Temperatures are cooling down, JBLM’s snow removal team heats up
Since the 62nd Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing have a 24-hour, no-fail worldwide operational mission, nearly half of the snow removal team from the Directorate of Public Works at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is... More
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from an historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in t... More
Well-meaning wildlife ‘helpers’ perpetuate issues, harm animals, break...
Fort Knox wildlife biologists warn that well-meaning people who feed or handle wildlife at Fort Knox are not helping the animals but making them dependent on humans and a nuisance in the housing areas. Courtesy... More
Spc. Margarita Grooms, a food service specialist with
Spc. Margarita Grooms, a food service specialist with 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th ADA Brigade, and native of Phoenix, paints a mural on one of the walls of the brigade's new dining ... More
Energy savings equal enhanced readiness for Army Reserve Soldiers
The Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command received the Secretary of the Army "Small Group" Energy and Water Management Award during a ceremony Aug. 13 at the Phoenix Convention Center for fiscal year 201... More
Army Reserve command receives third straight energy award
Christine Ploschke, former Energy Branch manager for the Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command (second from left), receives a 2016 Federal Energy and Water Management Award from the Department of Energy ... More
A customer looks over the selection at the Re-Use It
A customer looks over the selection at the Re-Use It Store in building 207 on May 18, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Re-Use It Store is run by the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division to help reduc... More
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Volunteers apply primer on Ralston
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Volunteers apply primer on Ralston Field Engineer Castle at Watts Field, Oct. 20, 2017. Through the efforts of personnel and family members from 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battal... More
The World War II-era incinerator complex is now being
The World War II-era incinerator complex is now being used as a storage facility. The complex is located near Gate 20 by the wastewater treatment facility. (Photo courtesy of Fort Carson Cultural Resources Program)
Contractors work on a road on the cantonment area Nov.
Contractors work on a road on the cantonment area Nov. 27, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The work is part of a road construction project to improve the street, which borders the Fort McCoy Commemorative Area. The p... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The U.S. Army Garrison
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning Directorate of Public Works recently installed a “Smartflower” at their Environmental Learning Center just south of the Benning Road gate a... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build the facili... More
Kenneth Matheson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and
Kenneth Matheson, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft System Team, watches and guides the progress of the unmanned aircraft system as it begins its fi... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., continue work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility March 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build ... More
From left, Tracy Phillips, chief of the Facility Technology
From left, Tracy Phillips, chief of the Facility Technology Integration Branch; Chris Harvel, project manager with the Communications Infrastructure and Systems Support program; Stacy Freeman, CIS2 program mana... More
Camp Zama’s community members pay it forward
Camp Zama and Sagamihara Family Housing Area housing residents discuss ideas for the U.S. Army Garrison Japan family housing district area development plan during workshop held May 13 through 16 at the Director... More
Kenneth Estabrook, right, the chief Sagami sub-facilities
Kenneth Estabrook, right, the chief Sagami sub-facilities engineer for the Directorate of Public Works at Camp Zama, Japan, briefs Steven Niederriter, deputy to the U.S. Army Garrison Japan commander, on Sagami... More
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings on the cantonment area July 24, 2019, to make room for the construction of a new $24 million 400-bed, four-story barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. The demolition... More
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project Aug. 16, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. During spring, summer, and fall every year, construction projects like this one take place at Fo... More
Housing town hall focuses on communication, feedback
FORT CARSON, Colo. — Command Sgt. Maj. T.J. Holland, senior enlisted leader, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson, addresses attendees Aug. 28, 2019, during the Fort Carson Quarterly Housing Town Hall at McMah... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A Georgia Army National Guard
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A Georgia Army National Guard Soldier with the 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, operates an excavator to demolish a building scheduled for demolition Sept. 13. U.S. Army Ga... More
Routine and emergency housing work orders: Same phone number, differen...
U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria community members can request routine and emergency work orders and other housing services through one Housing Office call center.
