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  • Army engineers begin debris removal mission

    Through collaboration with federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division deployed technical experts from across the country to New Jersey and New York City today to support a FEMA debris-removal mission. The initial focus of the mission is to assess and clear debris in support of the ongoing Emergency Temporary Power Mission. The Corps currently supports 35 FEMA mission assignments as the Northeast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

  • Corps of Engineers making substantial progress with water removal mission

    Roughly 600 million gallons of storm water infiltrated the nation’s busiest and oldest underground mass transit system and critical inter-city roads, requiring a comprehensive and careful approach to dewatering. USACE deployed technical experts and pumps in response to FEMA’s $20 million assignment to dewater impacted infrastructure.

  • Corps of Engineers establishes Hurricane Sandy Public Affairs Support Team

    As part of the national response framework for Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of FEMA and working closely with local, city, and state officials, has established a Public Affairs Support Team to provide recovery information to the media and the public following Hurricane Sandy. The PST is located at the Corps’ North Atlantic Division Headquarters on Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn.

  • Army engineers speeds New York City recovery with dewatering mission

    Demonstrating the power of teamwork and collaboration between local, state and federal government agencies, the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on several large infrastructure projects to speed recovery from Hurricane Sandy’s devastation.

  • Army engineers Hurricane Sandy response efforts underway

    As part of the national response framework for Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of FEMA and working closely with local, city, and state officials, is making steady progress in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.