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  • December

    Derek Pommerenck, left, who manages the Environmental Program for Huntsville Center’s Ordnance and Explosives Design Center, is presented a Bronze de Fleury Medal from his former supervisor Thomas Woodie, chief of Savannah District’s Reimbursable Programs and Project Management, during a visit to the Savannah District Oct. 26, 2017.

    Huntsville Center engineer receives Bronze de Fleury

    A member of the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center received the Bronze de Fleury Medal during his visit to Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 26.
  • Workers repair powerlines in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, on Dec. 1 awarded a time and materials contract with an $831 million ceiling to Fluor Corporation, Irving, Texas, to support ongoing work to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico. USACE is partnering with the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to restore safe and reliable power to the people of Puerto Rico.

    USACE awards $831 million contract to Fluor for power grid repair in Puerto Rico

    This second contract will provide additional resources and personnel needed to support the work to restore the power grid in Puerto Rico.
  • Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Gen. Michael Wehr joins Col. John Hurley, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center) commander, and the Center’s Office of Small Business Programs team, Karen Baker (left) Rebecca Goodsell (center), Nicole Boone (right) at the Society of American Military Engineers 2017 Small Business Conference in Pittsburgh. During the conference, Hurley and the team accepted three awards on behalf of the Center.

    Center recognized for contribution to small business communities

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (Huntsville Center) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) received three Top Dollar awards at the annual Small Business Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Nov. 15-17.

  • November

    Col. John Hurley, center, commander of Huntsville Center, goes over the results of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Organizational Climate Survey with Angela Morton, right, supervisory equal opportunity officer with the center’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Oct. 23, 2017. Sitting with them at the table, from left to right, are Valerie Ward, human resources strategic adviser who managed the results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey; Dan Heinzelman, business director; Albert “Chip” Marin III, programs director; and Lt. Col. Hugh Darville, deputy commander.

    Workplace survey results prompt nearly 40 recommendations

    The results of two employee surveys at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center pointed out areas where Huntsville Center excels and also identified nearly 40 recommendations for improvements here.
  • Jason Moore, a Huntsville Center Systems Engineer, hasn’t let a debilitating muscular disease or even cancer get the best of him. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Moore was recognized with the 2017 Secretary of Defense Award for Outstanding Department of Defense Civilian Employees with Disabilities.

    Systems engineer overcomes adversity, recognized by Secretary of Defense

    For the last seven years, Jason Moore has worked at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville as an information technology specialist for the Center’s management review office. He loves his job, which involves supporting a high priority, multi-million dollar, classified network.With all his degrees and certifications, and because he works in IT, most people would Moore is a geek.He’s a self-proclaimed geek, but not your typical geek. He’s not your typical coworker either.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Huntsville Engineering and Support Center, has awarded a contract toward the repair of the power grid in Puerto Rico.

    Huntsville Center awards contract for personnel and equipment for power restoration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Huntsville Engineering and Support Center, has awarded a contract toward the repair of the power grid in Puerto Rico.

  • October

    Wanda Gilbert, Employee Assistance Program coordinator with Redstone Arsenal, talks about the results of a navigation exercise during her alcohol and substance abuse class Oct. 24, 2017, at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville. Three employees participated in the exercise twice -- once before and once after donning goggles that simulate intoxication. Gilbert’s training also included a class on suicide awareness and prevention.

    Redstone instructor: Repeat training is vital to overcoming crises

    A Redstone Arsenal Employee Assistance Program coordinator who visited the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center to give classes to employees emphasized the importance of training repetition as a key to overcoming a real crisis.
  • Lt. Col. Hugh Darville, Huntsville Center deputy commander, answers questions from WAFF reporter Stephanie Mills during the Small Business Forum at the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Alabama, Oct. 18. The forum helps to identify government needs and business capabilities in order to meet the nation’s engineering challenges.

    Huntsville Center Small Business Forum brings stakeholders together

    Hundreds of business representatives from companies small and large descended on the Davidson Center for Space Exploration in Huntsville, Alabama, to attend the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center’s annual Small Business Forum, Oct. 18. The event provides an opportunity for small business representatives to discuss their capabilities with Huntsville Center contracting officials and program managers and learn about upcoming opportunities to work with the Corps of Engineers.
  • Technicians with Kikkawa, a Japanese contracting company, adjust a wire rope to change the angle of counterweights on one of the newly overhauled marine loading arms at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo during final assembly.

