

Robots clear site for future aerial gunnery range at Fort Bragg

Range vegetation clearance systems used on the Fort Bragg project typically clear more than an acre per-day per-machine in difficult areas and up to 2 acres per-day, per-machine in areas with brush and small trees. The Fort Bragg contract calls for clearance of more than 900 acres and the project is ahead of schedule.

8 Sep 2015

Program helps installations with fuel operations, repairs

DLA-Fuels Program is an effective recurring maintenance and minor repair program that increases the reliability and safety of facilities, system and components. This increases the useful life of facilities and equipment resulting in optimizing the life cycle of the fuel system and components, thereby increasing the duration between required re-capitalized investments.

3 Sep 2015

Partnerships ensure installation Access Control Points meet Army standards

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Access Control Point (ACP) program partners with many U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) components to provide maintenance and services, design and build construction, and confer infrastructure upgrades to ACPs and other facilities worldwide.

31 Aug 2015

Energy Division teams up with Defense Commissary Agency to reduce energy consumption

Huntsville Center's Energy Division is assisting the Defense Commissary Agency in developing a comprehensive energy reduction plan that delineates the path DeCA must take to achieve mandated energy reduction goals for its West Area sites.

20 Aug 2015

Huntsville Center’s Emerging Leader attends Executive Governance Meeting

Jerad McIntyre, a civil engineer with the Special Projects Program, was named the 2015 Emerging Leader for the Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, last month.