Main Theme: Environment
Leader Profile - Maj. Gen. Don T. Riley
Director of Civil Works
U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
Demilitarizing the Arctic
What appeared to be a straightforward remediation and removal job at a
salvage yard in Alaska proved to be more like cleaning up Pandora’s Box.
By Jack Norris, M.SAME, Earl Dennis, Buzz Barton, REA and Javier M.
Santillan, Ph.D.
Holding Back the Waters
An ambitious USACE project should put an end to the Guadalupe River’s
history of flooding and provide an improved habitat for endangered fish and wildlife.
By Thomas C. MacDonald, M.SAME
Reclaiming the Earth
A rapid environmental cleanup strategy used at the former Stapleton
International Airport in Denver, Colo., can be adapted for U.S. Department of Defense airfield closures.
By Doug Downey, P.E., M.SAME, Dale Christensen, Greg Holt and Steve Noel
Restoring the Everglades
Myriad projects comprise the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan,
and planning and managing those projects is proving as challenging as the restoration work
itself.
By John Miller, Col. Robert Carpenter, M.SAME, USACE, and Charles
Padera
Saving a Lake
U.S. Navy divers teamed with USACE in an award-winning project to remove
military ammo from a lake owned by the Paiute Indian Tribe.
By David Killam
Cleaning Up New Orleans
Having learned from our past, the uniformed services are working
together to preserve our environment for future generations to enjoy.
By Elaine Eliah
Preserving Our Environment
Exclusively to The Military Engineer Online: Read the complete
versions of the three articles featured on pages 53-56 of the March—April 2006 issue!
Featuring articles by Col. Tony R. Francis, USA, Pamela S. Latimer, Paul
Parker, P.E., F.SAME and Col. John D. Rivenburgh, USA
Geospatial Intelligence
Geospatial Intelligence and Engineers
The Global War on Terrorism and the 2005 hurricane season showcase the
importance of the inter-relationship between geospatial intelligence and engineers in solving critical
problems.
By Maj. Jared L. Ware, USACE, M.SAME
Managing Facilities Wirelessly
Wireless and Internet-based solutions are making it easier to get GIS
data into
the hands of the people who need the information.
By Shawn G. DeVeraux
Using GIS as an Augur
New advances are making GIS even more useful as a predictive modeling
tool.
By Matthew L. Cole and Scott Madry, Ph.D.
Integrating GIS
An enterprise-wide GIS system implemented at Tinker Air Force Base
provides visualization
of a wealth of environmental and infrastructure data.
By Sanjeev Kumar Sharma, P.E., PMP
Section Topics
Facilities Management - Making the Most of
Space
By Jeanne M. LeBron, CPSM, M.SAME
Homeland Security - Security and the
Engineer
By Danny A. Defenbaugh
Engineers in Action - Lighting the Way
 | A LOOK BACK...
Long before satellites and GPS, the U.S. military discovered that the versatile helicoptor, in
addition to supplementing motor vehicles and airplanes, was the perfect tool for triangulation work for
cartographers, surveyors and geodesists; a subject featured in the January-February 1952 issue of The Military
Engineer. |
THE Military ENGINEER · No. 640 · Vol. 98
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