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Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Flood Control District of Maricopa County Bill Wiley welcomed staff and flood directors from 12 of 15 counties to the inaugural Arizona Flood Control District Directors meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District June 8.
This meeting is similar to the one held annually with seven Southern California agencies to discuss common interest issues.
"This inaugural event was critical to establishing communication and building relationships with the entire state of Arizona's flood control districts," said Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander. "Many of the districts are very remote and have not worked with the Corps in the past, so this session was great for providing an overview of our capabilities, processes, and accompanying challenges."
Always a key topic of concern, flood districts had money on their minds.
"Arizona as a state did very well in the fiscal year 2017 work plan," said David Van Dorpe, deputy district engineer for programs and project management. "One thing we learned is that several Arizona counties do not have the fiscal resources to address all their water resource needs. However, we identified programs that the Corps can partner with the flood control districts and begin to address their issues."
Van Dorpe and Kim Vitek, chief, programs branch, presented a Civil Works overview touching on budgeting, the Flood Risk Management program and ways the Corps can help local flood control districts.
"The Rehabilitation and Inspection Program is part of our Public Law 84-99 [Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies Act] assistance program which allows the Corps to supplement local efforts to repair flood control projects after they get damaged during a flood," said Van Dorpe. "Other possible options are the Corps' Flood Plain Management Services and the Planning Assistance to States programs. These programs allow the Corps to assist state, tribal and local entities with flood plain mapping and other technical services. The PAS program is cost-shared 50/50 and FPMS is 100 percent federal."
On the success of the meeting, "Every FCD left with a greater understanding of what the Corps is about and how they can partner with us in Flood Risk Management, permitting, and disaster response," added Gibbs.
And, according to Gibbs, talks are already underway with Maricopa County to meet again next May in conjunction with another one-day conference for all FCDs to attend.
"We now have a foundation of knowledge about the Corps' set with them," said Gibbs. "I expect we will be able to expand on this throughout the coming year and into the event next year."
For the sixth consecutive year, engineers and staff from Pima County’s Transportation Department will teach kids how to make asphalt cookies during the “Discovering Engineering at the Mall” event on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event, held at Foothills Mall, 7401 N. La Cholla Blvd., brings together engineers from across the region to increase awareness and appreciation for the profession as part of Engineers Week, Feb. 21-27.
A shot of Engineer from the highest point I reached that day. The photo doesn't show it too well, but the sun was shining on the right side of the mountain when I snapped the shot.
Alaska: Engineer Lake and Hideout Trail (Set 8 of 20)... The weather remained dynamic all day, but we enjoyed dry conditions. This from Seven Lakes Trail near Engineer Lake.
Senior level engineers from the Iraqi ministries of defense and interior receive a tour of the Norfolk harbor including the Dredged Material Management Area Craney Island from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District on Monday June 8. The engineers are learning how engineering entities in the United States handle situations and apply them to the situations they face in Iraq. (Official U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Photo by Patrick Bloodgood)
Titan is an armoured engineer vehicle designed to enable troops and vehicles to cross gaps of up to 60 metres by laying a selection of close support bridges. Along with Trojan it gives a common heavy armour fleet based on the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank chassis.
Titan can carry and lay the current range of in-service close support bridges, providing ground manoeuvre formations with improved capability, giving them greater flexibility.
Improved visibility is achieved by incorporating direct and indirect vision systems including low light, image intensifying and thermal imaging capabilities. The interior, and to some extent the exterior, of the vehicles
have been designed around the crew station positions.
Titan has the flexibility to support a wide range of operations, including humanitarian missions.
Weight: 62500kg
Carries: BR-90 Close Support Bridges: No.10 (Length 26m, span 21-24.5m), No.11 (length 16m, span 14.5m) and No.12 (length 13.5m, span 12m)
Road speed: 59kph
Engine: Perkins CV12 diesel engine, David Brown TN54 enhanced low-loss gearbox and the OMANI cooling group, Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is also fitted
Armament: Stowage for crewman-portable light anti-tank weapons, fitted with NBC protection system
Tankfest by World of Tanks - 24.-25.6.2016
The Tank Museum - Bovington, UK
Worlds biggest and best live display of historic armour, living history, and much more at the Home of the Tank - The Tank Museum, Bovington, United Kingdom.
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Tankfest videos:
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The Engineers Siding at Dunblane, looking south towards the signal box and station. Signal DB6 on the left.
December 2018, not long after electrification work was completed.
Vegetation has once again taken over since this photo was taken, with trees growing up in the siding.
Michigan National Guard's 1431st Engineer Company (Sappers) is in Germany conducting joint training exercises with our State Partnership Program counterpart, Latvia.
All floor joists are engineered I-joists made from waste wood materials. Stronger and straighter than dimensional lumber.
Before I left Colorado my Dad and I were able to hit the snowshoes. We started out on one of the Engineer Mountain trails, but it didn't take long for the trail to become completely hidden leaving us to just forge our own. Hard work! We didn't actually go very far, but had some good fun.
Texas AgriLife Extension Service engineers claim they have the best-designed irrigation catch can in the world: The Aggie Catch Can.
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U.S. Airmen with the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Civil Engineer Squadron, receive coins in recognition for outstanding performance during the Deployment for Training at Bellows Air Force Station, Waimanalo, Hawaii, May 16, 2019. Airmen with the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron are gaining hands-on, multidisciplinary training at Bellows during their deployment for training while improving quality of life on base. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Caycee Watson)