Girl Scouts from Frisco helped plant Texas native grasses along the Trinity River banks near wetland Cell D in Dallas. This new Dallas Floodway Extension project habitat reduces flood risk to the city by quickly conveying floodwaters downstream.

Wetland plants, raised at the Corps' Lewisville Aquatic Ecosystem Research Facility, are replanted in cages at Cell D to protect them from natural predators so they can get established. This flood reduction wetland is quality wildlife habitat just 4 miles from downtown Dallas.

Work on the Fort Hood Replacement Medical Center project continues to progress with a scheduled completion date of Spring 2014. The new 947,000 square foot facility, which is approximately 70 percent larger than the existing 45-year old Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, specifically addresses Fort Hood's most pressing needs in the areas of behavioral health, medical/surgical specialty clinics, and pediatric primary care.

Demolition of the Fort Hood Stadium allowed work on the Fort Hood Replacement Medical Center project to progress with a scheduled completion date of Spring 2014. The new 947,000 square foot facility, which is approximately 70 percent larger than the existing 45-year old Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, specifically addresses Fort Hood's most pressing needs in the areas of behavioral health, medical/surgical specialty clinics, and pediatric primary care.

Fort Worth District Commander, R.J. Muraski, Jr. congratulates a GIS specialist in the District Geospatial Services Section following her recent reenlistment into the Air National Guard for the State of Oregon.

Fort Worth District Commander, COL R.J. Muraski, Jr. challenges a few push-ups to a GIS specialist in the District Geospatial Services Section following her recent reenlistment into the Air National Guard for the State of Oregon.

Fort Worth District Deputy Commander, LTC Andrew Liffring looks on as District Commander COL R.J. Muraski, Jr. signs paper work for a GIS specialist who works in the District Geospatial Services Section following her recent reenlistment into the Air National Guard for the State of Oregon.

People review maps of the project area of the former Camp Swift during a public meeting in Bastrop, Texas, January 19. More information on this Formerly Used Defense Site may be obtained at http://www.formercampswift.com/.

An attentive audience listens during a January 19 public meeting about the former Camp Swift Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study. People learned about upcoming field investigation, safety around suspected munitions and opportunity to complete necessary documents to allow property to be investigated. More information may be obtained at http://www.formercampswift.com/.

Attentive audience members listen to Project Manager Karan Holmes during a January 19 public meeting about the former Camp Swift Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study. People learned about upcoming field investigation, safety around suspected munitions and opportunity to complete necessary documents to allow property to be investigated. More information may be obtained at http://www.formercampswift.com/.