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  • November

    A man administers an oath to another man.

    John L. Primavera inducted into Senior Executive Service

    The 55th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon hosted a Senior Executive Service induction ceremony for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division Regional Director of Business John L. Primavera at the Fort Hamilton Community Club in Brooklyn, New York, Nov. 7.

  • March

    Maj. Gen. William Graham, deputy commanding general of civil and emergency operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (sixth from left), stands on the control works of the Moose Creek Dam with representatives of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control project on Feb. 19 near North Pole.

    General visits northernmost USACE-run flood control project

    Maj. Gen. William H. Graham, deputy commanding general of civil and emergency operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Moose Creek Dam on Feb. 19 while touring the organization’s northernmost flood control project. Col. Kirk Gibbs, USACE Pacific Ocean Division commander, and Col. Damon Delarosa, USACE Alaska District commander, accompanied the general.

  • September

    Terry S. Morgan, General Service Administration (GSA), Zorinsky Federal Building Manager presents the 2019 Federal Employee-Manager/Supervisor of the Year by the Lincoln Federal Executive Association Award to Lee McCormick, Civil Branch Chief, Contracting Division U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District the for his work on the 2019 Flood Response (OSRT), July 2020.

    Omaha District recognized with distinguished industry awards

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District received multiple awards from industry stakeholders for performance in construction, small business contracting, safety and public affairs. Receiving these awards is credited to overall teamwork, the culture, and recognition of individuals who have made a significant impact in contributing to the overall success of the USACE mission during fiscal year 2020.

  • May

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    Future leaders during COVID-19

    The Memphis District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for executing many different tasks, projects and missions all at the same time. Even when COVID-19 presented itself, this district didn’t stop doing everything it’s normally charged to do. Like many other organizations around the world, the Coronavirus altered how some projects were carried out within the district; this included how the Leadership Development Program (LDP) continued on as well.

  • January

    Transatlantic Division Logistics Director Todd Hasbrouck

    Semonite, Houston visit TAD headquarters

    WINCHESTER, Va. -- Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, the 54th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and USACE Command Sergeant Major Bradley Houston, drove 70 miles through the winter mix that enveloped Northern Virginia to visit with the men and women of the Transatlantic Division here Jan. 7, 2020.

  • August

    Frederick A. Hinman was the third officer in charge of what would later become the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He became the officer in charge of the United States Engineer Office in Norfolk on March 16, 1884. During that time, he improved the approach to Norfolk Harbor and the navy yard between Lambert’s Point and Fort Norfolk and cleared sunken vessels that obstructed navigation in Virginia and North Carolina. Hinman left the Norfolk office in June of 1887. (U.S. Army photo)

    Norfolk District 135: Frederick A. Hinman

    Frederick A. Hinman removed sunken vessels “obstructing or endangering navigation,” including the barge Albemarle near Hog Island lighthouse in Virginia, the schooner Maria and Elizabeth near Cape Charles lighthouse in Virginia, the schooner Tarry Not near Craney Island near the mouth of the Nansemond River, the schooner Anthea Godfrey in “Lynn Haven Roads, Virginia” [sic] (which was destroyed by explosives after having shown the wreck and cargo were valueless), and the steamer Concord, which was burned and sunk in the Pamplico River near Washington, North Carolina.

  • November

    David Quebedeaux has built miles of trails as part of his job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and in his volunteer position with the Boy Scouts. While at the Philmont Scout Ranch this summer, Quebedeaux (left) and Eagle Scout Marshall Knox (right) and the rest of the crew helped lay out and begin construction on a new section of trail near the Cimarron River, shown here June 14, 2013. Courtesy photo.

    Corps park ranger builds future leaders through Boy Scouts

    CLARKS HILL, S.C.-David Quebedeaux has been in the "picnic table" business for 24 years. Among Quebedeaux's colleagues, that's an idiom for being a park ranger. "While other people go to school to be doctors or lawyers, I majored in picnic tables," he said.

  • August

    LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Hon. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and the environmen, talks with leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about enhancing mission effectiveness through power and energy advancements during their Leaders' conference here, Aug. 7, 2012.

    Assistant Secretary Addresses USACE Leader's Conference

    The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers August 7, at their Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Ark.