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  • October

    USACE delivers new Outdoor Recreation Complex in Grafenwoehr

    Sunshine, blue skies and a splendid fall afternoon set up an idyllic backdrop for the grand opening of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Outdoor Recreation Complex at Grafenwoehr Training Area.

  • September

    Aerial view of Mianus River, Greenwich, Connecticut.

    Army awards third technology, wind, under $7 billion renewable energy MATOC

    CONCORD, Mass. -- A combined maintenance dredging project at Norwalk Harbor in Norwalk, Conn., and at New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Conn., will be completed under the terms of an $8,238,900.00 contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.
  • Representatives from the Senegalese armed forces, U.S. Embassy Senegal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District and contractor, CNaf-SET, tour the Dodji Peace Keeping Operations Training Center project site Aug. 20 in Senegal. The camp is being upgraded to include eight new barracks, a dining facility, shower and latrine facilities for men and women, a water treatment plant and a well. The turnkey facilities will accommodate and supply 1,000 soldiers upon completion mid-September. U.S. Department of State Global Peace Operations Initiative funded the project to support the development of Senegalese PKO capabilities.

    US upgrades Senegalese army training center

    DODJI, Senegal -- The sound of construction progress will soon be replaced by the voices of Senegalese soldiers at Dodji Peacekeeping Operations Training Center. Representatives from the Senegalese army, U.S. Embassy Senegal and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District visited the Dodji PKO project site Aug. 20 to inspect construction work by contractor, CNaf-SET.

  • August

    Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Gathright Dam to perform 'pulse release'

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Sept. 3, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

  • STEM grads critical to U.S. military mission

    WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 14, 2013) -- The Army and America both need more scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technology specialists, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now doing something about that, said its commander. As part of an effort to turn young students on to science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, career choices, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, in May signed an agreement to partner with the Department of Defense Education Activity, known as DODEA, schools to bring engineering-related experiences to the classroom, said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, Corps commander.
  • St. John Fraser, Rick Meagher and Adrian Baxmeyer, three-fifths of the band One Eyed Reilly, work in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District. Their weekends are spent playing a mixture of original Celtic rock and Americana tunes throughout the region. (U.S. Army photo by Robert Kidd Released)

    Sacramento musician entertains, regains first love

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Maybe he’s living inside a familiar Hollywood script: boy finds love, loses love, survives sobering wakeup call and regains love. Substitute ‘violin’ for ‘love’ and St. John Fraser is playing the lead. On most weekends, this red-haired whirlwind can be seen playing red-hot fiddle tunes in the Sacramento Celtic rock band One Eyed Reilly.
  • Gathright Dam located in Alleghany County, Va., impounds the water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500 acre Lake Moomaw. The dam has prevented numerous floods over its 30 plus year existence saving countless dollars and lives.

    Gathright Dam ‘pulse release’ to increase Jackson River water flow

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., on Tuesday, Aug. 13, beginning at approximately 6 a.m.

  • June

    FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (left), USACE Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick (right) engage participants in the 2013 Senior Leaders Seminar discussions.

    Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy

    FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
  • Mary Miller, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology, addressed the crowd at the 2013 eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va., on June 21, 2013.

    The Army honors excellence in STEM education

    LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
  • NORFOLK -- Michelle Hamor is the 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood risk manager of the year. The Corps gives the award yearly to individuals who excel in the field of flood plain management, which plans for and identifies ways at controlling and reducing flood damages experienced by citizens living in flood plains. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Flood plain manager flooded with praise

    Michelle Hamor, chief of Norfolk District’s flood plain management section, is the 2013 recipient of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Risk Manager of the Year Award. The Corps gives the award yearly to individuals who excel in the field of flood plain management, which plans for and identifies ways at controlling and reducing flood damages experienced by citizens living in flood plains.

  • May

    New STEM agreement strengthens USACE support of DODEA

    STUTTGART, Germany – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general made a pitch to spur more interest in science, technology, engineering and math among American students during a visit May 14 to Patch High School.

