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  • March

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers staff onboard Hydrographic Survey Vessel CATLETT observe the damage resulting from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, March 26, 2024. In accordance with USACE’s federal authorities, USACE will lead the effort to clear the channel as part of the larger interagency recovery effort to restore operations at the Port of Baltimore.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leading effort to clear Fort McHenry Channel following Key Bridge collapse

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District activated its Emergency Operations Center
  • Members of the Norfolk District Alternate-Care-Site planning and assessment team receive there initial guidance while using proper social distancing and disbursing throughout one of the District's training rooms. The team is responsible for evaluating existing building to see if the can be converted to Alternate-Care-Sites, should the need arise from the potential influx of COVID-19 patients.

    Norfolk District teams to evaluate facilities for use as alternate-care-sites in Virginia

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has assembled field assessment teams tasked with evaluating existing facilities for the possible conversion into alternate-care-sites in Virginia.

  • September

    Info-graphic breaking down the district's activities during FY19

    Norfolk District reflects on strong year supporting state, national partners

    As the fiscal calendar nears 2020, officials at Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are working to close the books by month’s end while taking a glimpse back at the past year’s accomplishments.

  • October

    The Baltimore District Atlantic Coast of Maryland Shoreline Protection Project Pre-storm Conditional Assessment Team collects survey information in Ocean City, Maryland at different locations along the project, including at known hot-spots for erosion at 146th, 81st, and 32nd streets, Oct. 1, 2015.

    Baltimore Distict prepares for heavy rain, winds

    The Baltimore District is preparing for potential flooding and emergency support to the Susquehanna River and Potomac River watersheds in anticipation of heavy rains and the effects of Hurricane Joaquin. With costal flood risk management projects in Ocean City, Maryland, along with 16 reservoirs and nearly 150 miles of levees throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia, Corps officials are taking measures to reduce the risk of flooding to communities throughout the region.

  • March

    Fire Island cleanup begins 24-hour operations

    YAPHANK, N.Y. – Removal of Hurricane Sandy debris on Fire Island began March 2 and is scheduled to be complete by the end of March. In an effort to meet the March 31 completion goal, the debris removal contractors will begin work around the clock March 15. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is overseeing the debris removal project as part of the federal government's Sandy recovery efforts.

  • December

    Crews work to move sand, freshly pumped from nearby Moriches Inlet, as part of post-Hurricane Sandy barrier island breach closure operations Monday November 26, 2012. The barrier island breach closure work at Cupsogue County Park, which was carried out as part of the Breach Contingency Plan in partnership with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, was completed Tuesday evening November 27, 2012. (photo by Chris Gardner, New York District public affairs)

    New York District activates Breach Contingency Plan after Sandy

    When Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island it brought destruction to coastal areas and power outages throughout the region. It also punched three breaches in barrier islands in Suffolk County, leading to the activation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District’s Breach Contingency Plan - which had never actually been fully activated.

  • New York District activates Breach Contingency Plan after Sandy

    When Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island it brought destruction to coastal areas and power outages throughout the region.

  • November

    USACE crews Surveyed Atlantic City’s North Boardwalk, which was destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, as well as boardwalk wood debris pile near Altman Part and terminus of Atlantic Avenue in New Jersey. (Photo by , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

    USACE advises local authorities on debris removal best practices

    Due to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' extensive experience removing debris after natural disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local and state authorities turned to USACE for assistance on Nov. 6. USACE placed debris subject matter experts – consultants – in eight New Jersey counties who worked with FEMA, state, county and local authorities to assess the quantities and types of debris and recommend courses of action for its removal.
  • 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.
  • Temporary debris collection at New York City’s Riis Park. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assisting in recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy.

    Corps awards $92 million in task orders for Hurricane Sandy debris removal in NY

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is collecting debris from storm-damaged neighborhoods and removing debris piles from temporary storage sites within New York City under three recently awarded task orders totaling $92 million.
  • Coast Guardsmen with the Deployable Operations Group hook up additional pumps at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ventilation facility on Governor’s Island. The groups is assisting with the dewatering efforts in New York after hurricane Sandy.

    Dewatering task force completes mission in New York City

    Through a partnership of private industry professionals and city and federal agencies, flood waters from nine FEMA mission-assigned locations in New York City have been removed less than two weeks after Hurricane Sandy’s record-level storm surge inundated the area. Dewatering operations at four of five other FEMA mission-assigned locations in the New York City metro area have also completed.
  • 1st Lt. Erin Hanley, 554th Engineer Battalion, plots debris piles and areas of concern Nov. 8 along the coast of New Jersey as a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division local government liaison team. The team sends the information back to the Division's Emergency Operations Center where personnel work with FEMA, local and state officials and agencies and military partners to begin the recovery process.

    Corps of Engineers liaisons connect with communities impacted by Sandy

    1st Lt. Andrea Gongaware and 1st Lt. Erin Hanley, both of the 554th Engineer Battalion, serve on a team of eight local government liaisons, working with communities in the hardest-hit areas to better understand the needs of disaster-stricken community as they begin to recover.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District sent a team of engineers to assist the state of New Jersey in closing the breach at Mantoloking, NJ.

