USA TODAY SPECIAL EDITION
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ANNIVERSARY
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HURRICANE KATRINA 10 years later, much has been done and recovery continues
ENVIRONMENT
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Jeanette Barrett-Stokes jbstokes@usatoday.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jerald Council jcouncil@usatoday.com MANAGING EDITOR
Michelle Washington mjwashington@usatoday.com CREATIVE MEDIA MANAGER
Christine Neff cneff@usatoday.com
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STORM RESEARCH FACILITY Studying the seas in an effort to protect coastal communities
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WATER POWER Encouraging private development while rehabbing aging hydropower infrastructure
PRESERVATION
MATT HARRINGTON
USACE
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EDITORS
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CAREERS
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Nikki Dobrin Chris Garsson Elizabeth Neus Lori Santos Amanda Shifflett DESIGNERS
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Karen Loehr Marlece Lusk Gina Toole Saunders Lisa M. Zilka
NATIVE AMERICANS Making past wrongs right for American Indians
STEM AND WOMEN How to make it in the Corps STEM OUTREACH USACE encourages future engineers FINE OPPORTUNITIES A look at some of the Corps’ coolest jobs
RECREATION
INTERNS
Alexa Rogers Hannah Van Sickle
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Matt Alderton, Mary Helen Berg, Hollie Deese, Stacey Freed, Adam Hadhazy, Matt Harrington, Lambeth Hochwald, Diana Lambdin Meyer, Peggy J. Noonan, Katherine Reynolds Lewis , Eric Schechter
GREAT GETAWAYS Six recreation sites worth a summer visit
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Matt Harrington
USACE GADGETS The Corps has some amazing items in its toolbox
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ON THE COVER The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to combat and prepare for crises at home and abroad.
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