  • New STEM agreement strengthens USACE support of DODEA

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general made a pitch to spur more interest in science, technology, engineering and math among American students during a visit May 14 to Patch High School.

  • LDP hosts ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’

    WIESBADEN, Germany – Some Wiesbaden Middle School students saw what happens when military working dogs “attack” and also got a peek at engineer life recently during “Take Your Child to Work Day” at the Amelia Earhart Center.

  • March

    Erin Juergens, a logistics management specialist with the Norfolk district, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was doing what she did best just before boarding a plane from Virginia to South Bridge, Mass.: last-minute packing. Juergens was one of two Corps employees and 144 civilian participants from all branches of the military attending the 2013 course. Approximately 600 people applied.

    Leading lady: Classic character, modern methods

    Juergens, a logistics management specialist with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, was doing what she did best just before boarding a plane from Virginia to South Bridge, Mass.: last-minute packing.

  • February

    Dr. Robert Wright, a program manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, was honored on Feb. 8 as a Modern Day Technology Leader at the annual Black Engineers of the Year Awards ceremony in Washington, D.C.

    Baltimore District engineer honored as a Modern Day Technology Leader at BEYA ceremony

    Dr. Robert Wright, a program manager in the Programs and Project Management Division-Civil, was
  • Lt. Col. Edward Chamberlayne (left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, teams up with Baltimore District Commander Col. Trey Jordan to present the ceremonial check for the project to replace the 1.6 million square foot roof and mechanical systems at the Eastern Distribution Center, DLA Distribution, New Cumberland, Pa. This Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization project will be completed in 2015.

    Corps and DLA Distribution officials team together on a huge roof replacement project

    Corps officials from both Charleston and Baltimore Districts joined DLA Distribution leaders for the

  • January

    Taking SHAPE: USACE projects key to organization’s future

    MONS, Belgium – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing a major push into upgrading decades-old buildings on the NATO base here as part of an endeavor that will have a lasting impact on the culture and mission of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, military and education leaders say. The centerpiece is a multinational-funded, $146 million construction project at SHAPE International School, the largest under way within USACE Europe District.

  • Interagency Report Published on Information Required for Short-Term Water Management Decisions

    WASHINGTON - Adapting to future climate change impacts requires capabilities in hydroclimate monitoring, short-term prediction and application of such information to support contemporary water management decisions. These needs were identified in a report, "Short-Term Water Management Decisions: User Needs for Improved Climate, Weather, and Hydrologic Information."
  • The removal of 890 cubic yards of limestone from the navigation channel on the Mississippi River near Thebes, Ill., began Dec. 17, 2012. This is just one phase of the action the Corps is taking to improve the navigation channel for the river industry.

    Corps keeps Mississippi River open as drought continues

    ST. LOUIS– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to project river stages will sustain the authorized 9-foot deep commercial navigation channel between St. Louis, Mo., and Cairo, Ill. The Corps continues to apply all available capabilities and resources to keep the channel open.

  • December

    NASA proclaims strategic partnership with Corps for support

    NASA Langley Research Center officials reached an agreement with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to have the Corps support the research center’s facility-engineering needs.

  • November

    Corps, congressional delegation discuss Martinsville project

    Members of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality met with members of Virginia's congressional delegation here today to discuss the permit application for a Martinsville, Va., business center complex. The meeting focused on a federal permit application for the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center, a proposed 726-acre development in Henry County, Va.
  • FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. – Col. Paul Olsen assures a local resident at the Redfern Housing Complex that the Corps of Engineers is working with local and state authorities to get power restored to the complex as quickly as possible. The area was inundated by saltwater during Hurricane Sandy and lost power as a result. USACE is actively supporting emergency temporary power missions in New York and New Jersey and is ready to provide emergency temporary power with more than 294 generators staged at forward locations. This mission assignment includes hauling, installing, operating and maintaining generators at critical facilities. (U.S. Army photo)

    Through the lens on Sandy recovery

    I saw blue skies, and in the distance, the skyline of Manhattan with the sunlight glistening off the glass-clad skyscrapers like it would on any typical day. But, as I would quickly find out first-hand, nothing was typical in Lower Manhattan, or in many parts of the tri-state area.

