U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville

Yesterday the workforce repped their favorite teams 🏈

Which team are you cheering for this season?

We made sure to get our steps in today with the Wellness Walk!

During close out time for Fiscal Year 24, the Safety Office has planned events that help destress and get employees moving around the building.

Today we celebrate the 77th Birthday of the United States Air Force!🎉

The Air Force was established as its own branch of the military on September 18, 1947. Today also makes the 77th birthday of the Air National Guard.

Comment your favorite Air Force aircraft below! ✈️

Huntsville Center’s focus on the project is acquiring and installing $40 million of furnishings to support CCoE's mission to train, educate, and develop signal, cyber, and electronic warfare professionals.

Furnishings Program filling cyberspaces at Fort Eisenhower Huntsville Center’s focus on the project is acquiring and installing $40 million of furnishings to support CCoE's mission to train, educate, and develop signal, cyber, and electronic warfare

The first feature photo of Win it Wednesday! 🏈

Throughout the month, every Wednesday from 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm the Safety Team will hold a football competition to encourage people to move around and destress as we begin to close out FY24.

National Preparedness Month is here! ⛈ If a disaster or emergency happened today, would you know what to do?

Maximize your preparedness by reviewing information in advance and take steps to understand your risk: https://www.ready.gov/

Pictured is the USACE Critical Public Facilities Team reviewing disaster relief plans in Kihei, Hawaii following the Maui wildfires. U.S. Army photo by Brigida I. Sanchez

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters

Laura Beth Quick, right, Huntsville Center civilian deputy to the commander, presents Brecken Baily, Access Control Point project manager, with an employee of the month certificate for September. Bailey was recognized for her efforts to ensure correction of a contractor’s actions in August which resulted in a damaged main water line at Fort Moore, Georgia, leaving thousands of Fort Moore residents without water. Bailey, along with her project development team, worked into night to coordinate efforts between the contractor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District and the city of Columbus’ Waterworks Department to repair the damage. Nice work Brecken and team!

Huntsville Center's new Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Todd Mainwaring, presented Griffin McLaurin, Gabi Jarrell and Mason Shockley with coins as appreciation for their support in awarding the largest Initial Outfitting and Transition support contract in the history of the Medical Outfitting and Transition branch for Huntsville Center.

The USACE Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville plays a great role in the VA projects as it serves as the design and construction agent for major VA medical facilities valued at over $100 million.

Interagency collaboration improving major VA construction projects Currently, VA’s major medical construction program oversees 30 health care facility construction projects in the U.S., with a total value exceeding $14 billion. Earlier this summer, USACE and VA

Huntsville Center has direct hire athaurity to fill a GS-13 Data Scientist position.The announcement closes Sept. 23. For more information about the positioin and how to apply, visit hnc.usace.army.mil/careers/opportunities

Exchanging bright ideas!💡Brazilian Army Engineering Officers visited Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville Center to discuss various energy programs.

Lt. Col. Heron Alves Dos Santos and Capt. Luiz Pereira Da Silva Neto, Brazilian Army Military Works Department, visited Huntsville City’s Cogeneration Plant and Redstone Arsenal’s solar project before arriving at Huntsville Center to share information regarding energy projects.

Team Redstone U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters

One more chance to take your shot! 🏀

Next Tuesday will be the last chance to score big at Two Shot Tuesday. The Safety Office will be hosting this event to promote employee wellness and activity throughout the work day.

This week Huntsville Center hosted day one of the Military Energy Performance Contracting Forum.

The forum aimed to expand the discussion various energy and climate issues to help facilitate alignment and symmetry across DOD organizations and industry partners.

An afternoon filled with smiles, splashes and smack talk!

Thank you to everyone who paid to play this afternoon. The funds raised will be used for upcoming Huntsville Center events and activities.

Huntsville Center has Direct Hire Authority to fill GS-13 Interdisciplinry (project manager) and Lead Contract Specialist positions. For more information on the positions and how to apply, visit www.hnc.usace.army.mil/Careers/Opportunities .

Angela Copeland-Humlicek, Huntsville Center interior designer, was recently presented a Certificate of Appreciation by 1st Lt. Seth Mello, Hawaii Wildfires Recovery Field Office Battle Captain, on behalf of Col. Eric Swenson, Hawaii Wildfires Recovery Field Office commander, for her contributions to support the recovery efforts following the wildfires.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state of Hawaii and the county of Maui. USACE efforts have included providing temporary power, building a temporary elementary school, planning temporary housing and removing debris from impacted areas in Kula and Lahaina.

