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  • September

    Workers install portions of the 8.5 megawatt-per-hour battery system at Fort Carson, Colorado. Huntsville Center’s Energy Savings Performance Contracting program coordinated the project designed to reduce peak electricity use costs, especially during the summer cooling season.

    Energy savings virtual workshop sees attendance nearly double

    The workshop assists in helping the Army achieve mission effectiveness and achieve mandates imposed by laws and Department of Defense regulations by integrating energy programs, initiatives and activities.

  • August

    A decision by the Small Business Administration to immediately suspend a requirement for construction contracts is a boon to the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s ability to contract with 8(a) companies.

    SBA policy decision improves ability to include socially, economically disadvantaged small business

    Since the Small Business Administration is suspending the requirement, 8(a) businesses are more competitive in the contracting award process.
  • Dr. Juanita Christensen, deputy chief of staff for logistics (G4), facilities and environmental at Army Materiel Command, speaks to Huntsville Center leadership during a visit to the Center on Aug. 10. (Photo by Kristen Bergeson, Huntsville Center)

    AMC deputy chief of staff visits Huntsville Center

    A senior civilian at the Army’s primary logistics and sustainment command visited the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville Aug. 10 to learn more about the Center’s capabilities and programs. Huntsville Center leadership presented Dr. Juanita Christensen, deputy chief of staff for logistics (G4), facilities and environmental at Army Materiel Command, a capabilities briefing focusing on the specialized technical expertise and global engineering solutions the Center deploys through its centrally managed programs.

  • July

    Lt. Col. Hugh Darville, recieves a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flag signed by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville work force during his retirement ceremony at Sparkman Center's Bob Jones Auditorium July 20. Darville served with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville since 2017 as deputy commander and interim commander.

    Lieutenant colonel caps career of engineering hope

    Deputy commander recalls the successes he achieved throughout his 26-year military career during his retirement ceremony July 20 at Bob Jones Auditorium.
  • Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Milhorn, center, deputy commanding general for military and international operations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents Huntsville Center’s colors to Col. Sebastien P. Joly on Friday, July 23, as Col. Marvin Griffin, outgoing commander, looks on. (Photo by Michael May)

    Joly assumes command of Huntsville Center

    A new commander took over the leadership and direction of the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville during a change of command ceremony Friday, July 23, at the Bob Jones Auditorium on Redstone Arsenal.
  • Members of Huntsville Center’s Resource Management Directorate’s Business Practices Division team pose for a photograph at the Huntsville Madison County Veterans Memorial. Members are Mary Hinson, Brian Tachias, Carolyn Harris, Amanda Odem, John Dodson, Angela Rackard, Russ Dunford, Susan Armstrong, James “Jimmy” Johnson. The team was recognized with the 2021 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Innovation of the Year Award.

    Data management solutions team wins USACE innovation award

    A Huntsville Center team was recognized for developing data management solutions and data visualization tools for project management
  • The Corp of Engineers Safety and Occupational Health and Management System, or CE-SOHMS for short, is a three-stage shift from the traditional compliance-based approach to safety to a process-based systems approach to safety by changing the thoughts and behaviors of employees. The Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is leading the way for USACE districts in implementation of the new system.

    Huntsville Center leads USACE in safety

    According to the results of its stage 3 assessment in June, Huntsville Center has met 94 percent of the new system’s total capabilities, making it the only USACE district to see green on almost all CE-SOHMS objectives, said Marty Werdebaugh, CE-SOHMS national program manager.
  • The Onyx Super Computer at the Engineering Research and Development Center, one of five DOD Supercomputer Resource Centers, consists of 212,000 processors and can perform 1.7 quadrillion (1,700,000,000,000,000) calculations per second. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center)

    Huntsville supercomputer team provides cradle-to-grave procurement

    Huntsville Center’s High Performance Computing team was created in 2012 to provide cradle-to grave procurement of supercomputers specifically for the HPCMP, but they are expanding their reach to offer their critical program-management and contract-support services to all government agencies. They are currently the only execution team within the DOD that has three major acquisition vehicles in place to provide key supercomputing deliverables in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

  • June

    Close and quick coordination between the leak detection program and recurring maitenance program helped troubleshoot and resolve the problem during a pipeline disruption at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. (Courtesy Photo)

    Collaboration delivers speedy resolution to pipeline leak

    The Fuels Program at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, is coordinating with Defense Logistics Agency Energy’s leak detection program to streamline process and better align responsibilities to save money and improve customer support.

  • Pre-Award Team named best contracting team in Army Corps of Engineers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2021 Excellence in Contracting Awards Program recognized the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Pre-Award Division with the Team of the Year Award.
  • Then-Staff Sgt. Jose “Joe” Santoscruz, standing third from the left, with his squad from the 82nd Airborne Division in Panama in 1983. Santoscruz said the soldiers he met during his 30 years of service are like a family to him. (Courtesy photo)

    Huntsville Veteran: ‘Army heritage is all about family’

    When Jose Santoscruz left his home in Puerto Rico at only 20 years old, he didn’t know he would find family spread out all over the United States, Europe and even the Middle East. But that’s exactly what happened, he said, when he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1978 and formed lifelong bonds with the men and women serving alongside him.
  • Officials from Joint Base Langley-Eustis review the area development plan during the 43rd Formal Training Unit Bed down charrette in 2019. Planning and Programming Support Branch received national award their plan during the American Planning Associations 2021 National Federal Planning Division Conference.

