North Atlantic Division News

Safeguarding the Future: USACE Breaks Ground on Camp Ellis Beach Shore Damage Mitigation Project in Maine
7/14/2026 UPDATED
SACO, Maine — Construction has officially begun on a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers priority project to lessen destructive wave energy at Camp Ellis Beach in Saco, Maine...
Erin Bradley Named 2026 Supervisor of the Year for USACE New England District
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass - Erin Bradley, chief of the Contracts Branch in the Contracting Division, was named the 2026 Supervisor of the Year for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. The award...
Retired Legal Advisor Joseph McInerny Inducted Into Distinguished Civilian Gallery
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass. - Joseph P. McInerny, a retired Office of Counsel team member, was inducted into the New England District’s 2026 Distinguished Civilian Gallery during the district’s Founder’s Day...
New England District Hydrology Chief Honored with Civilian Service Commendation Medal
7/14/2026 UPDATED
CONCORD, Mass. — Kristina Ekholm, chief of the Hydrology, Hydraulics and Coastal Section in the Engineering Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, has received the...
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7/13/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, in conjunction with the Town of East Hampton, recently completed dredging the channel at Lake Montauk Harbor ⎼ a heavily-trafficked waterway on...
Army Corps awards contract for Indian River Inlet repairs
7/13/2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced it has awarded a contract to Agate Construction Co., Inc. of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. for $53 million to conduct repairs of the north...
Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule
7/8/2026 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2026 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan...

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)