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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer’s (USACE) Table Rock Lake Dewey Short Visitor Center in Branson, Mo., opened April 27, 2012. The center has exhibits about the White River Watershed, local habitats, Table Rock Dam, and USACE as well as several interactive exhibits including maps, power generation, and water safety. It also features an overlook that allows visitors to view Table Rock Lake, the dam, and Lake Taneycomo from one viewing deck. The center is built to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold standards. U.S. Army photo

The Army Corps of Engineers Sustainability Program Taking aim at ambitious federal requirements

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On Oct. 5, 2009, when President Barack Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13514, titled “Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance,” he outlined a series of ambitious objectives for …

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Bell V-280 Valor Spotlighted at SOFIC

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Bell Helicopter has begun placing the spotlight on a new vertical lift platform design, dubbed the V-280 Valor. Similar in concept and range to the V-22, the V-280 targets the …

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An MQ-8B Fire Scout in flight near Naval Air Station Mayport, Fla. during USS Klakring (FFG 42) pre-deployment workups in May 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Erik Hildebrandt

U.S. Navy UAV Developments Accelerate Part 1

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It’s a matter of historical record that the Royal Navy’s first aircraft carrier, HMS Argus, was fully operational for more than four years before the U.S. Navy’s first flattop, USS …

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Operation Burnt Frost

U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Operation Burnt Frost Part 17: Crossing the Rubicon

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The recent situation in Northeast Asia has been extensively covered by Defense Media Network. Over the past several weeks, international attention has been focused on North Korea’s increasingly belligerent rhetoric …

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U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Evolution of the Standard Missile Part 16: From Tartar and Terrier to the SM-3

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It’s the Missile that Hits the Target

The U.S. Navy has a long and largely successful history of shipboard Aegis ballistic missile defense development. While there are countless components to …

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Coast Guard Service Dog Honors a Legacy

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On May 3, 2012, readers of Coast Guard Compass, the official blog of the U.S. Coast Guard, were greeted with a post that opened with: “Remember the East Coast’s ‘snowpocalypse’ …

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First X-47B Carrier Catapult Launch

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Tuesday, May 14, 2013, has gone down as an historic day for U.S. naval aviation, with the first launch at sea of an autonomous, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). Off the …

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Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense

U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Aegis Weapon System, Missiles, and Launchers Part 15: Component parts of the Aegis system

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Previous posts have focused on missile defense writ large and on ballistic missile defense more specifically, especially, as in the case of the AirSea Battle Concept, what Aegis ballistic missile …

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District engineers and construction control representatives give Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Dorko (second from left), USACE deputy commanding general of Military and International Operations, and Tim Hess (right), director of USACE’s International and Interagency Support Team, a tour of the U.S. Army Europe Mission Control Center construction project on the Wiesbaden Army Airfield, in Germany, Oct. 31, 2011. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Carol E. Davis

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Interagency and International Services Carrying out the nation's work abroad

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While the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is best known to most Americans for its domestic waterworks and disaster relief efforts, it has always had a primary mission to …

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5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round

U.S. Army Touts M855A1 Round Performance 'Close to' a 7.62

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U.S. Army representatives have credited the new 5.56mm M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round with combat performance capabilities “close to” those of a 7.62mm.

The characterization came during an April 26th hearing …

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