Army Corps improves historic cemetery for the living at USMA, West Point

West Point Cemetery, located on the grounds of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York is America’s oldest military post cemetery and a national historic landmark. Historian Ulysses Grant Dietz says that historic, park-like cemeteries like this were never intended just to be resting places for the dead. They were always envisioned […]

Army Corps helps USMA West Point cadets prepare for what comes next

James Gagliano has carried a valuable lesson with him that he learned 37 years ago as a cadet at the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. One of the most lasting and indelible images he has retained since his graduation involves a crusty, old senior, non-commissioned officer and Vietnam War veteran who taught […]

Environmentally friendly golf clubhouse scores at US Army’s Carlisle Barracks

They came. They saw. They golfed. They relaxed. That’s kind of the post-golf vibe happening with military and civilian golfers at the US Army’s Carlisle Barracks Golf Course in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Part of the experience now includes the $5.6 million clubhouse—a green building built without using any taxpayer funds at military installation, which is […]

Inside the HVAC system that keeps iconic Federal Hall chill

It is the location of the single most important invention ever conceived—the American Government. In the very heart of the Wall Street district of New York City, Federal Hall is a highly popular tourist destination run and operated by the National Park Service. You know the place. It is where George Washington was inaugurated as […]

Renovating the Beaufort MCX retail location ahead of schedule

With more than 17,000 active-duty military members and their families living near Beaufort, South Carolina, it is as much an island town as it is a military town. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort—nicknamed “Fightertown East”—is not only a centerpiece of the community, but also of the United States domestic defense line, housing nine F/A-18 Hornet […]