    Huntsville Center oversees overhaul project in Japan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fuels Recurring Maintenance and Minor Repair Program at Huntsville Center completed a four-month-long overhaul project Sept. 23 on the first set of marine loading arms at U.S. Fleet Activities Sasebo on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu.
  • Diver Max Schramm undergoes pre-inspection safety checks before a dive with the help of Erick Knezek, dive tender and owner of Truston Technologies, and Trent Webster, dive supervisor. The dive was part of an operation that took place Aug. 28 through Sept. 1 to repair the marine oil booms at the Pearl Harbor Hotel Pier off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

    Teamwork, safety key to dive operation’s success at Pearl Harbor

    Numerous hazards confront professional divers during even simple operations, but they do not need to face their task alone. For a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dive operation, a team of professionals is behind them with a comprehensive plan.

  • September

    Following a natural disaster or emergency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can manage the construction of temporary critical public facilities for impacted communities as part of the federal government’s unified national response.

    Huntsville Center sends experts to support hurricane recovery

    Four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville employees deployed to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, over the weekend to conduct critical public facilities assessments following Hurricane Irma.
  • SunPower Contractors use a backhoe to loosen dirt surrounding a support base at Redstone Arsenal's future solar array site. The project, developed by Redstone Arsenal's Directorate of Public Works, the OEI and the Huntsville Center's Energy Division, is the first Power Purchase Agreement Program project solicited through the renewable and alternative energy Multiple Award Task Order Contract awarded by Huntsville Center in 2013.

    Redstone solar project moving along

    The solar array project, developed by Redstone Arsenal’s Directorate of Public Works, the Army Office of Energy Initiatives and Huntsville Center’s Energy Division, is the first Power Purchase Agreement project solicited through the renewable and alternative energy Multiple Award Task Order Contract awarded by Huntsville Center.
  • Navy Cmdr. Walter Ludwig, representing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment, addresses Energy Savings Performance Contracting Measurement and Verification Workshop attendees Aug. 29.

    Workshop explores ways to maximize savings under ESPC

    More than 50 government and industry representatives converged at the Bevill Center at the University of Alabama Huntsville Aug. 29 for the first Energy Savings Performance Contracting Measurement and Verification Workshop.The workshop allowed attendees to share information, experiences, and lessons learned on past and on-going ESPC projects.
  • Small business representatives speak with subject matter experts at the Small Business Forum in 2016.

    Huntsville Center’s Small Business Forum set for Oct. 18

    Registration is open for Huntsville Center annual Small Business Forum Oct. 18.

  • August

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    Huntsville Center welcomes new deputy commander

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville welcomes Lt. Col. Hugh Darville as its new deputy commander.
  • Dorothy Tiller

    Tiller to retire from Huntsville Center after 30-year career

    Human capital specialist Dorothy Tiller to retire after 30-year career with the federal government.
  • Col. John Hurley, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center commander, presents Lt. Col. Burlin Emery, Huntsville Center deputy commander, with a certificate of retirement during a ceremony at the Center Aug. 11.

    Center deputy commander Emery retires after more than 20 years of service

    Although most of his career was spent with the company, battalion and brigade side of Army engineering, Lt. Col. Burlin Emery said one of the greatest challenges he’s had during his Army career was serving as Huntsville Center’s deputy commander since 2015. Emery said his assignment here has also been one of the most rewarding.

  • July

    Dee Benson, left, provides motivation and encouragement to Amanda Sticker during a recent lunch hour strength and conditioning class at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville. Benson says wellness helps employees perform better with customers and teammates.

    Benson aids others on wellness journey

    Dee Benson wants you to have a life of longevity filled with great physical and spiritual health. Each Monday and Thursday, here at Huntsville Center, she helps willing coworkers to achieve those goals. Benson, Business Practices Chief in the Business Management Office, leads a lunch time class from 12:30 -1:15 p.m. in the fitness center designed to improve an individual’s physical health.
  • U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville employees listen as Allan Malcomb with the Army Corps’ Nashville District explains ongoing efforts to shore up the saddle dam located at Center Hill Lake July 20.

    Huntsville Center group gains perspective at Center Hill Dam

    Participants in Huntsville Center’s current Leadership Development Program Level II traveled to Lancaster, Tennessee, to get a closer look at Nashville District’s ongoing rehabilitation project at Center Hill Dam, July 20.
  • Jayce Neal graduates from Space Camp Friday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. A West Virginia resident, his stay in the Rocket City was made possible thanks to the Failure is Not an Option Scholarship Fund.

    Scholarship fund opens doors to space adventure

    Walking across the stage at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp graduation Friday, the possibilities before the two were endless. Possibilities they might not otherwise have seen growing up in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, where the population is less than 400, at least a quarter of which lives below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.