  • October

    Waterfield Building reopens Oct. 30

    The Norfolk District's Waterfield Building will open for normal operations Tuesday, Oct. 30. Liberal leave is authorized. High tide is expected at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and may cause some localized flooding and travel concerns. Please time your commute appropriately.

  • Waterfield Building closed Oct. 29

    Due to local weather and travel conditions, the Waterfield building is closed Monday, Oct. 29. Administrative leave is authorized for employees who work in the Waterfield building. Employees who work at area military installations should follow the instructions of the garrison commander. Employees who work from field or home offices throughout the Commonwealth should work as conditions allow.
  • CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Norfolk District regulators Dave Knepper and Audrey Cotnoir compare notes during a wetland delineation, which is the process of determining the boundary between wetlands and uplands (or non-wetlands) through examination of vegetation, soils and hydrology. The District's 52-person regulatory staff processes more than 3,000 federal permit requests a year and covers all of the Com.onwealth's 42,767 square miles. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Program gets its federal permitting authority from three sources: the Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 (the oldest federal environmental law in the United States), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (often referred to as the "Clean Water Act") and the 1972 Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act. U.S. Army photo/Mark W. Haviland.

    Regulators focused on mission as Clean Water Act turns 40

    The Clean Water Act turns 40 today and, though opponents and supporters still debate the scope and effectiveness of the landmark legislation, employees of the regulatory branch here have a clear understanding of their mission. “It’s about being consistent and operating within the scope of our authorities,” said Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander. “It’s about balancing the nation’s passion to build with the needs of the environment.”
  • A barge makes its way through the McKlellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System lock and dam. Reducing the MKARNS hours of operations is just one of the ways the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division is looking to reduce costs as part of the civil works transformation. Currently, the MKARNS runs 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers learning to do 'less with less'

    When money is tight and times are trying, families, corporations and government organizations alike can be heard around the globe repeating the timeless mantra, "do more with less." But, in fiscally challenging times when the U.S. government is looking for ways to decrease spending and reduce funding across its many agencies, that old saying is getting a new twist, "do less with less."
  • PORTSMOUTH Va. – Col. Paul Olsen presents Jorel Nadal, a district safety and health specialist, with the pen he used to sign the Voluntary Protection Program Commitment Statement affirming the district’s support to participate in the safety program at the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area here. Nadal worked to get the program off the ground at the facility, which will make the area safer for employees through extensive documentation and modeling, which identifies problematic areas; giving employers the chance to see trends and correct deficiencies.

    District one step closer to being accepted into OSHA program

    The Voluntary Protection Program uses performance-based criteria and requires extensive documentation in order to be in compliance. The program uses different models and tools to try and identify problematic areas so agencies can attempt to minimize and eliminate as many accidents as possible.

  • August

    From left: Dr. James E. Kundell, Chair of the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, and Commanding General and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick at the public release of the Army Corps of Engineers reinvigorated Environmental Operating Principles.

    USACE 'reinvigorates' Environmental Operating Principles

    For 10 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has lived by its Environmental Operating Principles. The seven principles, often called the Corps of Engineers “Green Ethics,” have encouraged Corps employees to consider the environment in everything they do.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers levee system inspection ratings in California's Central Valley, as of Aug. 22, 2012.

    17 Central Valley levee systems lose eligibility for federal rehab assistance

    A total of 17 levee systems in or near Sacramento, Stockton, Chester, Knights Landing and Gustine are now ineligible for federal rehabilitation assistance after a temporary agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the state of California extending eligibility for deficient levees expired in June.
  • LANCASTER, Tenn. — This fishing boat capsized in the tailwater of Center Hill Dam Aug. 16, 2012 during sluice gate releases. Two people were rescued thanks to quick-thinking, experience and teamwork between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District officials and a nearby fisherman.

    Quick thinking, experience, teamwork aid in rescue of two below Center Hill Dam

    Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases.