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  • March

    District personal Mike Jurcic, architect, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Suzana Rice, civil engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, hosted a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) event at the Orchard Collegiate Academy in lower Manhattan, New York February 17, 2017. Mike and Suzana talked to students about the importance of STEM and how their careers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given them the opportunity to use their educational experience in science, technology, engineering , and mathematics to find solutions for military construction and coastal flooding.

    New York District personnel attend STEM event at local high school as part of 2017 National Engineer Week

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, went to a public school on the lower East Side in New York City, to speak to a physics class of high school juniors about the merits of careers focused on science, engineering, technology and math (STEM).
  • District personal Mike Jurcic, architect, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, and Suzana Rice, civil engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, hosted a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) event at the Orchard Collegiate Academy in lower Manhattan, New York February 17, 2017. Mike and Suzana talked to students about the importance of STEM and how their careers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has given them the opportunity to use their educational experience in science, technology, engineering , and mathematics to find solutions for military construction and coastal flooding.

    Army Corps Support STEM event at local high school during National Engineer Week

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, went to a public school on the lower East Side in New York City, to speak to a physics class of high school juniors about the merits of careers focused on science, engineering, technology and math (STEM).

  • February

    Corps' technical experts to discuss Suffolk superfund site clean-up efforts

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host their quarterly public meeting regarding restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot Thursday. The Restoration Advisory Board meeting; which will take place at the Courtyard Marriott, located at 8060 Harbour View Blvd. in Suffolk from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m.; will feature discussions regarding the latest cleanup progress.

  • Engineers build, improve DoD academic facilities in Garmisch

    Educating leaders, current and future, is a mission shared by a pair of DoD tenant organizations here. The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe are building, renovating and expanding facilities to promote student engagement and success with the support of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District.

  • Engineers build, improve DoD academic facilities in Garmisch

    Educating leaders, current and future, is a mission shared by a pair of DoD tenant organizations here. The George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the Department of Defense Education Activity-Europe are building, renovating and expanding facilities to promote student engagement and success with the support of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District.

  • Recently published handbook on coral reef impacts

    A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' regulators and planners worked for several years with the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force Injury and Mitigation Working Group in the development of a new recently published handbook entitled "Handbook on Coral Reef Impacts: Avoidance, Minimization, Compensatory Mitigation, and Restoration", dated December 2016.
  • The daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Arehart Sr., U.S. Air Force, pays respect to her late father at the Barrancas National Cemetery at the Naval Air Station-Pensacola, Fl., Feb. 14. The final resting place for Arehart is in a section of columbarium that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, constructed last year.

    Barrancas Cemetery Project provides opportunity for District to honor veterans, families for their service

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE), recently completed a project at the Barrancas National Cemetery at the Naval Air Station Pensacola to construct approximately 2,500 columbarium. The project required a quick turnaround, but the USACE used some innovative techniques to ensure our Nation's Veterans and their Families received the dignified burial that their service and sacrifice demands.
  • NORFOLK, VA – Heavy equipment is staged along the beach in Norfolk, Virginia’s East Ocean View neighborhood. Contractors will use the equipment to move dredged up sand on the beach to create a 60 foot wide beach berm that slopes to 5 feet above mean low water. Engineers’ designed the beach to absorb the wave energy, protecting critical infrastructure during coastal storms. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    National Engineers Week: Military Engineers Transform Dreams into Reality

    Military engineers from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and U.S. Navy (USN) continue to work hard to transform today’s dreams into tomorrow’s reality. Showcasing creativity, passion, and technical acumen, these engineers are creating a better future.
  • NORFOLK, VA – Heavy equipment is staged along the beach in Norfolk, Virginia’s East Ocean View neighborhood. Contractors will use the equipment to move dredged up sand on the beach to create a 60 foot wide beach berm that slopes to 5 feet above mean low water. Engineers’ designed the beach to absorb the wave energy, protecting critical infrastructure during coastal storms. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    National Engineers Week: Military Engineers Transform Dreams into Reality

    Military engineers from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and U.S. Navy (USN) continue to work hard to transform today’s dreams into tomorrow’s reality. Showcasing creativity, passion, and technical acumen, these engineers are creating a better future.
  • NORFOLK, VA – Heavy equipment is staged along the beach in Norfolk, Virginia’s East Ocean View neighborhood. Contractors will use the equipment to move dredged up sand on the beach to create a 60 foot wide beach berm that slopes to 5 feet above mean low water. Engineers’ designed the beach to absorb the wave energy, protecting critical infrastructure during coastal storms. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    National Engineers Week: Military Engineers Transform Dreams into Reality

    Military engineers from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and U.S. Navy (USN) continue to work hard to transform today’s dreams into tomorrow’s reality. Showcasing creativity, passion, and technical acumen, these engineers are creating a better future.
  • Courtney Perry, project manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE), helps a child at the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital build a bridge Feb. 21 as part of the district’s National Engineers Week (NEW) community outreach. The USACE visited the hospital as a way to promote STEM and educate the public on the USACE mission.