From boots to boardrooms 🪖

Ronnell Booker, Huntsville Center’s Contracting director, looks ahead to his one-year mark in the position by recalling his 22-year career in contracting for the Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

To read more about his journey visit: https://www.hnc.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/3858077/huntsville-centers-contracting-directors-journey-from-boots-to-the-boardroom/

Moving from desks to dunks and embracing the Olympic spirit! 🏀

Every Tuesday in the month of August, the Safety Office will be hosting Two Shot Tuesday to promote employee wellness and activity throughout the work day.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters

Huntsville Center is filling a GS-13 Interdisciplinary Position under Direct Hire Authority. The position may be filled by one of the following occupational series: Civil Engineer GS-0810, Mechanical Engineer GS-0830, Electrical Engineer GS-0850, Electronics Engineer GS-0855, Architect GS-0808, Chemical Engineer GS-0893. The announcement closes Aug. 10. Huntsville Center also has Direct Hire Authority to fill a GS-7 (GS-12 Full Performance Level) Interdisciplinary Position. This position may be filled by one of the following occupational series: General Engineer (0801), Civil Engineer (0810), Environmental Engineer (0819), Chemical Engineer (0893), Physical Scientist (1301), or Geologist (1350). Position is with Environmental Munitions Center of Expertise, Omaha, Nebraska. The announcement closes Aug. 4.

For information about the position and how to apply, visit hnc.usace.army.mil/careers/opportunities

Groundbreaking work! 🧱 Huntsville Center continues structural demolition work on the first of 12 Volar Barracks structures located on Fort Liberty.

This effort will make room for new facilities that will improve quality of life for Soldiers on the installation.

Pictured at the work site are U.S. Army Materiel Command Facilities, Logistics, and Environmental Management Deputy Director, Paul Schaefer, U.S. Army Materiel Command Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Walter Duzzny, Fort Liberty Garrison Commander, Col. K. Chad Mixon and U.S. Army IMCOM Central Region Readiness Deputy, Col. Christopher Ward.

This year’s Resource Efficiency Manager workshop emphasized the benefits of collaboration between the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Energy experts converge for annual energy efficiency workshop This year’s workshop emphasized the benefits of collaboration between the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP)and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

From classrooms to construction zone 🚧

Huntsville Center conducted a demolition for an old elementary school building on Fort Eisenhower. The Southeast Region Brittin School Project aims to pave the way for new infrastructure in the area.

Comment below if you know the names of the equipment shown.

A blast from the past 💥 2014 - 2024

Ten years ago, Huntsville Center began work for NASA on a demolition site in California. Phase 1, shown in the first photo, demolished a service area and old offices. Current work in phase 7, shown in the second photo, is work on the Coca Test Stands.

Tommy Hunt, Huntsville Center Civil-Structures Division civil engineer, shown in the third photo at the site, has worked for the Corps for 36 years and has been involved with the project since it’s very beginnings.

Wrapping up safety month with a hole-in-one! ⛳️

For the last week of June's safety month, the safety office set up a putt putt course around the building to bring awareness to different slip, trip and fall hazards.

Comment if you got a hole-in-one!

2023 FEVS designates Huntsville Center with Best Places to Work Awards! 🏆

Maj. Gen. William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Douglas Galick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 15th command sergeant major, present the Best Places to Work Award to Col. Sebastien Joly.

Huntsville Center’s Contracting and Engineering directorates were recognized as a Best Place to Work with scores between 70-79%.

The Resource Management, Environmental Munitions Center of Expertise directorates and Small Offices division were recognized as Best Place to Work, World Class with scores between 80-89%.

Col. Sebastien Joly, Huntsville Center commander, presents Allison Holmes with an Employee of the Month certificate for June. Holmes is part of a three-person team that operates the Medical Division Operation and Maintenance Engineering Enhancement program’s help desk where she receives, coordinates, and routes service orders. For over a week, Holmes manned the help desk alone. She processed over 40 service orders, many of which were classified “Urgent” due to expiring funds. Per the OMEE contracting officer lead, "Without her, the OMEE mission would have failed." Way to go Allison!

Exemplary Service Recognition 🌟

Congrats to Huntsville Center’s Resource Management Director, Elizabeth McCullough, for receiving the Chapter Leadership Award from the American Society of Military Comptroller Awards Program in Phoenix, Arizona.

To read more visit: https://www.hnc.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/3810292/resource-management-director-receives-national-award/

"Continuously develop those around you" 💡

Denver Heath, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters contracting director, spoke to Huntsville Center contracting professionals this morning to provide professional development and answer questions from the field.