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  • June

    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.
  • 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
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo State College, and SUNY University at Buffalo, have begun the Emerald Shiner Study to improve habitat connectivity for the Emerald Shiner between the Niagara River and Lake Erie, with a focus on the uppermost two miles in the Niagara River Area of Concern.

    Understanding the Emerald Shiner

    Walking along the Niagara River, Buffalo, NY, you will notice small fish, Emerald Shiners (Notropis
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • VICKSBURG DISTRICT - The Corps Encourages Life Jacket Wear for Boaters and Swimmers

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers always encourages safety for everyone and especially when engaged in water related activities. The Corps is stressing the Wear Your Life Jacket safety message for the Memorial Day weekend by encouraging that you wear life jackets when boating or swimming.
  • 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.
  • Native History Association President Pat Cummins (Right) leads a historic tour on Twin Forks Horse Trail near the East Fork Recreation Area in Smyrna, Tenn., May 9, 2015. The group is very close at this location to where a rediscovered segment of the Trail of Tears exists and signs have been posted that mark the area where Cherokee Indians passed through the area in 1838 on the way to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma.

    Corps invites public to hike rediscovered segment of Trail of Tears

    SMYRNA, Tenn. (May 13, 2015) – The forced removal of Cherokee Indians east of the Mississippi River in 1838 to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma is described by the Cherokee Nation today as the “trail where they cried.” A rediscovered segment of the Trail of Tears near the East Fork Recreation Area is providing new insight into what they experienced during the journey across Tennessee.
  • Pittsburgh district and ERDC staffs lift the USV off its trailer at the beginning of a day of surveying on Loyalhanna Lake in Western Pennsylvania.

    Unmanned survey boat helps engineers plan for bridge project

    PITTSBURGH - Technology developed to help Marines plan for amphibious operations is now assisting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with collecting hydrographic survey data in areas not easily accessed by a manned vessel.
  • This map shows the locations of the series of dams along the Salt Creek watershed in Lincoln, Nebraska. Rainfall on May 6, 2015, set new records at several of the Salt Creek Dams.

    “Worst flooding in years,” isn’t most destructive

    Flooding, with record flood stages in the Salt Creek basin struck Lincoln, Nebraska on Thursday, May 7. Heavy, unpredicted rain fell overnight on May 6, with rainfall totals at nearly 7 inches in Lincoln and up to nearly 10.5 inches in Fairbury, Nebraska near the Little Blue River nearly 70 miles southwest of Lincoln. As the Salt Creek and nearby tributaries reached flood stage, the state of Nebraska and LPSNRD requested technical assistance from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under Public Law 84-99, which authorizes USACE to provide assistance when waterways are in or forecast to be in or above flood stage.
  • Sgt. Win Htun, left, and Sgt. Corey Good look over instructions before testing for electrical ground at Naval Support Facility Deveselu, Romania, April 19, 2015. Htun, from New York, and Good, from Moline, Ill., are assigned to the 249th Engineer...

    Aegis Ashore team finds timely solution to portable power need

    NAVAL SUPPORT FACILITY DEVESELU, Romania (May 12, 2015) -- A U.S. Navy base, under construction in Romania, is using U.S. Soldiers to ensure that the second phase of the European Phased Adaptive Approach, or 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.
  • Workers with the Bahrain Resident Office conducted a Construction Safety Stand-Down May 4th at the P935/940 (Transient Bachelor Quarters) construction site where projects reached one million man-hours free of safety violations or accidents. Area Engineer Shahzada Shahrukh spoke to workers about the importance of safety in the workplace, particularly about Fall Prevention. The P935/940 projects reached one million man-hour free of safety violations or accidents.

    Work paused for safety stand-down, highlighting fall prevention

    Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry so each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration asks employers in the construction industry to participate in the voluntary National Fall Prevention Stand-Down. This year’s National Safety Stand-Down, which raises awareness of preventing fall hazards, is May 4-15. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District asked contractors on each project to set aside some time to pause their work and conduct a focused safety talk on ladder safety, scaffold safety or other fall protection topics.
  • 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
  • Huntsville Center awarded a $12 million Energy Savings Performance Contract to save energy and funds spent on energy at the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center in San Diego, Calif. Highlights of the work performed by the contractor included water conservation measures, chilled water air conditioning upgrades, a heating and hot water retrofit, upgraded air handlers, electronic control systems and lighting upgrades at 3 million square foot, 225 building campus. The total expected energy cost savings is $23 million during the 19-year term of the contract.

    Navy’s SPAWAR sees reduced energy costs with Huntsville Center’s Energy Savings Performance Contract

    The U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command Systems Center Pacific used a Huntsville Center Energy Savings Performance Contract to reduce energy costs. The ESPC model used at Huntsville Center is an agreement between the government and an energy service contractor which provides capital and expertise to make comprehensive energy and water efficiency improvements on facilities or implement new renewable energy capabilities and maintains them in exchange for a portion of the generated savings.
  • Students visit the St. Stephen Powerhouse and Fish Lift as part of the Charleston District's effort to increase STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) outreach.

    Engineering Minds

    To engage young minds and provide a hands-on learning opportunity for students, the Charleston
  • Learning about a commercial biodiversity mitigation site in Galt, California, an interagency team visits a 495-acre project operated by Westervelt Ecological Services. From left to right are Matt Gause, Westervelt senior ecologist; Sophie Menard, University of Versailles, France; Travis Hemmen, Westervelt market development specialist; Melissa France and Kaitlyn Pascus, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District regulatory specialists; and Ali Dunn, California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

    French grad student studies California biodiversity

    When a doctoral student from the University of Versailles needed to understand how America balances urban development with natural preservation, she visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

  • 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.