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    Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

  • FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Sept. 5

    Community members can learn more about the ongoing restoration efforts at the formerly used defense site in Suffolk, during the project’s quarterly restoration advisory board meeting Sept. 5.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore and New York Districts, in coordination with the Fort Detrick Fire Department, officially opened the Emergency Services Center at Fort Detrick, Md., Wednesday.

    Modern Emergency Services Center opens at Ft. Detrick

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore and New York Districts, in coordination with the Fort
  • Douglas Dixon, Marauders quarterback, runs the ball up the sideline with a block from teammate Jacob McFarland, running back, to gain the first down during an intramural flag football game at Bordelon Field, Dec. 4.

    Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

    Container Ship Transits the Kill Van Kull Channel. Dredging work to remove bedrock to ease a bend in the Kill Van Kull Channel was successfully completed August 17th. The work was performed for the purpose of enhancing navigational safety and required removal of bedrock through drilling and underwater blasting on the northern side of the Kill Van Kull off of Bayonne, N.J.

  • Army awards second technology under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, working with the Army Energy Initiatives Task Force (EITF), awarded Multiple Award Task Order Contracts to a group of 22 qualified solar technology contractors Aug. 27.

  • Army Corps Completes Bedrock Removal in the Kill Van Kull Channel

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has been deepening 38 miles of federal navigation channels in the New York Harbor to a depth of 50 feet.
  • Baltimore District Commander Col. Trey Jordan takes a group picture with the VCP Alexandria Laboratory team.

    Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open house at the Veterans Curation Program’s (VCP) Alexandria, Va. laboratory Tuesday.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recognizes Allyson Walters as Interior Designer of the Year

    FORT WORTH, Texas – The Fort Worth District’s continued success in all of their numerous missions has made them a model district within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and that is once again exemplified by the recent naming of Allyson Walters, SWF Interior Designer, as the USACE Interior Designer of the Year. Prior to this award, she was also named the Southwestern Division’s Designer of the Year.

  • Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

    MONS, Belgium – Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here. Progress continues on the three American facilities at this NATO base, which is home to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.

  • Officials eye 2014 opening of U.S. schools in Belgium

    Department of Defense Dependents Schools-Europe is inching closer to unveiling brand new elementary, middle and high schools here.
  • Originally authorized by the River and Harbor Act of July 5, 1884, the James River Federal Navigation Project is maintained to 25-feet-deep from the mouth of the river up to Richmond, Va. (U.S. Army graphic)

    Corps awards $12 million contract to Hampton Roads company

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded a contract to dredge the James River federal navigation channel.

  • Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Chief of Engineers and Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (for Civil Works) visited New York City and observed USACE coastal projects aimed at restoring coastal storm risk reduction projects due to Hurricane Sandy.
  • Baltimore District Commander Col. Trey Jordan takes a group picture with the VCP Alexandria Laboratory team.

    Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open

  • Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

    Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made a visit to New York City August 19-21, 2013.
  • This work is being funded through Public Law 113-2 (Sandy Bill) and is being executed via two separate contracts. Once both contracts are completed, the Corps will have restored Rockaway Beach to its originally constructed size which hasn’t been done since the 1970s.

    Army Corps begins Post-Sandy restoration work on Rockaway Beach

    Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and New York City announced the beginning of sand replenishment efforts at Rockaway Beach. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to repair and restore the Rockaway coastline which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

  • STEM grads critical to U.S. military mission

    WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 14, 2013) -- The Army and America both need more scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technology specialists, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now doing something about that, said its commander. As part of an effort to turn young students on to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, career choices, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, in May signed an agreement to partner with the Department of Defense Education Activity, known as DODEA, schools to bring engineering-related experiences to the classroom, said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Corps commander.
  • St. John Fraser, Rick Meagher and Adrian Baxmeyer, three-fifths of the band One Eyed Reilly, work in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. Their weekends are spent playing a mixture of original Celtic rock and Americana tunes throughout the region. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Kidd Released)

    Sacramento musician entertains, regains first love

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Maybe he’s living inside a familiar Hollywood script: boy finds love, loses love, survives sobering wakeup call and regains love. Substitute ‘violin’ for ‘love’ and St. John Fraser is playing the lead. On most weekends, this red-haired whirlwind can be seen playing red-hot fiddle tunes in the Sacramento Celtic rock band One Eyed Reilly.
  • This work is being funded through Public Law 113-2 (Sandy Bill) and is being executed via two separate contracts. Once both contracts are completed, the Corps will have restored Rockaway Beach to its originally constructed size which hasn’t been done since the 1970s.

    Army Corps begins Post-Sandy restoration work on Rockaway Beach

    On August 15, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District and New York City announced the beginning of sand replenishment efforts at Rockaway Beach. Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards of sand as part of the Corps efforts to repair and restore the Rockaway coastline which was severely damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
  • Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards along the Atlantic coast of northern New Jersey as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District’s efforts to repair and restore the Sea Bright to Manasquan beach erosion control and coastal storm risk reduction project. The work is being done to repair and restore the beach project after it was severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.

    Army Corps carries out post-Sandy emergency beach replenishment work

    Crews are busy placing millions of cubic yards along the Atlantic coast of northern New Jersey as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District’s efforts to repair and restore the Sea Bright to Manasquan beach erosion control and coastal storm risk reduction project.
  • USACE Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Bostick addresses Baltimore District employees about the importance of STEM outreach.

    USACE Chief touts STEM outreach

    Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick visited the Baltimore District
  • USACE Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Bostick addresses Baltimore District employees about the importance of STEM outreach.

    USACE Chief touts STEM outreach

    Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick visited the Baltimore District Tuesday as part of the STEM Campaign Kickoff, and spoke to nearly 100 employees about how the Corps can encourage students to pursue STEM fields.

  • Army Vice Chief of Staff discusses leadership, USACE expertise at leaders conference

    On Aug. 6, Gen. John Campbell, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, addressed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Strategic Leaders’ Conference at Fort Belvoir, Va. About 150 members of the USACE senior military and civilian leadership attended the speech in the Belvoir Room of the Fort Belvoir Officers’ Club. Campbell opened his speech by holding up a copy of “Building America”, the special edition of USA Today that details the history and missions of USACE.
  • Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives.

    Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.
  • Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), also known as Craney Island, is the “Jewel in the Port of Hampton Roads.” Since its construction in 1957, Craney Island’s centralized location provides a low-cost placement option for material dredged from Hampton Roads navigation channels, as well as from private dredging projects.

    Craney Island mosquito spraying set for Aug. 12

    Aerial mosquito spraying Monday at federal properties on Craney Island, adjacent city properties and the Churchland area in Portsmouth.
  • A contractor helps install a mooring point in rural Alaska. To date, the Corps has completed nine of 26 mooring point installations in places such as Chevak, Kwigillingak and Tuntutuliak. The average cost per mooring point is $21,097. (Courtesy Photo)

    Mooring points small projects yield big rewards in rural Alaska

    Pipes and chains sticking out of the ground are hardly a flashy engineering feat, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Alaska District is frugally designing and quickly delivering mooring points to some of Alaska's most rural communities located on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers. Since its inception, the project offers strong potential for major transportation, environmental and economic benefits.

  • Hurricane Sandy Coastal Management Division opens

    FORT HAMILTON, NY - Staff members from the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Management Division joined Vincent Grewatz, regional business director, Joe Forcina, chief of Hurricane Sandy CMD, and Brig. Gen. Kent Savre, commanding general of the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers July 30 to cut a ribbon signifying the opening of the Hurricane Sandy CMD's headquarters in Building 130 here.
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- An aerial view shows the beach renourishment area near 25th and 26th streets at the Oceanfront Jan. 10, 2013. The beach was 50- to 280-feet wide and dredged sand increased the beach to as much as 300 feet, with a minimum elevation of 8.5 feet. The work was part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Beach Renourishment Project, which replenished 1,440,250 cubic yards of sand between 15th and 70th streets.

    Big Beach renourishment complete

    Contractors smoothed out the last of the sand on the Virginia Beach, Va., beachfront Aug. 1, completing a beach renourishment cycle that widened the buffer between punishing storm surge and the city’s homes, businesses and tourist attractions.

  • Deputy commander bids farewell to Europe District

    WIESBADEN, Germany – For two years, Lt. Col. Michelle Garcia made a top command priority her personal mission. During a farewell last month, district leaders and officials praised her ability to transcend the role of deputy commander and effectively bridge divides between personnel, support functions and resources.
  • Partners from the State of Texas and other Federal agencies joined in the discussions with the Army Corps of Engineers for the SWD-hosted Hurricane Table Top Exercise.

    Corps' Southwestern Division hosts hurricane exercise

    DALLAS-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, joined by Corps Headquarters personnel, State of Texas officials, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal agencies, held a hurricane "table top" exercise today to help prepare for response in the event of a hurricane making landfall along the Texas Coast.

  • USACE, Army Reserve partner for project improvement, cost saving, training opportunities

    PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania-- An ongoing Army Corps and Army Reserve partnership could result in significant savings on a Loyalhanna Lake road repair project and more realistic training for combat engineers. The agreement, initiated three years ago, brought 21 Soldiers and construction equipment from the 340th Engineer Co., New Kensington, Pa., to the lake on July 13 and 14 to improve the Sportsman Access Area Road.