U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 401st Engineer Company conduct multi-role bridging training operations at Bardwell Lake in Texas. The exercise focuses on wet gap crossing techniques, including ribbon bridge and raft operations, enabling the transport of vehicles, equipment, and personnel across water obstacles. The training integrates new Soldiers fresh from Advanced Individual Training (AIT) alongside experienced Noncommissioned Officers, enhancing readiness, morale, and technical proficiency. Conducted in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the field training exercise highlights the importance of interagency collaboration and access to USACE-managed resources for realistic, mission-essential training environments.

Multiple construction-scale 3D-printers operate simultaneously at Fort Bliss in West Texas. In total, 10 barracks will be constructed over a six-month period. Each barracks will house up to 56 soldiers deployed to the base. The $62.8 million contract for the new buildings was awarded to ICON. Under the Army’s traditional process of building barracks, it could take years to plan, fund, design, and construct new barracks according to 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Commander Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor.

Fort Worth District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commander Col. Calvin Kroeger and Operations Division Chief Tim Macallister present Josh Houghtaling with a plaque for being honored as the 2025 Ranger of the Year.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District Commander, Col. Calvin A. Kroeger, signs the beam used for the topping off ceremony of the Veterans Administration Health Care Center at Fort Bliss. The topping off ceremony is a construction tradition, decades old, a milestone marking the placement of the final structural beam. Kroeger recognized each team member — from contractors to engineers to laborers — who brought their own expertise to ensure they stayed aligned and met objectives and milestones.

Veteran hunters, Sarah Stewart, center, and Megan Moseley, right, as well as their guide, pose for photos at 2025 B.A. Steinhagen Veterans Alligator Hunt, sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Fort Worth District, the Piney Woods Service Association, and Texas Parks and Wildlife, held at BA Steinhagen Lake, 13 Sept. 2025. (US Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, SWF Public Affairs)

Buried in April 1990, the district's time capsule was opened as part of the 75th anniversary festivities. Some of the items within the capsule were various brochures, patches, buttons, and emergency operations materials. There were also photographs of the office of counsel, the Lavon Lake staff, Lavon Lake flood gates, district engineers, the executive staff, and the engineering staff (Military Branch)

Tony Mendolia and Col. Calvin Kroeger brief Congressman Brandon Gill on the ongoing improvements to the Lewisville Lake dam safety modifications. The work is meant to provide safety measures and valuable upgrades to the spillway. Pictured left to right is Tony Mendolia, program manager for the project, Congressman Brandon Gill (TX-26), Marcos Gaitan, supervisory civil engineer for the project, and Fort Worth District Commander, Col. Calvin Kroeger.

An exterior view of the newly renovated building 1093 on Fort Bliss, Texas. The building once housed two Nike Hercules surface-to-air missile laboratories and has been a part of the Army’s Air Defense Artillery since before the branch’s inception on June 20, 1968. It is now the U.S. Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Academy. The THAAD academy is a partnership between the Department of Defense and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to train Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces soldiers on how to operate and maintain the THAAD battery.

2023 Fort Worth District, USACE, recruiting video. To watch the full video, visit https://dvidshub.net/r/rm3djv

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District partnered with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Collin County Sheriff's Office, Wylie Fire-Rescue, Lucas Fire-Rescue and Princeton Fire Department to create a water safety PSA. To view the video visit https://www.dvidshub.net/video/895723/water-safety-psa.