Officials from Fort Knox’s Directorate of Public Works
Officials from Fort Knox’s Directorate of Public Works have announced they will be installing a four-way stop at the intersection of Dixie Street and 11th Armored Division Avenue to provide safer, smoother traf... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Assistant Chief Ryan Earwood, fourth
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Assistant Chief Ryan Earwood, fourth from right, briefs firefighters on safety before training begins. Fort Benning firefighters practice fundamental firefighting skills at the former reside... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a November 2019 photo, housing
FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a November 2019 photo, housing inspectors at Fort Benning check the condition of an air filter and HVAC return vent during a quality assurance inspection of a home being readied for occup... More
Hardin County Water starts construction on new water towers at Fort Kn...
Though recent rains have slowed construction on a new water tower located off of Estrada Avenue at Fort Knox, work has begun on it and another massive water tower that, when completed by the end of 2020, will h... More
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, makes sure a dishwasher works inside a housing unit in the Sagamihara Family Housing Area, ... More
Spc. Benjamin Wright, assigned to U.S. Army Japan’s
Spc. Benjamin Wright, assigned to U.S. Army Japan’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, maneuvers over an obstacle during physical training his unit conducted on the newly built obstacle course on Camp Zama ... More
Cherry blossom trees bloom in Sagamihara Family Housing Area
Cherry blossom trees are in bloom on Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, March 25, 2020.
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March 28, 2020.
Select Camp Zama housing residents to test Army maintenance website ap...
Members of the U.S. Army Garrison Japan maintenance team replace a dishwasher in a housing unit at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, April 21.
Makoto Akabame, left, a mechanical system inspector
Makoto Akabame, left, a mechanical system inspector for the Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, and David Crespo, chief of the directorate’s mechanical and sanitation branch, look at a monito... More
Spc. Brianna Stallings, assigned to the 38th Air Defense
Spc. Brianna Stallings, assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, rolls up a hose at the U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack at Sagami General Depot, Japan, Sept. 21.
Children from Kessler, Murray and Diamond elementary
Children from Kessler, Murray and Diamond elementary schools clean headstones Sept. 25 at Taylors Creek Cemetery on Fort Stewart in honor of National Public Lands Day. The day is the nation's largest single-day... More
Family members enjoy the snow from a snow machine in
Family members enjoy the snow from a snow machine in the front yard of John and Amy Eads at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, Dec. 13.
Photo by Rhonda Apple Myrtle Bowen is chief of the
Photo by Rhonda Apple Myrtle Bowen is chief of the Directorate of Public Works Master Planning Division on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall. She also serves as chaplain (Lt. Col.) Air Force Air National Guard.
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from an historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in t... More
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery
Soldiers of 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th ADA Brigade paint the walls of the brigade's new dining facility Oct. 30 on Fort Hood, Texas (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Lessmeist... More
A customer looks over the selection at the Re-Use It
A customer looks over the selection at the Re-Use It Store in building 207 on May 18, 2017, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The Re-Use It Store is run by the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division to help reduc... More
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Pictured is Ralston Field Engineer
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Pictured is Ralston Field Engineer Castle at Watts Field before it received a fresh coat of paint. Through the efforts of personnel and family members from 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engi... More
Fort Carson Soldiers use Seibert Stakes to identify
Fort Carson Soldiers use Seibert Stakes to identify areas that have been designated as off limits to vehicles. The stakes are used to mark culturally and historically significant areas on training lands. (Photo... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The Directorate
FORT BENNING, Ga. (Aug. 9, 2018) – The Directorate of Public Works recently installed a “Smartflower” at their Environmental Learning Center just south of the Benning Road gate at Fort Benning, Georgia. The 2.3... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build the facili... More
One of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
One of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory’s unmanned aircraft systems hard at work. (Photo by Richard Matkins)
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., continue work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility March 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build ... More
Part of the newly upgraded Conference Center of the
Part of the newly upgraded Conference Center of the Americas at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, this 6,000-square-foot main conference room can hold 230 guests and is equipped with a movie-theater-size... More
Kenneth Estabrook, right, the chief Sagami sub-facilities
Kenneth Estabrook, right, the chief Sagami sub-facilities engineer for the Directorate of Public Works at Camp Zama, Japan, explains current facility conditions to site survey tour participants June 12 at Sagam... More
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings on the cantonment area July 24, 2019, to make room for the construction of a new $24 million 400-bed, four-story barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. The demolition... More
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project Aug. 16, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. During spring, summer, and fall every year, construction projects like this one take place at Fo... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A Georgia Army National Guard
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A Georgia Army National Guard Soldier with the 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, operates an excavator to demolish a building scheduled for demolition Sept. 6. U.S. Army Gar... More
A more long-term solution to the four-way stop planned
A more long-term solution to the four-way stop planned by DPW officials is a traffic circle that will be constructed roughly where the triangular landscape between Old Ironsides Avenue, Dixie Street and 11th Ar... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice fundamental firefighting skills at the former residences at Ragin Court on main post Nov. 16. The buildings at Ragin Court had been scheduled for demolitio... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Nov. 21, housing
FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Nov. 21, housing inspectors carry out a quality assurance inspection of a home in the Patton Village housing area with the aim of having it ready for occupancy by a military ... More
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, checks lighting inside a housing unit in the Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, March 12, 2020.
