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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • September

    Firefighters with the Marine Corps Installation Pacific Fire and Emergency Services enter a nine story tower on Camp Courtney, Japan with hose packs to distinguish a simulated fire during emergency response training. The tower is one of 14 currently being renovated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.

    USACE aids Marine Corps with lifesaving training

    Marine Corps Installation Pacific Fire and Emergency Services, Japan (MCIPAC FESJ) was able to conduct invaluable emergency response training recently with help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.

  • July

    Passersby Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Building One on July 16 may have had to look twice when they saw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's bright red castle flag flying over the Marine headquarters. Marine Col. Robert Boucher, commanding officer, MCAS Iwakuni, raised the USACE flag over the headquarters building with Lee Seeba, former resident engineer, Iwakuni Resident Office, under the joyful eyes of several Iwakuni Resident Office employees. Boucher flew the engineer castle in Iwakuni as a "thank you" to the Corps' Iwakuni Resident Office for a job well done, after completing a particularly intricate project by deadline. Bert Pechhold, current resident engineer, Iwakuni Resident Office, said the transformation that is occurring at MCAS Iwakuni could not be possible without the leadership and support from Boucher and his staff. "This achievement symbolizes that spirit of cooperation and partnership between the Army and Marines," Pechhold said. Seeba is currently the area engineer for the Japan District’s Okinawa Area Office.

    USACE Engineer Castle flown over Marine headquarters in Japan

    Passersby Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Building 1 on July 16th may have had to look twice when they saw the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's bright red castle flag flying over the Marine headquarters.
  • New District Commander Col. Rafael F. Pazos delivers remarks during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District Change of Command Ceremony, July 8.

    USACE Japan District welcomes new commander

    Colonel Rafael F. Pazos assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District July 8 during a ceremony held on Camp Zama, Japan. Pazos succeeds Colonel John S. Hurley, who has been commander and district engineer since July 9, 2013.

  • April

    Keita Tanaka, project manager, Iwakuni Resident Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District holds a map of the Atago site where a housing area, sports complex and bridge are being built on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, as Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate speaks about the magnitude of the project.

    Corps Pacific Ocean Division top enlisted Soldier reflects on visit to Japan

    Command Sgt. Major Yolanda Tate, the top enlisted Soldier in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pacific Ocean Division stepped foot on Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan for the first time and, said she liked what she saw.
  • Kuniaki Nakamoto, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Japan District Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Resident Office engineer, center, explains the layout of the kitchens in the new rooms of the Kintai Inn to Commander Jeffrey Pfeil, Facilities commander and Lawrence Seeba, Iwakuni Resident Office resident engineer.

    Corps Construction projects designed for community improvement undergo final inspections

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office has readied several more new buildings for handover to Marine Corps Air Station directorates.