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  • August

    Lt. Col. Ryan C. Pevey, commander, Honolulu District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presents a coin to Derrick McGee, a contract specialist from the Honolulu District Power Planning and Response Team on Maui, Aug. 28. The USACE is working with local, state and federal partners on a mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to the Hawai’i Wildfires.

    Honolulu District Commander thanks temporary emergency power team

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District Commander, Lt. Col. Ryan Pevey, thanked members of the Power Planning and Response Team for their contributions to the temporary emergency power mission on Maui during a huddle at the generator staging area, Aug. 28.
  • A woman in an Army uniform returns a fuel line to a truck

    25th Infantry Division fuels USACE power mission on Maui

    In response to the Aug. 8 Hawai’i Wildfires, a fuel team from the 25th Infantry Division stepped in to fill a critical need for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' temporary power mission on Maui.
  • A group of people stand and talk in safety vests and hardhats in the early morning hours.

    USACE team earns White House praise

    Following President Biden’s visit, the White House Communications Agency presented the temporary power team with a certificate of appreciation.
  • Jon Runnels (foreground) and Kenny Kwan (background), quality assurance representatives deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Temporary Emergency Power Team, perform a quality assurance inspection of a generator at a water pump station on Maui, Aug 22. The USACE is working in partnership with the local and federal response to the Hawaii Wildfires.

    Lights In the dark: Power Team swing shift keep lights on, water flowing

    When the sun sets below the Pacific Ocean, the workday is less than halfway complete for Jon Runnels and Kenny Kwan. The pair are quality assurance representatives deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Temporary Emergency Power Team on Maui.

  • July

    A celebratory pose to commemorate the completion of the final metal roof installation by Task Force RISEUP in Dededo, Guam in response to Typhoon Mawar July 27. Those pictured include representatives of the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. federal partners, Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, Dededo Vice Mayor Peter Benevente and RISEUP roof recipients Fely and Gerald Baza with one of their granddaughters.

    RISEUP completes last temporary roof on Guam

    The Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization program, or RISEUP, in response to Typhoon Mawar ended with the installation of the final metal roof on the home of Gerald and Fely Baza in Dededo, Guam. The milestone was marked with a celebration at the couple’s home July 27.
  • Guam residents and members of Task Force RISEUP, which is short for Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization Program, celebrate completion of the 100th temporary, emergency roof install during recovery efforts following Typhoon Mawar, June 27, 2023. The U.S. Department of Defense and USACE, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Territory of Guam, launched RISEUP to help temporarily repair metal roofs damaged by Typhoon Mawar which made land fall May 25.

    Task Force RISEUP completes 100th temporary, emergency roof installation in Guam

    Service members and residents of Guam celebrated the 100th temporary, emergency roof install completed by Task Force RISEUP, which is short for Roofing Installation Support Emergency Utilization Program, as part of Typhoon Mawar recovery efforts, June 27.