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Water Management Awards gather following the awards ceremony with Mr. Randy Robinson, acting assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (front row far left), and Ms. Carla Coulson, acting deputy assistant chief of staff for Installation Management (front row far right) during the Energy Exchange Symposium held in Tampa Florida. The Awards are presented in categories related to energy efficiency , energy management , and water conservation ." /> 1 / 1 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Many of the forty-nine recipients of 2017 Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Awards gather following the awards ceremony with Mr. Randy Robinson, acting assistant secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment (front row far left), and Ms. Carla Coulson, acting deputy assistant chief of staff for Installation Management (front row far right) during the Energy Exchange Symposium held in Tampa Florida. The Awards are presen...

Aug 16, 2017 The first time Captain Noorullah Aminyar traveled to the United States, in 2012, he felt calm and peaceful in a way he never had before. Back home in Afghanistan, he had slept fully clothed , boots on, hand on his rifle. The Taliban attacked every night, and he had to be ready. "But when I come to America," he told me, "I have no stress in America. I sleep good. I tell you, I have no stress. It was really easy. It was a good thing. You feel safe. I was born in the war. I grew up in the war. Always, your life is in danger. You find a little safe time, for sure you'll be happy." Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Advertisement - Continue Reading Below For Aminyar, then twenty-eight, coming to America was an honor and an achievement. He attended the prestigious Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, the culmination of more than a decade of studying English, followed by a basic infantry officer 's course at Fort Benning, Georgia, with Ame...