30 Apr 2015

Students learn how to stay safe and protect environment

Wednesday, April 22, was Earth Day and that means people around the world did their part by finding

29 Apr 2015

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day allows students to experience parents' job

Building marshmallow towers, looking for heat sources using an infrared camera and flying a kite

28 Apr 2015

Facilities Reduction Program complete project at Aberdeen Proving Ground

Figuring out the best, safest way to demolish an old water tower at Aberdeen Proving Ground,

27 Apr 2015

Army’s first resource efficiency manager workshop filled with passion for energy management

The Army’s first Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Workshop was April 15-17 on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. Huntsville Center, which manages the REM program, hosted the event to enhance the knowledge base of the growing network of REMs across the Army and Army Reserve.

17 Apr 2015

Huntsville Center loses a jewel

When Jewel Nelson, service support specialist, Executive Office, retired in 2004 and returned to

16 Apr 2015

Quality nomination packages critical to effective awards program

Award programs are a valuable tool leaders have to recognize individuals and teams and help tell their stories to the rest of the world. Preparing quality nomination packages – for both local and national awards – is critical to a successful program

16 Apr 2015

Huntsville Center’s Information Technology Services branch growing

What began as a one-person-deep special projects program capturing unusual requests from customers seeking to purchase information technology, Huntsville Center’s Information Technology Service branch is one of the fastest growing branches within Huntsville Center.

15 Apr 2015

Huntsville Center honors Class of 2015 emerging leaders

A year of leadership training culminated April 14 as 24 Huntsville Center employees graduated the

8 Apr 2015

Engineering and Support Center gets new security chief

Florida native VinCene McClain was welcomed as the new chief of Security and Law Enforcement for the

3 Apr 2015

Energy Team flies kites, teaches alternative energy concepts

Kites and electricity may sound like Ben Franklin to some. But now, instead of using a kite to prove

2 Apr 2015

Corps subject matter experts showcase careers

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville participated in Career Day at Monte Sano

31 Mar 2015

Huntsville Center’s ISPM director Shippers retires

Valerie Shippers, director, Huntsville Center’s Installation Support and Programs Management Directorate, retired from federal service March 30 during a ceremony at the Center.

26 Mar 2015

First mustard agent destruction marks another milestone for Center's Chemical Demilitarization Program

The March 18 destruction of the first item in the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant Explosive Destruction System (PCAPP EDS) marked another milestone for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Chemical Demilitarization program.

24 Mar 2015

Chemical response pioneer Twing retires

One of the ‘Founding Fathers’ of the ordnance program within USACE and Huntsville Center retires after 24 years of service.

24 Mar 2015

Assisting USACE, federal agencies with Energy Portfolio Management approach

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is executing a holistic energy portfolio management approach for helping Army organizations and other federal agencies achieve federal energy mandates, reduce energy consumption and enhance energy security.

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

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

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.

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.

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.