27 May 2014

Public offered rare look inside Raystown Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting the public to celebrate Raystown Lake’s 40th anniversary with a free, rare look at Raystown Dam from June 6-7. Guided tours will include access to the spillway and interior galleries, accompanied with presentations by Park Rangers on lake history, operations, and local heritage.

23 May 2014

Corps of Engineers supports activities for Cape Cod Canal centennial celebration in July 2014: Corps centennial opening ceremony set for July 29th

As the 100 year anniversary of the opening of the Cape Cod Canal approaches – on July 29, 2014 – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is working with local communities, groups and the Cape Cod Centennial Committee to support the celebration and planned activities.

19 May 2014

NASA partners with Marine Design Center to refurbish barge

NASA's Pegasus barge, which throughout the space shuttle era ferried shuttle external tanks and other hardware from NASA's manufacturing site in New Orleans to its Florida launch facilities, is about to cast off on a new mission as part of NASA's efforts to send humans to deep space.

5 May 2014

Engineers, scientists, other professionals available to speak at schools, club meetings through the Speaker’s Bureau

CONCORD, Mass. – Engineers, scientists and other professionals who work at the U.S. Army Corps of

1 May 2014

Army Corps of Engineers begins sand pumping at Rockaway Beach, restoring coastline severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy

ws working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, began placing nearly 3 million cubic yards of sand onto Rockaway Beach in recent weeks as part of the second of two major sand placement contracts to repair and restore the engineered beach there to reduce coastal storm risks to the community there, which was left even more vulnerable to coastal storms after Hurricane Sandy.