North Atlantic Division News

Dredging projects, large and small, help maintain the nation’s waterways
8/17/2026
Across the country, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains what our nation’s leaders describe as America’s “underwater infrastructure,” a network of thousands of miles of federal navigation...
Army Corps’ Albany Field Office Receives OSHA’s Highest Rating For Safety
8/17/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Albany Field Office has earned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) prestigious Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star Award ⎼ OSHA’s highest...
Mock-up building for Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center scheduled for demolition
8/17/2026
At the end of August, the façade mock-up building for the hospital, a skinny, two-story building located near the entry gate, will be torn down. This demolition is part of the ongoing construction...
Craney Island aerial mosquito treatment scheduled for Aug. 6
8/5/2026
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment for Thursday, Aug. 6, over the federal property on Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area...
Aerial mosquito spraying scheduled for Aug. 5 over JBLE-Langley, Craney Island and Churchland
8/5/2026
The 757th Airlift Squadron assigned to the 910th Air Reserve Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, will conduct an aerial mosquito spray over Joint Base Langley-Eustis (JBLE)-Langley, Craney...
Gathright Dam pulse release set for Aug. 5
8/3/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., Wednesday, August 5 beginning at approximately 6 a.m. Water releases will...
Freedom Center IV Barracks Open at Fort Meade, Housing 380 Enlisted Warfighters
8/3/2026
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, cut the ribbon July 30 on the Freedom Center IV Barracks, delivering two new four-story buildings that will house 380 enlisted Service members...

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)