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  • June

    U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command and Fort Detrick Commander Maj. Gen. Brian C. Lein shakes hands with Frederick City Mayor Randy McClement following the ribbon cutting for the Nallin Farm Gate and Consolidated Logistics Facility.

    Army Corps joins Fort Detrick and Frederick officials for key ribbon cutting event

    Baltimore District joined Fort Detrick at ribbon cutting for two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified Silver Consolidated projects.
  • COL David Caldwell provides remarks during a Change of Command ceremony in which he assumed command of the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District.

    Col. David Caldwell takes the Helm of New York District

    NEW YORK— On June 8, 2015, Col. David A. Caldwell assumed command of the Army Corps of Engineers,
  • Col. David Caldwell assumed command of the Army Corps of Engineers, New York District at a change of command ceremony held June 8, 2015 at Governors Island, N.Y.

    New York District Change of Command

    Colonel David A. Caldwell assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, June 8, 2015 at a ceremony held at Governors Island, N.Y.
  • The American flag has become more than just a red, white and blue design. It has become a symbol of what we stand for as a country.

    Flag Day 2015

    Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. The American flag is a symbol of what we stand for as a country.

  • Students share STEM ambitions with USACE

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District personnel hosted the STEM Essay Contest winners from Wiesbaden and Sembach middle schools Thursday at the Amelia Earhart Center in Wiesbaden, Germany. The first-place winners from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades participated in a day of hands-on activities, presentations, a mock ribbon-cutting ceremony and construction-site scavenger hunt.

  • USACE bolsters European reassurance effort

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District will manage more construction in Eastern and Central Europe this year than it has in the past 40 years combined. Over the next three years, the district will execute up to 145 military construction and facilities sustainment, restoration and modernization projects in Poland, the Baltics and Balkans as part of the $1 billion European Reassurance Initiative to support NATO allies and U.S. partners in the region.
  • USACE Philadelphia District Dam & Levee Safety Manager Bruce Rogers conducts a tour with students from the Wallenpaupack High School Emergency Responders Club during a dam safety awareness event in May of 2015.

    Army Corps Hosts Students at Pennsylvania Dam

    Philadelphia District Dam and Levee Safety Manager conducts tour with students at Pa. Dam during National Dam Safety Awareness event.
  • 240th Birthday of the U.S. Army

    240th Birthday of the U.S. Army and USACE

    Birthdays of the U.S. Army and USACE. 240 Years of Selfless Service to the Nation, and 240 Years and Still BUILDING STRONG.
  • Great Bridge Lock, Chesapeake, Virginia.

    Great Bridge Lock scheduled maintenance causes limited closures to navigation

    The Great Bridge Lock in Chesapeake, Virginia, will temporarily close to navigation during specified hours for scheduled maintenance June 9-10, 15-19 and 22-25.
  • COVINGTON, Va. -- Gathright Dam's intake tower rises out of Lake Moomaw Dec. 12, 2012. The earthen and rolled rock-fill dam impounds the flow of the Jackson River and creates Lake Moomaw, serving both flood control and recreational purposes. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Officials announce Gathright Dam pulse release dates

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam's existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases near Covington, Virginia from June through October 2015.

  • May

    Col. Matthew Tyler, right, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District commander, officially welcomes home Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced members (from left) Anton Klein, Master Sgt. John Walls, Maj. Michelle Dittloff and Jason Riharb during a function May 11 at the Amelia Earhart Center in Wiesbaden, Germany. The FEST-A recently wrapped up a six-month deployment to Liberia for Operation United Assistance, the U.S.-led effort to stop the spread of Ebola in West Africa.

    Europe District Engineer Team Returns as Liberia is Ebola-free

    Europe District - Army Corps team returns to Germany following support of U.S. military mission ‘Operation United Assistance’ in West Africa.

  • Europe District engineer team returns as Liberia is Ebola-free

    WIESBADEN, Germany – The remaining military members on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team sent to Liberia for Operation United Assistance made it back to Germany earlier this month, just as the West African nation was declared Ebola-free. The Europe District contingent assisted with treatment center construction and helped sustain a DOD presence that numbered 2,800 personnel at its peak.
  • HAMPTON, Va. -- Leaders break ground for the NASA Computational Research Facility at NASA Langley Research Center May 22, 2015. Pictured, left to right, are Shannon Kendrick, district director for the office of U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell; Erik Weiser, acting director of center operations at NASA Langley; David Bowles, acting center director at NASA Langley; Col. Paul Olsen, commander, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Christian Jahrling, vice president of Turner Construction Co.; and Linda Curtis, vice mayor of the City of Hampton. The 40,000-square-foot center, the construction of which will be overseen by the Norfolk District and carried out by Turner Construction Co., will provide a consolidated data center and high-density office space. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan

    Corps, NASA breakground on new data center

    Dignitaries from NASA, the Norfolk District, U.S Army Corps of Engineers and private industry gathered on a grassy field, nestled within the confines of NASA’s Langley Research Center, to breakground on a new building that will help take the human race to mars.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold its 2015 FNOD quarterly restoration advisory board meeting March 25, 6-8 p.m., at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard, Suffolk, Virginia.

    Officials to update public on FNOD restoration progress

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to attend a meeting about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot 6:15-8:15 p.m., June 4. Corps project managers will discuss the latest clean-up progress at the Formerly Used Defense Site during the project’s second quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard here.
  • June 1 to November 30th is Hurricane Season.