    USACE Mobile kicks off National Engineers Week with visit to local hospital

    In an effort to promote the value of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) during National Engineers Week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, visited the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital here, Feb. 21. While at the hospital, engineers from the district taught the children how engineers contribute to society, hosted an interactive bridge-building contest, and handed out Mardi Gras-themed items.
  • Storm surge in downtown New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

    Study adapts to new coastal flooding reality

    A hurricane passes directly over New York City. In just one hour, the harbor rises 13 feet and
  • Storm surge in downtown New York City in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

    Study adapts to new coastal flooding reality

    A hurricane passes directly over New York City. In just one hour, the harbor rises 13 feet and
  • An overview of the construction progress on the United States Forces Korea Operations building set to be completed in 2020.

    USFK Operations center construction progress on track

    Construction on the United States Forces Korea operations center continues to stay on schedule. The
  • Phoenix Runway engineers take time to cheer their engineering success! From left is U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory Research Civil Engineer Terry Melendy, with National Science Foundation Operations Manager and former CRREL Engineer Maggie Knuth, and CRREL Research Civil Engineer George Blaisdell. The researchers and NSF operations manager recently completed a deep-snow, wheeled aircraft runway capable of landing heavy cargo planes safely. “With the successful completion of the Phoenix runway, we have done something that no one else has done, said Melendy.”

    Globemaster is first to land on new Antarctic deep-snow runway

    A McChord Air Force Base C-17 Globemaster III, a heavy military transport aircraft, recently made
  • Mary Foutz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Military Design Branch, Mechanical Section chief, holds agency winner award alongside Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, chief of Engineers and commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, received during the Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Gross)

    Baltimore District engineer recognized nationally as Federal Engineer of the Year agency winner

    Mary Foutz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Military Design Branch, Mechanical Section chief, received an esteemed national award as an agency winner during the Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2017. As an agency winner, she, alongside 25 other esteemed engineers nationwide, was a finalist for the Federal Engineer of the Year.
  • Mary Foutz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Military Design Branch, Mechanical Section chief, holds agency winner award alongside Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, chief of Engineers and commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, received during the Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Gross)

    Baltimore District engineer recognized nationally as Federal Engineer of the Year agency winner

    Mary Foutz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Military Design Branch, Mechanical Section chief, received an esteemed national award as an agency winner during the Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Feb. 17, 2017. As an agency winner, she, alongside 25 other esteemed engineers nationwide, was a finalist for the Federal Engineer of the Year.
  • Knowledge Core - a DSpace-based digital repository platform established in Feb. 2017 to host ERDC’s technical reports and other archival and historical items. Search - ERDC LIBRARY

    Information Science and Knowledge Management Branch launches a new Digital Repository Service, Knowledge Core

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Information Technology Laboratory’s
  • Col. David A. Caldwell, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (left), Robert Vohden, real estate specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (right), engage in discussions with residents in the study area of the Rahway River Basin Flood Risk Management Study, in Orange, N.J. January 26, 2017.

    The Army Corps of Engineers Identifies a Tentatively Selected Plan for the Rahway River Basin Feasibility Study

    The Rahway River is approximately 24 miles long and is a tributary of the Arthur Kill at the heart of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. The highly urbanized river watershed suffers from frequent flooding due to extensive development and destruction of riparian wetlands and floodplains. Floods have caused damages to houses, businesses and public infrastructure.
  • Col. David A. Caldwell, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (left), Robert Vohden, real estate specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District (right), engage in discussions with residents in the study area of the Rahway River Basin Flood Risk Management Study, in Orange, N.J. January 26, 2017.

    The Army Corps of Engineers Identifies a Tentatively Selected Plan for the Rahway River Basin Feasibility Study

    The Rahway River is approximately 24 miles long and is a tributary of the Arthur Kill at the heart of the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary. The highly urbanized river watershed suffers from frequent flooding due to extensive development and destruction of riparian wetlands and floodplains. Floods have caused damages to houses, businesses and public infrastructure.
  • Building 2205 is state-of-the-art, three-stories and will accommodate 168 enlisted personnel. The facility was planned to support Red-Flag Alaska – a series of field training exercises in a simulated combat environment for a large amount of permanent and temporary personnel. However, an anticipated influx of about 1,200 airmen following the arrival of 54 F-35A Joint Strike Fighter jets in 2020 made the additional living quarters a critical need.