Sgt. 1st Class Willie Williams, first sergeant of U.S.
Sgt. 1st Class Willie Williams, first sergeant of U.S. Army Japan’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, climbs a hill using a rope during physical training his unit conducted on the newly built obstacle cour... More
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March 28, 2020.
Ben Ingram, supervisory engineering technician, Housing
Ben Ingram, supervisory engineering technician, Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, receives a cell phone call about an air conditioning repair in Building 1050 at Camp Zama... More
Photo by Dave Pavlik, photo contributor - Brian Ball,
Photo by Dave Pavlik, photo contributor - Brian Ball, Fort Bragg wildlife biologist with the Directorate of Public Works, clears trees for habitat restoration at a range on Fort Bragg.
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers spent nearly 10
Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers spent nearly 10 days on Fort Benning as part of a joint project — giving Soldiers “stick time” on the heavy equipment that is part of their trade while reducing the installa... More
The U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack in Building
The U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack in Building 168-1 at Sagami General Depot, Japan, is open for use.
Nick Moise, Fort Stewart School-Age Center facility
Nick Moise, Fort Stewart School-Age Center facility director, helps clean headstones at Taylors Creek Cemetery on Fort Stewart Sept. 25 in honor of National Public Lands Day. Children of Kessler, Murray and Dia... More
John and Amy Eads, who have an extensive display of
John and Amy Eads, who have an extensive display of holiday decorations at their home, pose for a photo in their front yard at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, Dec. 13.
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s
The mural, located in Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Fire Department building, is painted from a historic photo of the Fort Myer Fire Department. Names of current and past department members are located in th... More
Spc. Margarita Grooms (center), a food service specialist
Spc. Margarita Grooms (center), a food service specialist with 1st Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th ADA Brigade, is recognized by Col. Brian Gibson (right), the 69th ADA Bde. commander, and ... More
Michael Reistad, environmental protection specialist
Michael Reistad, environmental protection specialist with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division, talks to two Soldiers planning for an upcoming exercise May 18, 2017, at the Re-Use It Store in ... More
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — James Fase, a traffic tech
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — James Fase, a traffic tech with Grace Pacific LLC, stands by to direct traffic during the repaving of Lauhala Road near the Wili Wili neighborhood at Wheeler Army Airfield, Sept. 27, 201... More
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Sgt. Mott Weiler, a horizontal
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Sgt. Mott Weiler, a horizontal construction engineer with 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Eng. Battalion, 130th Eng. Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, pressure washes the Ralston Field... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build the facili... More
enny Laird, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development
enny Laird, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft System program manager, explains how the computer stitches together the data taken from the different ... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., continue work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility March 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build ... More
During a visit April 1, 2019, three members of the
During a visit April 1, 2019, three members of the Huntsville, Alabama-based U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center check on the progress of a project to modernize the facility communication distribution syst... More
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings on the cantonment area July 24, 2019, to make room for the construction of a new $24 million 400-bed, four-story barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. The demolition... More
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project Aug. 16, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. During spring, summer, and fall every year, construction projects like this one take place at Fo... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Spc. Quindale Williams, 877th
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Spc. Quindale Williams, 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia Army National Guard, operates an excavator to collapse the former gas station at Harmony Church here Sept. ... More
The road blockage at Old Ironsides Avenue and Dixie
The road blockage at Old Ironsides Avenue and Dixie Street will remain in effect, even after the four-way stop goes into effect.
