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Army Corps shares plan for 2025 recreational water releases from Francis E. Walter Dam
11/20/2024
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District shared the 2025 Recreation Plan for the Francis E. Walter Dam. The plan specifies dates and actions associated with whitewater and fishing releases...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District Resumes Maintenance Dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet, NY
11/19/2024
FIRE ISLAND, NY – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, has announced the commencement of essential 2024-2025 maintenance dredging operations for the Fire Island Inlet and...
Ravi I. Ajodah inducted into Senior Executive Service
11/15/2024
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division Regional Director of Programs Ravi I. Ajodah was formally inducted Nov. 15 into the Senior Executive Service...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to complete $33 million in Baltimore Harbor and Channels dredging
11/8/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $33.5 million contract to Curtin Maritime Corp. of Long Beach, California, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance...
Army Corps shares update on Absecon Island beachfill
11/1/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District shared an update regarding periodic nourishment of the Absecon Island dune and beachfill project in New Jersey. USACE awarded a contract...
New Access Control Point to Increase Security at Upstate NY Military Facility
11/1/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is constructing Gillespie Gate ─ a new Access Control Point (ACP) at Watervliet Arsenal in upstate New York that will provide enhanced security for...
Looking Back: Twelve Years of Coastal Restoration and Resilience Since Hurricane Sandy
10/29/2024
Twelve years ago, Hurricane Sandy forever changed the landscape of New York and New Jersey’s coastlines, leaving behind more than $50 billion in damages. In the aftermath, the U.S. Army Corps of...

The Districts of the North Atlantic Division

Small Craft Operator Andy Boyle surveys the waters of the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, while on the way to the Tidal Basin gates in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Fincham)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris Hood and a contractor discuss progress at ongoing administrative facility renovations on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
The New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier lies across New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor. It is approximately 50 miles south of Boston. The project protects about 1,400 acres in New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes and coastal storms. It is one of three hurricane barriers within the New England District. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Voda)
Project Manager David Gentile, New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers showing the Union Beach, New Jersey Coastal Storm Risk Management Project to New York District Commander, Col. Alexander Young and dignitaries. (U.S. Army photo)
Anthony Lockridge, supervisory facility operations specialist and dam operator for USACE Norfolk District, exits the Gathright Dam outlet tunnel during a semi-annual dam inspection. (U.S. Army photo by Breeana Harris)
Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River and preventing over $245 million in flood damage to the Lehigh River Valley. (U.S. Army photo)