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Airman’s early love of geology leads to international and space work
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (1116+ words) Staff Sgt. Ren" Castillo, load planner in the 87th Aerial Port Squadron, was 11 years old - a naturally curious child - when she decided to become a geologist. Following in her parents" footsteps, she also pursued military service, completing Air Force ROTC at…...
Army Experts Team With European Partners on Arctic Nutrition Research
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (771+ words) As the U.S. military and its adversaries shift focus to the Arctic, working with partner nations in cold-weather regions to make sure our warfighters can survive those extremes has never been more important. Over the past decade, the U.S. Army Research Institute…...
Naval Research Laboratory Scientists Uncover Electric Field Link That Triggers Magnetic Reconnection in Space
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (425+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. "Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have identified a previously overlooked electric field mechanism in Earth's magnetotail that could help predict when disruptive space weather events are about to occur. "We've found that this electric field isn't just…...
Corps conducts drawdown of reservoirs in the Red River of the North basin
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (79+ words) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, started the drawdown of its Red River of the North basin reservoirs in preparation of spring flooding. Fall/winter drawdowns are conducted to help manage anticipated snowmelt runoff in the spring. Additional…...
USACE, KDFWR stabilize shorelines, improve fish habitat at Rough River Lake
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Rough River Lake project office recently partnered with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to pilot the use of a hydroseeder to restore vegetation on eroding shorelines around the project. The innovative…...
Army’s State-of-the-Art STEM ‘Edutainment’ Trailer Hits Memphis
5+ mon, 6+ hour ago (140+ words) MEMPHIS " The U.S. Army routes its STEM semi-trailer with hands-on education and entertainment activities showcasing to at local high schools, September 8-11. The Army's STEM semi-trailer, or AS9, demonstrates vast STEM careers offered by the Army to students and working adults. "We use…...
System storage declining, Gavins Point Dam's winter releases will be minimum rate
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (148+ words) August runoff was above average in the lower reaches of the upper Missouri River Basin above Sioux City due to timely rainfall. This allowed the System reservoirs to maintain lower release rates while meeting the reduced navigation flow targets at…...
A water safety win for the St. Paul District
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (108+ words) After a delay due to a shipping catastrophe that left the initial award wrinkled and bruised, the fiscal year 2024 Water Safety Award was finally awarded to the St. Paul District park ranger team after the conclusion of the fishing opener…...
Corps of Engineers announces elevation/flow changes at Lac qui Parle Dam
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (83+ words) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced additional water level changes, today, Aug. 11, at its Lac qui Parle Lake Dam, near Watson, Minnesota, due to ongoing rain within the basin. Corps of Engineers announces elevation/flow changes at…...
Corps of Engineers seeks comments on Pool 6 ecosystem restoration project
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (66+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. " The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking comments on a draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, for a proposed Johnson Island ecosystem restoration project in Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, in Pool 6 of the Upper Mississippi River....