    New dormitory prepares Eielson for F-35 personnel influx

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District turned over a new dormitory to the Air Force Dec. 21 at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks.
  • The North Landing Bridge, which spans the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway on the border of Chesapeake, Virginia and Virginia Beach, Virginia, handles approximately 11,000 vehicles per day under normal conditions. The bridge was damaged by two separate barge strikes, the first on March 1, 2016, the second on June 4, 2016.

    Corps plans closure for emergency repair to North Landing Bridge

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will close the North Landing Bridge on Route 165 for emergency repairs beginning at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow.

  • January

    This photograph shows one of the AEP monitoring sites. Each site is equipped with three interconnected components – from left, a solar panel, web camera and data acquisition system (white box) that collects data from an anemometer and temperature/humidity sensor. The site provides daytime images and 24/7 data of meteorological events at the site during the cold weather months.

    Collaborative study aims to reduce power outages from icing

    Researchers with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and
  • Photo shows work done for slope stabilization. Native seeds have been planted and eventually the site will show healthy, supportive vegetation.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Interagency & International Services program provides specialized services around the world

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is a great example of a capability-rich organization that provides a wide variety of services to other non-Department of Defense federal agencies, international organizations, foreign governments, tribal nations, and state and local governments. Through the Interagency and International Services (IIS) program, the Corps of Engineers offers assistance with managing natural resources such as land and water, environmental restoration and management, engineering and construction, relief and recovery, research and development, along with a host of other technical services (i.e., technical editing).

  • Project engineer supports U.S. military, diplomatic missions in Estonia

    Chris Bailey grew up in Alabama and saw snow so infrequently he thought it was a Christmas miracle. As a boy, his hometown was dusted by flurries less than a handful of times. Now serving with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District in Estonia, snow is a daily norm for Bailey — at least in winter months when average temperatures hover around freezing in the Baltic country. As a one-man project office, Bailey is the engineer responsible for managing more than 20 European Reassurance Initiative infrastructure and construction projects for U.S. Army and Air Force partners.

  • Project engineer supports U.S. military, diplomatic missions in Estonia

    Chris Bailey grew up in Alabama and saw snow so infrequently he thought it was a Christmas miracle. As a boy, his hometown was dusted by flurries less than a handful of times. Now serving with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District in Estonia, snow is a daily norm for Bailey — at least in winter months when average temperatures hover around freezing in the Baltic country. As a one-man project office, Bailey is the engineer responsible for managing more than 20 European Reassurance Initiative infrastructure and construction projects for U.S. Army and Air Force partners.
  • Students from New York City high schools sport T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan, “Keep Calm and Career Day On” as part of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Career Day where they learned about science and engineering careers from professionals in the field. District personnel Kara Borzillo (left) and Mike Rovi (in jacket and tie) gave interactive presentations. (Photo: James D’Ambrosio, Public Affairs Specialist).

    New York District staff guide students at STEM Career Day

    In 2012, when Jean Lau, chief, Equal Employment Opportunity, was researching opportunities to promote women, minorities and individuals with disabilities ― one aspect of the EEO mission ― she came across a great deal of information discussing the importance of getting young people interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, and programs benefiting students across the country. Since the Army Corps of Engineers employs many professionals in science and engineering, she thought it would be a perfect fit.
  • Students from New York City high schools sport T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan, “Keep Calm and Career Day On” as part of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) Career Day where they learned about science and engineering careers from professionals in the field. District personnel Kara Borzillo (left) and Mike Rovi (in jacket and tie) gave interactive presentations. (Photo: James D’Ambrosio, Public Affairs Specialist).

    Army Corps guides students at STEM Career Day

    In 2012, when Jean Lau, chief, Equal Employment Opportunity, was researching opportunities to promote women, minorities and individuals with disabilities ― one aspect of the EEO mission ― she came across a great deal of information discussing the importance of getting young people interested in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subjects, and programs benefiting students across the country. Since the Army Corps of Engineers employs many professionals in science and engineering, she thought it would be a perfect fit.

  • Local agencies invite college students to federal job fair

    College students in the Hampton Roads area are invited to the Norfolk District’s Federal Careers Open House from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 11.

  • Officials direct delayed opening at Waterfield, Craney Jan.10

    The Waterfield Building and Craney Island facilities will open Jan. 10 at 10 a.m.