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice fundamental firefighting skills at the former residences at Ragin Court on main post Nov. 16. The buildings at Ragin Court had been scheduled for demolitio... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Nov. 21, a housing
FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Nov. 21, a housing inspector carries out a quality assurance inspection of a home in the Patton Village housing area with the aim of having it ready for occupancy by a milita... More
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, checks a kitchen faucet inside a housing unit in the Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan,... More
Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Capelle, assigned to U.S. Army
Sgt. 1st Class Bobby Capelle, assigned to U.S. Army Japan’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company, climbs an inclined wall during physical training his unit conducted on the newly built obstacle course on Camp ... More
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March 28, 2020.
A contractor begins repairing an air conditioner in
A contractor begins repairing an air conditioner in Building 1050 at Camp Zama, Japan, Aug. 6.
Sgt. Ken Carrell, a 12N with the 878th Engineer Battalion,
Sgt. Ken Carrell, a 12N with the 878th Engineer Battalion, talks with one of his Soldiers during a training mission to remove a concrete foundation and return the area to a empty field.
Spc. Eeralle Jones, assigned to the 38th Air Defense
Spc. Eeralle Jones, assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, drives a truck over the undercarriage cleaning system at the U.S. Army Garrison Japan Wash Rack at Sagami General Depot, Japan, Sept. 21.
Children from Kessler, Murray and Diamond elementary
Children from Kessler, Murray and Diamond elementary schools clean headstones Sept. 25 at Taylors Creek Cemetery on Fort Stewart in honor of National Public Lands Day. The children helped clean up half of the n... More
The lit-up holiday tree at Sagamihara Family Housing
The lit-up holiday tree at Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, Dec. 13.
Sgt. 1st Class Armond Alexander (Center), the Patriot
Sgt. 1st Class Armond Alexander (Center), the Patriot Inn Dining Facility manager with 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, is assisted by (from left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Darren Boruff, the senior enliste... More
Michael Reistad, environmental protection specialist
Michael Reistad, environmental protection specialist with the Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division, talks to two Soldiers planning for an upcoming exercise May 18, 2017, at the Re-Use It Store in ... More
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — Cody Castro, a laborer with
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD — Cody Castro, a laborer with Grace Pacific LLC, works on repaving Lauhala Road near the Wili Wili neighborhood at Wheeler Army Airfield, Sept. 27, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Wong, ... More
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Staff Sgt. Vladimil Sanjurjo,
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Staff Sgt. Vladimil Sanjurjo, a technical engineer with 523rd Engineer Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, applies primer to the Ralst... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility Jan. 9, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build the facili... More
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis.,
Contractors with Platt Construction of Tomah, Wis., continue work on the construction of a salt/sand storage facility March 6, 2019, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Platt Construction received a $555,000 contract to build ... More
Part of the newly upgraded Conference Center of the
Part of the newly upgraded Conference Center of the Americas at U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, this 6,000-square-foot main conference room can hold 230 guests and is equipped with a movie-theater-size... More
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings
Contractors work on demolishing several old buildings on the cantonment area July 24, 2019, to make room for the construction of a new $24 million 400-bed, four-story barracks at Fort McCoy, Wis. The demolition... More
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project
Contractors work on a water main infrastructure project Aug. 16, 2019, on the cantonment area at Fort McCoy, Wis. During spring, summer, and fall every year, construction projects like this one take place at Fo... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Maj. Gen. Gary M. Brito, center
FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Maj. Gen. Gary M. Brito, center left, Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning commanding general, poses with Soldiers of the 877th Engineer Company, 878th Engineer Battalion, Georgia... More
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning firefighters practice fundamental firefighting skills at the former residences at Ragin Court on main post Nov. 16. The buildings at Ragin Court had been scheduled for demolitio... More
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing
Mamiko Takishima, a housing inspector for the Housing Division, Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Japan, checks blinds inside a housing unit in the Sagamihara Family Housing Area, Japan, March 12, 2020.
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March
Cherry blossom trees bloom on Camp Zama, Japan, March 28, 2020.
A storage building built by Soldiers with the Army
A storage building built by Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 327th Engineer Company of Onalaska, Wis., as a troop project near Range 2 is shown June 18, 2020, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The building was finished over ... More
A contractor, front right, begins repairing an air
A contractor, front right, begins repairing an air conditioner in Building 1050 at Camp Zama, Japan, Aug. 6.