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  • March

    Tammy Cinnamon, an employee at the Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center receives award recognition and designated parking space at the organization from Huntsville Center Commander, Col. Robert Ruch and deputy for programs, Charles Ford.
    18 Mar 2015

    Corps employee receives inaugural Employee of the Month award

    Tammy Cinnamon, P.E., acting chief of Architectural Engineering Contracts and Criteria Branch, at
  • Huntsville Center Commander, Col. Robert Ruch, shares fist bump with student as he hands out free books at Rolling Hills Elementary School.
    6 Mar 2015

    Engineers share love of reading, conduct book drive for local students

    Several Huntsville Center employees volunteered to participate in Team Redstone’s local “Read Across
  • Letterkenny Army Depot painters prepare to de-mask a freshly painted ground mobility vehicle (GMV) inside a paint booth similar to the booths being upgraded as part of a $43 million project to make improvements to the infrastructure on the depot. The GMV was road tested prior to going through the final paint process. The upgrades will allow paint to adhere to the asset more efficiency and across the entire asset in one paint cycle. Some booths are receiving an infrared drying system (IR). Other booths will be retrofitted with gas fired elevated temperature systems to maintain maximum capacity inside the booth.
    2 Mar 2015

    Work to upgrade Letterkenny Army Depot industrial facilities underway

    Work is underway at Letterkenny Army Depot that will modernize depot infrastructure, cut energy use by approximately 28 percent, reduce water usage by nearly 50 percent, and generate at least $4.1 million in annual energy and operational savings.
  • February

    Huntsville Center Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Kendall Bergmann addresses District Officer Introductory Course at the ULC. Bergmann volunteered to champion the course which provide training and resources necessary for military personnel and Army civilians to successfully perform duties with the Corps of Engineers.
    27 Feb 2015

    Introductory course provides students deeper understanding of Corps operations

    The course is designed to familiarize newly assigned personnel with military and civil works projects within USACE through topics such as project management business processes, civil works, military construction, contracting, legal areas and emergency management.
  • UMCS Program Director Steve Goolsby talks with contractors during the UMCS4 post-award kickoff Feb. 18 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus.
    24 Feb 2015

    13 businesses awarded Utility Monitoring and Control Systems contracts

    Huntsville Center awarded the last of 13 contractors to the fourth generation of its Utility Monitoring and Control Systems (UMCS) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) in January. This past week representatives from the pool of contractors gathered at the Center for a post-award kickoff meeting and training.
  • Huntsville Center Commander Col. Robert J. Ruch talks with USACE Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. Richard Stevens during the Command Strategic review Feb. 13 at the Center.
    13 Feb 2015

    Strategic review keeps Huntsville Center moving in right direction

    Maintaining transparency, listening to and meeting the needs of customers and clearly defining measures of success were resounding themes throughout the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Command Strategic Review Feb. 12-13.
  • Sharon Howard, of the Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, receives the Army Corps of Engineers Steel Order of the de Fleury Medal for her efforts while deployed to Afghanistan.
    11 Feb 2015

    Corps workers honored for deployments

    The Corps of Engineers likes to recognize the achievements and contributions employees have made
  • James H. Harvey III (second from left) with other Tuskegee Airmen who won the Air Force's inaugural weapons meet in 1949. That year, Harvey competed in the first USAF Weapons Meet at Las Vegas Air Force Base, Nev. As a first lieutenant, he, along with Capt. Alva Temple and 1st Lt. Harry Stewart, represented the 332nd Fighter Group Weapons Team where they won the competition flying their P-47N Thunderbolts. However, their victory wasn't officially recognized until April 1995. Harvey served more than 20 years in the military and would go on to become of a member of the famed Tuskegee Airmen and the first African-American pilot to fly combat missions over Korean airspace.
    10 Feb 2015

    Huntsville Center worker recalls uncle, Tuskegee Airman and decorated pilot

    When Robert Meekie, a contract specialist at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center's
  • During the Jan. 23 Town Hall, Huntsville Center Commander Col. Robert J. Ruch presents Mark Batchelor with a Certificate of Achievement on behalf of Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Clark, Director of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
    10 Feb 2015

    Medical Division employees receive kudos from customer

    Two employees with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Medical Division received certificates of achievement from the director of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for support provided in fiscal year 2014 during a town hall Jan. 23. Huntsville Center commander Col. Robert Ruch presented Mark Batchelor and Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Groh with the certificates signed by Brig. Gen. Jeffrey B. Clark.
  • Follow the 3Rs of Explosive Safety:
Recognize
Retreat
Report
    10 Feb 2015

    Meeting informs public of actions to clean up formerly used defense site

    A public meeting Feb. 12 in Centreville, Mississippi, will provide interested individuals with information about a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers investigation for potential munitions at the former Camp Van Dorn, a 41,544-acre Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) located in Wilkinson and Amite counties, Mississippi.
  • Contractors assemble furniture at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District office in January. Huntsville Center's Furnishings Program awarded three contracts to replace furniture at 82 Army facilities. Due to the tremendous scope of the project, carefully crafting the Army’s request into multiple contracts streamlined the large project, and enabled the customer to receive the greatest benefits.
    5 Feb 2015

