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  • September

    Japan Ground Self Defense Force Engineer School Visits Camp Zama

    TOKYO, Japan -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Japan Ground Self Defense Force Engineer School

  • August

    This edition highlights supporting economic and environmentally sustainable solutions, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #3. This edition highlights efforts from across the enterprise that are providing environmental and economic benefits across the nation

    The Corps Environment - August 2020 issue now available

    The August 2020 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition highlights supporting economic and environmentally sustainable solutions, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #3.
  • A call to awareness has been released to the Soldiers, Civilians, and families of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the release of Lt. Gen. Semonite’s Proclamation for Antiterrorism Awareness Month

    Lt. Gen. Semonite Proclaims August 2020 Antiterrorism Month in the US Army Corps of Engineers

    A call to awareness has been released to the Soldiers, Civilians, and families of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the release of Lt. Gen. Semonite’s Proclamation for Antiterrorism Awareness Month. The document strongly urges the Corps Community to take action by way of vigilance to prevent and defeat terrorism.

  • March

    Memo from the Director of Contracting re: COVID-19

    For USACE Contractors, As the Director of Contracting for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, I wanted to personally reach out to all of you and let you know that we are actively monitoring the situation in regards to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Attached is the guidance we received on planning for potential Novel Coronavirus Contract Impacts.

  • September

    Lt. Col. Tanya E. Simmons assumed command as Battalion Commander of U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit, Japan Detachment, on August 18.

    Finding Balance

    Lt. Col. Tanya E. Simmons assumed command as Battalion Commander of U.S. Army Pacific Support Unit, Japan Detachment, on August 18. What made this event unique, is not only that Simmons is a commander, but she is also a Program Analyst for the Japan Engineer District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Okinawa and a military spouse.

  • August

    Engineer shares formula for success

    YRO developed a partner-centric approach to construction management by focusing on our partners’ priorities for construction management services.
  • Giving Back to the Future

    Memories of the Journey

    The University of Miami, School of Architecture's Open City Studio invited members of the JED team to sit as jurors for a group of architecture students' final presentations.

  • Verell Honors the Life and Death of Famed World War II Correspondent Ernie Pyle

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Japan Engineer District attended the 67th memorial of Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Ernie Pyle on Ie Shima.

  • Verell attends Camp Hansen Inns of the Corps Ribbon Cutting

    On August 19, Japan Engineer District Commander Col. Thomas J. Verell Jr., attend the ribbon cutting of the new Temporary Living Facility on Camp Hansen.

  • May

    Dennis Potter retires after a total of 48 years of combined military and civilian service.

    Potter Comes Full Circle

    Dennis Potter, a civil engineer with Japan Engineer District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is wrapping up a distinguished career of service much like it started, serving the United States from the great country of Japan.

  • April

    USACE flies to Ie Shima

    Enhancing and Revolutionizing USMC Capability and Readiness in the Pacific

    Japan Engineer District (JED) recently completed a $36 million Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) MILCON project at USMC Ie Shima training area, providing a capability for the first time outside the continental United States.
  • Ruel C. Binonwangan gives a tour of the almost completed transmitter facility

    The Miracle Project: delivering a world‐class project and meeting stakeholders' expectations

    On 5 March 2019 the Transmitter Project was completed at Yokota Air Base, Japan and turned over to the end‐users. It's a part of the growing Military Construction (MILCON) Program under Yokota Resident Office's (YRO) area of responsibility in support of the missions in the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) / United States Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC).
  • Another grand slam for team USA-Japan

    Another grand slam for team USA-Japan

    Sitting atop Atago Hills and overlooking the serene Japanese landscape and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, there’s a stadium where the best softball players in the U.S. can keep their eye on the gold while training for the upcoming 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

  • March

    Attendees at the 2019 Bilateral Senior Engineer Conference listen to the final day's briefings and consolidation of ideas to present to senior leaders in Washington D.C.

    Engineers Designing the Future

    Japan Engineer District celebrated Engineer Week differently this year. This year, along with United States Forces Japan and the Japanese Ministry of Defense, hosted the Bilateral Senior Engineer Conference February 20-22 at the New Sanno Hotel, Tokyo, Japan.

  • December

    MG Wehr tours Yokota High School

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and DoDEA Working Together to Build Modern Schools in Japan

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is employing innovative strategies to overcome challenges in international construction projects.

  • November

    Alliance Partners Building Together

    U.S., Japan Alliance Partners Building Together

    TOKYO, KANAGAWA, Japan -- Engineers and architects from Japan Engineer District (JED) and the

  • October

    Japan Engineer District Commander Thomas J. Verell, Jr. received keys to the new Japan District facility

    Japan Engineer District marks new facility handover

    Japan Engineer District Commander Thomas J. Verell, Jr. received keys to the new Japan District facility from Bobby N. Rakes, director at Directorate of Public Works, Oct. 12 in Sagami Depot.

  • August

    MG Funkhouser visits a District project in Iwakuni

    BUILDING TOGETHER

    Being in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, you realize that nothing happens in a vacuum. Every new project begins with a need or desire for improvement, a lack of infrastructure or environmental requirement concern. This is true of the newly opened Naval Family Branch Clinic, located at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.

  • July

    Community ‘Pawses’ To Celebrate New Veterinary Clinic

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni community members gathered at the new Veterinary Treatment Facility, July 13, to celebrate the grand opening of the state-of-the-art building.

  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officers standing in front of the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, Japan. The Soldiers, stationed throughout Japan, gathered Dec. 5 in Iwakuni to hone their leadership skills by learning more about Japan’s history.

    POJ leaders move forward by studying past

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni – Several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officers met in Iwakuni recently to hone their leadership skills by learning more about Japan’s history.