    Hurricane Season 2015

    Hurricane season begins June 1st and ends November 30th, with the peak threat period from mid-August through October.
  • Work is now completed at the Bearskin Neck Jetty in Rockport, Massachusetts.

    New England District, contractor complete work on Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty

    Repair work to the Bearskin Neck Stone Jetty in Rockport, Massachusetts is complete.  “Despite being
  • Communications Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, Flight Activity Facility, Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.

    New Flight Center Takes Off at New Jersey Joint Base

    New York District is overseeing the construction of a new energy-efficient multi-purpose Flight Activity complex at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
  • Rendering of finished complex expected to be completed in winter 2016.

    New flight center takes off

    In the skies somewhere above the Middle East, several Blackhawk helicopters hover. Their doors open
  • A line of trucks carrying portable generators awaits installation at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 249th Engineer Battalion transported the generators from Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The Corps later installed four portable generators to produce 3.2 megawatts of electrical power for the Aegis Ashore facility, helping it become operational.

    249th Engineer Battalion finds solution to portable power need

    Europe District - A U.S.Navy base under construction in Romania is using Army Corps’ 249th to ensure second phase of European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) to ballistic missile defense of U.S. and allied interests becomes operational on time.
  • Approximately one-half acre on the west side of the Lake Drummond Reservation will remain open to public visitation during scheduled construction maintenance.

    Lake Drummond Reservation access curtailed due to scheduled maintenance

    The Lake Drummond Reservation on the Dismal Swamp Canal, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia, will limit public visitation beginning today due to scheduled maintenance.
  • Gregory Cuyjet, (at right) the Army Corps’ New York District Deputy for Small Business speaks with an individual about the federal contracting process.

    New York District Supports Small Businesses in Greater Metro Area

    New York District’s Deputy for Small Business provides wealth of information and assists small business owners in New York and New Jersey more equitably participate in the federal contracting process.

  • US, German engineers strengthen ties at forum

    TRIER, Germany – U.S. and German engineers gathered here recently to highlight progress, iron out differences and build tighter collaboration within the Army and Air Force construction programs during their annual Partnering Conference. European Infrastructure Consolidation and refining the ABG-75 process, which governs U.S. military construction in Germany, were among top agenda items.
  • GIS Program Manager Jared Scott demonstrates how to use new internal GIS portal, April 2015.

    Geographic Information Systems – much more than maps

    Baltimore District’s GIS Data Store organizes and stores many major base map layers such as roads, potential flooding, topography and aerial imagery. Baltimore District GIS experts are integrated within the district’s major divisions.
  • Boy Scout Brian DiPasquale and Park Ranger Viola Bramel stand at his Timeline Tree and bench project at the entrance of West Hill Dam, Uxbridge, Massachusetts.

    Scout projects at West Hill Dam Mass. bring big benefits to all

    When New England District Park Rangers hold special programs or clean up events, there is almost always a boy or girl in a scout uniform present and ready to work.
  • Gregory Cuyjet, deputy for small business, runs the New York District’s Small Business Office, chats with an attendee from the small business conference recently held in the tri-state area.

    New York District supports small businesses in greater metro area

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is a large federal agency with 500+ staff, a

  • April

    The 2015 U.S.-German Partnering Conference drew about 100 representatives from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District, its stakeholders and the German Construction Administration. The annual two-day session was held April 15-16 in Trier, Germany.

    U.S. and German Engineers Strengthen Ties at Annual Forum

    EUROPE DISTRICT - U.S. and German engineers gathered in Trier, Germany to highlight progress and build tighter collaboration within the Army and Air Force construction programs.
  • Bulldozers distribute newly-placed sand on Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Nov. 21, 2014. The sand, pumped onto the beach from an approved-offshore borrow site, repaired severe erosion caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

    Army Corps on schedule for Hurricane Sandy fixes

    ARNEWS: Hurricane Sandy Operations and Maintenance Program more than 70 percent completed and on schedule.
  • Col. William Graham, Commander, North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers renders a salute during the Presentation of the Colors during a special birthday observance held April 27, 2015 at the General Grant National Memorial Monument in New York City in honor of Ulysses S. Grant – Union General in the Civil War, and 18th President of the United States.

    Army Corps' NAD Commander participates in Grant’s Birthday Observance

    Special observance held in New York City in honor of Ulysses S. Grant – General and 18th President.
  • GIS Program Manager Jared Scott demonstrates how to use new internal GIS portal, April 2015.

    GIS – much more than maps

    The handy technology used to create the colorful maps that lead you to view the tigers at the zoo or let you know how much snow you will receive during the next winter storm, also serves as a critical aspect in performing jobs and communicating more effectively with stakeholders. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District applies this same cutting-edge technology for a variety of initiatives, such as mapping stormwater infrastructure and runoff into the Chesapeake Bay, delineating floodplains and wetlands, and displaying the projects that fall within its various mission-area boundaries.
  • Ed Hughes (left), the district's Formerly Used Defense Site program manager, and Dan Noble (right), project manager for the Spring Valley Formerly Used Defense Site project, presented Lan Reeser with the famous Sgt. Maurer photo and artifacts found at the Spring Valley project. Lan has worked on Spring Valley since the beginning of the project in 1993.

    A district legend prepares to leave after 40 years of service

    In 1974, Richard Nixon announced his resignation as president.  People magazine debuted on