    Huntsville Center Furnishings Program replacing Army administration furniture in Republic of Korea

    At 82 U.S. Army facilities on installations across the South Korean peninsula, contractors are busy replacing more than 8,000 administrative desks, chairs and filing cabinets in one of the largest furniture projects ever taken on by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Military Integration Division's Furnishings Program.
  • Carolyn Harris, Huntsville Center's Program Improvement Manager, holds the star note from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick congratulating her on her Lean Six Sigma black belt project success.
    5 Feb 2015

    Continuous process improvement increases center efficiency, customer satisfaction

    Everyone has ideas about what is wrong, what could be done differently and how they might fix problems in their work areas. They just might not know how to go about getting it done. That’s something Huntsville Center's Program Improvement Manager Carolyn Harris wants to change.
  • January

    During the Jan. 23 Town Hall, Huntsville Center Commander Col. Robert J. Ruch discussed his priorities, thanked employees for their efforts and answered questions about upcoming building renovations, fitness center access and employee incentive awards.
    28 Jan 2015

    Looking ahead to new missions, building upgrades and delivering on promises

    Huntsville Center Commander Col. Robert Ruch led off a Jan. 23 town hall sharing praise he’s received from leaders across USACE and the Army, and looking ahead at work coming to the Center as a result of successful project delivery time after time.
  • From left, Tonju Butler and Lillian Fox of Huntsville Center's Contracting Directorate recently earned recognition in the 2014 Headquarters, USACE Excellence in Contracting awards.
    16 Jan 2015

    Huntsville Center Contracting professionals earn top USACE awards

    Two Huntsville Center contracting professionals received Excellence in Contracting awards Jan. 12.
  • Jamaya "Rocky" Smith, a contract specialist for Huntsville Center’s Information Technology Services Branch, talks to employees during the Jan. 12 Federal Acquisition Regulation lunch and learn program about the importance of understanding and clarifying definitions of contracting words and terms to avoid confusion.
    16 Jan 2015

    52 fun-filled weeks of the FAR

    Making the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) fun, conversational and relatable – as well as giving people the tools to use it more effectively – are the primary goals of a new training program at the Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.
  • This drawing of Hawaii's Schofield Barracks Town Center Area Development Plan, done by the contractor HB&A, demonstrates how the proposed parking structure would match the historic decor of the nearby quads. The Town Center ADP project, which won an American Planning Association Award, was managed by Huntsville Center's Planning and Programming Branch.
    5 Jan 2015

    Huntsville Center planners have full-spectrum worldwide focus

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s newest planner brings an additional set of capabilities and a fresh perspective to the Planning and Programming team.
  • December

    Col. David J. Luders, left, commander Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center; Congressman Dave Loebsack, who represents Iowa’s second congressional district and Col. Robert Ruch, commander, Huntsville Center, remove excess coal from the factory’s supply to symbolize energy savings to be realized in the Rock Island Arsenal JMTC Plating shop as a result of the changes made during the Energy Savings Performance Contract during a ceremony at Rock Island Arsenal.
    31 Dec 2014

    2014 a record year for Huntsville Center

    Among the many Huntsville Center accomplishments in 2014, are two Redstone Arsenal projects. The center’s Medical Repair and Renewal Program has been working with Fox Army Health Center on infrastructure upgrades, and its Power Purchase Agreement program is working with Arsenal officials to obtain a solar power facility.
  • An overhead view of the Pentagon shows possible locations of a vegetative roof for a feasibility study requested by Pentagon Services to reduce energy consumption. Although it was found the facility can't structurally support the weight associated with a 'green roof' Huntsville Center's Facility Repair and renewal program will likely be called upon in the future to provide similar assessments.
    24 Dec 2014

    Huntsville Center project managers explore 'green roof' option at Pentagon

    As part of an ongoing effort to reduce energy consumption at the Pentagon, Huntsville Center program
  • Solar panels on top of the Lichtenberg Tennis Center have become a visible sign of progress toward achieving West Point’s Net Zero Energy goals.
    15 Dec 2014

    West Point on track to achieve Net Zero goals with Huntsville Center help

    Huntsville Center's Energy Division met with DPW Matt Talaber at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, in October to chart a way ahead for helping the institution achieve Net Zero.
  • Huntsville Center Business Director Dan Heinzelman, Commander Col. Robert Ruch, Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Kendal Bergmann, Programs Director Charles Ford and Tracy Edmonds, a project manager with the  Center’s Army Central Metering program, participate in a strategic off site Dec. 3 at Lake Guntersville State Park Lodge in Guntersville, Alabama. The meeting allowed Center senior and emerging leaders to look over recent guidance from Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and determine the direction of Huntsville Center within the paradigms set by the new USACE Campaign Plan.
    5 Dec 2014

    Off site unfolds Center's strategic move forward

    The issues brought up in discussions and the decisions made at the off site are essentially a roadmap to how Huntsville Center will present its capabilities for Headquarters USACE staff during the upcoming CSR.
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