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  • March

    1 Mar 2016

    Corps’ Iwakuni Japan Resident Office prepping for busy March

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office is hustling to prepare 10 projects to be turned over to the U.S. government this month. A challenge that will take intricate planning for an office that normally hands over about two jobs a month.
  • January

    The Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Facilities Department command group
tours the new recycling center during the final inspection on Jan. 15. This
is the final step before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District turns the keys over to the U.S. government.
    29 Jan 2016

    New recycling center ready for occupants

    The new recycling center aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan is one step closer to opening now that the keys are in the hands of installation managers.
  • December

    Lee Seeba, program director and resident engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Iwakuni Resident Office provides an overview of ongoing construction projects at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan to Maj. Gen. Mark Yenter, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Eugene Ban, programs director for the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also shown in Back: Col. John Hurley, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District and Capt. David Dawes, aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Yenter. USACE Photo.
    21 Dec 2015

    USACE Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations visits Japan

    With more than half of the 1,633 acres that is Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan under construction right now, many community members feel like the entire installation is one huge construction site.
  • October

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District began construction in July on a $27 million project that will renovate the Brig. Gen. Crawford F. Sams U.S. Army Health Clinic and the U.S. Army Dental Activity Japan Clinic on Camp Zama. Slated for completion in March 2016, the facility will provide enhanced medical care for military service members, civilians, and their families at Camp Zama. The first phase of the project involves constructing a temporary facility, shown here, to provide swing space for Clinic staff and patient care throughout the course of the existing clinic renovation. The renovation of the existing clinic facilities is slated to begin in Spring 2014.
    18 Oct 2013

    Corps continues renovation work on medical facilities at Camp Zama

    Work continues on a $27 million medical/dental facility project on Camp Zama that will enhance medical care for military members, civilians and their families on the installation. The project, slated for completion by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District in March 2016, will renovate the Brig. Gen. Crawford F. Sams U.S. Army Health Clinic and the U.S. Army Dental Activity Japan Clinic, also known on post as Building 704.
  • Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District’s Safety Office meet with Yokota Resident Office Quality Assurance staff and Hibiya Engineering at the project site for a classroom upgrade at Mendel Elementary School to ensure that all safety measures are in place before beginning demolition. The $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, includes the construction of a new classroom facility, playgrounds and covered walkways to connect the new addition to surrounding buildings.
    4 Oct 2013

    Corps begins work on $9.6 million school upgrade for military families at Yokota Air Force Base

    A $9.6 million project currently underway at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, will provide children of military service members attending Joan K. Mendel Elementary School with a new state-of-the-art classroom facility, courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District.
  • September

    5 Sep 2013

    Japan Engineer District hosts Groundhog Job Shadow Day

    Sixth-grade students from John O. Arnn Elementary School visited Japan Engineer District (JED) for the National Groundhog Job Shadow Day (NGJSD) March 28, 2013.
  • 5 Sep 2013

    Tonya Y. Bazemore named most promising Engineer

    Tonya Y. Bazemore, an Architect in QA Section with the Japan District Kanagawa Resident Office, was presented with the Most Promising Engineer award during a ceremony at the 2013 Black Engineer of The Year Feb 7 in Washington, D.C.
  • October

    Lt. Col. James C. Horton Jr. presents a gift to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Masafumi Akamatsu, commandant of the JGSDF's Engineer School, during a visit to Camp Katsuta in Ibaraki Prefecture.
    9 Oct 2012

    Japan Ground Self-Defense Force school hosts bilateral exchange with Army engineers

    CAMP ZAMA, Japan -- Japan Engineer District representatives here continued a nearly 20-year tradition recently when the unit's deputy commander and Forward Engineer Support Team leader were hosted by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Engineer School officials at Camp Katsuta in Ibaraki prefecture.
  • July

    JAPAN — Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (right), receives a briefing from Cedric Bazemore, the Kanagawa resident engineer, during his visit to the USACE Japan Engineer District July 20, 2012.
    30 Jul 2012

    US Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Visits Japan District

    CAMP ZAMA, Japan-- Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • March

    John Feller (r), Japan District Engineer, presents a gift card to David Bordenave who earned the first place during the 2012 West Point Bridge Design Contest. (Official Japan Engineer District photo by T.W. Lyman)
    1 Mar 2012

    2012 West Point Bridge Contest Involves Four Japan High Schools

    CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN – High School students from four Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)
  • February

    Cedric V. Bazemore is congratulated by Major General Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple, USACE Chief of Engineers at the 26th BEYA STEM conference Black Engineer of the Year Awards Gala in Philadelphia.
    28 Feb 2012

    Bazemore Chosen As One Of Nation's Most Promising Engineers

    CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN Camp Zama is home to one of America’s most promising government engineers. 
  • January

    Col. Bryan P. Truesdell, Zama High School career and technical education instructor Jay Ruetten and Team GAS discuss the results of the 2011 Bid Proposal contest sponsored by Zama American High School and Japan District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jan. 18, 2012. (Photo by T. W. Lyman)
    27 Jan 2012

    Zama American High School Team G.A.S. Victorious in Bid Proposal Competition

    CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN – What began four years ago as an opportunity for high school students to observe a
  • April

    Local citizens of Ishinomaki City show their appreciation of Operation Tomodachi U.S. military members as they shake hands in mid March.  (Photo by Capt. Alex Glade)
    25 Apr 2011

    Japan Engineer District Supports Great East Japan Earthquake Response

    CAMP ZAMA, JAPAN – On March 11, a 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Honshu damaged buildings and
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