    Planning and Programming Support branch wins national awards

    Huntsville Center’s Planning and Programming Support Branch’s worldwide mission provides cost-effective, centralized planning solutions while developing comprehensive installation and facility planning studies, programming/cost-estimating documentation, and a variety of unique studies for federal clients.
  • Col. Marvin Griffin, HNC commander (far left) and Kellie Williams, safety manager, (far right) recognize Project Delivery Team members Tonda Madison, supervisory contracting specialist, and Clay Weisenberger, attorney, for their support of the safety program. PDT members not pictured are Chris Robbins, project manager, and Bill Seelmann, contract specialist.

    Employees recognized for commitment to safety

    A few employees who have gone above and beyond in their support of Huntsville Center’s safety program were recognized during a small, in-person awards ceremony June 7.
  • Salvatore Corcione, resource efficiency manager at U.S. Army Garrison-Ansbach, performs a utility check at one of the facilities on the inst

    Resource managers improving efficiency at Ansbach during pandemic

    Both REMs were ready to tackle the two most important and immediate project needs for Murillo: Energy Savings Performance Contract and the Installation Energy and Water Plan.

  • May

    A class of 41 park rangers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attend the first in-person training offered at the new USACE Learning Center. The center, which opened its doors for mission-critical courses in May, is located in Building 100 Secured Gateway.

    New USACE Learning Center opens doors for in-person classes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Learning Center is now offering in-person instruction for mission-critical courses at its new location at Redstone Gateway. The center, which provides technical and professional training for USACE and other government agencies, moved from the Bevill Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville to the first floor of Building 100 Secured Gateway in March. However, all classes were held virtually until May due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • Locations of resource efficiency managers around the world. More than 60 people attended the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s virtual Resource Efficiency Manager Workshop April 27 – 29. Huntsville center’s REM program identifies practices and projects reducing energy and water costs through a contracted subject-matter expert.

    Virtual workshop attendees still see benefits, receive resource efficiency manager-community support

    Attendees included U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program staff, garrison energy managers and REMs and contractor management.
  • The fill stands and pump stations on Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, look shiny and new after receiving restorative coatings. The project is just a small part of an ongoing effort to protect vital fuel systems from the corrosion that pervades infrastructure on the tropical island. Huntsville Center’s Fuels Recurring Maintenance and Minor Repair Program has been supporting this effort since 2019. (Photos courtesy of Rich Resler, project manager, RMMR)

    Fuels Program delivers cost-saving services to Anderson AFB

    Guam may be a tropical island paradise for residents and visitors, but its warm climate and salty, humid air wreak havoc on fuel infrastructure at military installations on the island. In order to proactively combat this problem and protect vital fuel systems at Anderson Air Force Base, the U.S. Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy have teamed up with the installation to provide ongoing maintenance that ultimately prevent costly large-scale corrective repairs.

  • April

    Will Shuart, Corps of Engineers’ Engineering Research and Development Center’s Geospatial Research Laboratory geographer, recovers a Sensfly eBee X at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, March 22. Shuart, flew two sorties over more than 250 acres at land adjacent to the Army Program Executive Office-Aviation complex on Redstone March 22.

    Huntsville Center, USACE Aviation supports Army Geospatial Research Laboratory for Redstone Arsenal Unmanned Aircraft Systems flights

    Data collected from the UAS flights is used by Soldiers within the IVAS environment to gain a greater understanding and knowledge of the terrain before executing a mission and without having to physically move into an area.
  • Aircrew members with the 39th Airlift Squadron walk toward a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the flightline at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 9, 2020. The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, considered an expert in Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Department of Defense service branches, recently awarded an ESPC to upgrade to newer energy efficiency systems there saving the base more than $4.5 million annually.

    Huntsville Center energy savings contract extends smart infrastructure, energy efficiency, resiliency for Dyess Air Force Base

    The Air Force base will upgrade to newer energy efficiency systems for cooling, heating, lighting and water conservation while simultaneously incorporating enhanced resiliency with new on base power generation and storage capabilities.

  • March

    An Army helicopter crew arrives at Fort Knox, Kentucky’s Godman Army Airfield at sunset in May. A Huntsville Center energy savings contract replaced the airfield’s old electrical and lighting system making the airfield the Army’s first to have all LED lighting.

    Energy savings contract revitalizes airfield

    In 2019 Huntsville Center awarded a fully funded $5.4 million modification to the contract’s task order to improve mission readiness and secure infrastructure by upgrading lighting and replacing decades- old wiring on Fort Knox’s Godman Army Airfield.