    Federal, state agencies combined efforts bring quick repair along New Jersey shore

    Shortly after Hurricane Sandy, state, local and federal agencies assessed damage at Mantoloking and began taking steps to repair the breached town. Within two days, the Federal Emergency Management Agency issued a $2.5 million assignment, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers undertook an emergency land stabilization mission to close the gap between the ocean and the bay.

  • USACE ramps up NYC debris removal work

    Sixty large dump trucks are now moving 150,000 cubic yards of debris from New York City to disposal sites around the city, with oversight from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in this Federal Emergency Management Agency-assigned mission.
  • To date, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has more than 38 FEMA Mission Assignments exceeding $134 million. Providing temporary emergency power to the nine buildings at the Redfern Housing Complex,in Far Rockaway, N.Y., as well as roughly 50 other buildings in six complexes throughout Far Rockaway, is one of those mission assignments. Some of the buildings, like four of the nine in the Redfern complex, must have water pumped out of the basements before power can be restored.

    Corps of Engineers restores power to Rockaway's public housing

    Power was restored Nov. 6 at the Redfern Housing Complex in Far Rockaway, N.Y. for residents who had been without power since Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast a week before. A joint effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with other partners through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is restoring power in Rockaway and other hard-hit areas throughout New York and New Jersey.
  • LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ashley Kosmal, a Baltimore District project engineer, monitors a debris removal crew as they cut away fallen trees from power lines in preparation for power crews to begin to restore power to the area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE receives three debris removal missions from FEMA

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued three mission assignments for debris removal in New York and New Jersey to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. USACE crews were deployed Nov. 5 to begin clearing storm-damaged areas.
  • LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ashley Kosmal, a Baltimore District project engineer, monitors a debris removal crew as they cut away fallen trees from power lines in preparation for power crews to begin to restore power to the area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE receives three debris removal missions from FEMA

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued three mission assignments for debris removal in New York and New Jersey to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. USACE crews were deployed Nov. 5 to begin clearing storm-damaged areas.
  • LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ashley Kosmal, a Baltimore District project engineer, monitors a debris removal crew as they cut away fallen trees from power lines in preparation for power crews to begin to restore power to the area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE receives three debris removal missions from FEMA

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency has assigned three missions to remove debris in New York and New Jersey to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. USACE crews deployed Nov. 5 to clear storm-damaged areas.
  • Under a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) mission assignment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working with the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to return the Passaic Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant to service. This critical facility, located near the Newark airport, serves 1.3 million households.

    USACE part of team working to put Passaic Valley treatment plant back in service

    Under a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) mission assignment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working with the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to return the Passaic Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant to service. This critical facility, located near the Newark airport, serves 1.3 million households.
  • Under a Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) mission assignment, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working with the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to return the Passaic Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant to service. This critical facility, located near the Newark airport, serves 1.3 million households.

    USACE part of team working to put Passaic Valley treatment plant back in service

    Under a Federal Emergency Management Administration-assigned mission, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the Passaic Valley Sewer Commission and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to fix the Passaic Valley Waste Water Treatment Plant near the Newark Airport, restoring service to 1.3 million households.
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, explains the Corps' role and operations in returning power to Hoboken, NJ to Mayor Dawn Zimmer Nov 3 at the Hoboken Ferry Terminal. (U.S. Army photo by Mary Markos)

    USACE works with federal, state and local teams to repair Hoboken ferry terminal

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and in partnership with the U.S. Navy and other federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is actively working to repair and return power to the Hoboken Ferry Terminal.
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographs the Corps' dewatering operation Nov 3 in lower Manhattan. (U.S. Army photo by Mary Markos)

    Corps of Engineers accelerates water removal mission, work progressing at critical sites

    As part of the Federal government’s unified national response to Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-led joint dewatering task force is pumping out water with state and federal partners at six flooded mass transit sites, following a $20 million mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, explains the Corps' role and operations in returning power to Hoboken, NJ to Mayor Dawn Zimmer Nov 3 at the Hoboken Ferry Terminal. (U.S. Army photo by Mary Markos)

    USACE works with federal, state and local teams to repair Hoboken ferry terminal

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and in partnership with the U.S. Navy and other federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively working to repair and return power to the Hoboken Ferry Terminal.
  • A generator is staged at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 3, before it departs to an area affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE is working through FEMA to get needed supplies such as emergency power generators to areas throughout New York and New Jersey. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE works around the clock to provide emergency power in wake of Hurricane Sandy

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively working to provide temporary emergency power in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE teams have deployed to strategic locations to help at critical facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and shelters.
  • Col. Kent Savre, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division and the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. General Raymond T. Odierno, arrive at the Corps' division headquarters at Fort Hamilton, NY, Nov. 2. Gen. Odierno arrived to receive a briefing by Col. Savre before heading to New York City to see the Corps' operations there. (U.S. Army photo by Justin Ward)

    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.