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    USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 2

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Homecoming is an American fall tradition, full of festivities, excitement and reunions. For several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees originally from Puerto Rico, homecoming has been a different experience this year.
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    USACE members experience a different type of homecoming, Part 1

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Homecoming is an American fall tradition, full of festivities, excitement and reunions. For several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees originally from Puerto Rico, homecoming has been a different experience this year.

  • Milestone reached - 700 generators installed by the RFO's temporary power team (video)

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working out of the Recovery Field Office in Puerto Rico reached an unmatched milestone during the holiday weekend when it installed its seven-hundredth temporary generator on the island in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.

  • USACE debris mission in Puerto Rico grinding away (video)

    Throughout the island of Puerto Rico, a massive operation to remove more than three million cubic yards of debris churns on. Just outside of Ponce, the Recovery Field Office has established a bustling collection site in the El Tuque Quarry to collect vegetation, or veg, debris.

  • USACE Wraps Up School Assessments in Puerto Rico (video)

    In the mountains of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting one of its last building assessments on critical infrastructure on the island. For more than five weeks, teams have worked tirelessly to document damage done by hurricanes Irma and Maria to more than one-thousand buildings, whether in urban centers or remote mountain villages.

  • Gathright Dam Stakeholders Meeting

    On November 2, 2017, Col. Jason Kelly, along with several key members of the Norfolk District, met with stakeholders, partners, and local citizens concerning flood control, low flow augmentation, recreation, and hydropower. Nestled in the hills of Covington, Virginia stakeholders were taken on a tour of Gathright Dam, which was immediately followed by an in-depth discussion on Gathright Dam. Several of the key speakers included: Col. Jason Kelly, Raymond Dridge, Matthew McKeehan, Anthony Lockridge, Alicia Farrow, Robin Williams, and Owen Reece. Also contributing to the discussion were representatives from the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Attached are the slides and information from that meeting.
  • A contractor trims pine trees before transport to the lumber mill. The timber and agriculture program generates money that is used to fund the natural resource needs of the installation, a good by-product of proper resource management.

    Protecting NASA from wildfires critical role for Mobile District’s forester at Stennis

    One man stands between a potential wildfire and NASA’s largest rocket engine test facility, the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. That man is Quinn Kelly, a forestry technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
  • Real Estate

    Nashville District officials give real estate career advice to college STEM students

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2017) – Nashville District officials gave real estate career advice today to a class of college STEM students at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Dive Team, accompanied by USACE Detroit District Hydraulic Engineers, traveled north to the St. Lawrence River and installed an Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter (ADVM) 4-miles upstream of Morristown, New York.

    Diving in the St. Lawrence River to better understand Lake Erie and Ontario

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District Dive Team, accompanied by USACE Detroit District Hydraulic Engineers, traveled north to the St. Lawrence River and installed an Acoustic Doppler Velocity Meter (ADVM) 4-miles upstream of Morristown, New York.
  • Colonel Thomas Asbery (middle) Commander, New York District, and esteemed guests speak with Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, at the Times Square Recruiting Center in New York City.

    New York District hosts a Joint Armed Forces ribbon cutting ceremony at the Times Square Recruiting Center

    On November 10th, 2017 a contingent of joint armed forces recruiting commands joined the Army Corps’ New York District and the North Atlantic Division for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center at Times Square. The ribbon was cut by a joint service group of commanders that included Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Lieutenant Colonel Judd Floris, Commander, NYC Army Recruiting Battalion, Colonel Ivan Monclova, Commander, 1st Marine Corp District, Colonel Robert Hailey, Acting Deputy Commander, North Atlantic Division, and Commander Christian Gaskill, Commander, Navy Recruiting District New York.
  • Colonel Thomas Asbery (middle) Commander, New York District, and esteemed guests speak with Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, at the Times Square Recruiting Center in New York City.

    New York District hosts a Joint Armed Forces ribbon cutting ceremony at the Times Square Recruiting Center

    On November 10th, 2017 a contingent of joint armed forces recruiting commands joined the Army Corps’ New York District and the North Atlantic Division for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center at Times Square. The ribbon was cut by a joint service group of commanders that included Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Lieutenant Colonel Judd Floris, Commander, NYC Army Recruiting Battalion, Colonel Ivan Monclova, Commander, 1st Marine Corp District, Colonel Robert Hailey, Acting Deputy Commander, North Atlantic Division, and Commander Christian Gaskill, Commander, Navy Recruiting District New York.
  • Colonel Thomas Asbery (middle) Commander, New York District, and esteemed guests speak with Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, at the Times Square Recruiting Center in New York City.

    Army Corps hosts Joint Armed Forces ribbon cutting ceremony at the Times Square Recruiting Center

    On November 10th, 2017 a contingent of joint armed forces recruiting commands joined the Army Corps’ New York District and the North Atlantic Division for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the U.S. Armed Forces Recruiting Center at Times Square. The ribbon was cut by a joint service group of commanders that included Major General Garrett Harencak, Commander, Air Force Recruiting Service, Lieutenant Colonel Judd Floris, Commander, NYC Army Recruiting Battalion, Colonel Ivan Monclova, Commander, 1st Marine Corp District, Colonel Robert Hailey, Acting Deputy Commander, North Atlantic Division, and Commander Christian Gaskill, Commander, Navy Recruiting District New York.
  • Male butterflies on vegetation.

    Buffumville Lake hosts pollinator event

    The Buffumville Lake team hosted a program focused on pollinators, specifically bees and
  • National Public Lands Day at Buffumville Lake

    New England District project sites celebrate National Public Lands Day

    Three New England District recreation areas held events to celebrate environmental stewardship and
  • National Public Lands Day at Buffumville Lake

    New England District project sites celebrate National Public Lands Day

    Three New England District recreation areas held events to celebrate environmental stewardship and
  • Will Burgess looks at information for Knowledge Management.

    Knowledge Management: For Your Information

    Will Burgess has the formidable task of guiding the New England District’s information and business
  • Woonsocket Falls Dam inspection

    New England District Team inspects Woonsocket Dam

    Consistent maintenance of the New England District’s flood damage reduction projects are critical to
  • Woonsocket Falls Dam inspection

    New England District Team inspects Woonsocket Dam

    Consistent maintenance of the New England District’s flood damage reduction projects are critical to
  • Caven Point Marine Terminal was severely impacted following Hurricane Sandy, necessitating a complete reconstruction of the facility. The new building provides has state-of-the-art features and increased resilience.

    Caven Point: A Modern, Resilient Facility Rises From Sandy's Ruins

    Five years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of the District’s Caven Point Marine Terminal in
  • Caven Point Marine Terminal was severely impacted following Hurricane Sandy, necessitating a complete reconstruction of the facility. The new building provides has state-of-the-art features and increased resilience.

    A Modern, Resilient Facility Rises from Sandy's Ruins at Caven Point, NJ

    Five years after Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of the District’s Caven Point Marine Terminal in
  • Erma Henry-Raver holds a copy of the York Gazette and Daily newspaper from the flood of 1933 that she brought with her to the 75th anniversary open house celebration of Indian Rock Dam in York, Pennsylvania Saturday October 28, 2017. The flood of 1933 was the primary reason Indian Rock Dam - completed in 1942 - was built.

    Community celebrates 75 years of Indian Rock Dam reducing flood risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public attended by several hundred people.
  • Erma Henry-Raver holds a copy of the York Gazette and Daily newspaper from the flood of 1933 that she brought with her to the 75th anniversary open house celebration of Indian Rock Dam in York, Pennsylvania Saturday October 28, 2017. The flood of 1933 was the primary reason Indian Rock Dam - completed in 1942 - was built.

    Community celebrates 75 years of Indian Rock Dam reducing flood risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public attended by several hundred people.