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    Deployed members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversee the construction of a drainage ditch around the perimeter walls of the new Afghanistan National Army (ANA) base in Deh Rawood, Camp Hadrian.

    Engineers build on experiences overseas

    Employees of the St. Louis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have deployed around the nation in support of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, the 2011 Mississippi River flood and Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey. But often the need for the nation’s engineers takes them overseas for a new experience.
  • Veterans Vadi Dodge and Doug Blain rehabilitate historic maps in the Veterans Curation Program lab in St. Louis as part of their work supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission to preserve and manage the Army’s vast archaeological collection. The VCP has three labs in which veterans receive technical training in preserving and archiving archaeological collections under the direct supervision of professionals in the field of archaeology.

    Dinosaur loans and crowd-sourcing archaeology: How Army archaeology supports historic preservation and modern education

    In an unassuming office in St. Louis, Dr. Michael “Sonny” Trimble and his team are working to get a 66-million-year-old, seven ton tyrannosaurus safely packed and moved cross country. This effort is just one part of a greater undertaking to preserve and share America’s cultural and natural history.