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USACE attends Navigator’s Meeting hosted by Coalition to Protect the Missouri River

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

The Coalition to Protect the Missouri River (CPMR) held its annual Navigator’s Meeting in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Feb. 23, 2023.

Charleston District and Dorchester County Sign Agreement to Restore Polk Swamp

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

On February 15, 2023, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District and Dorchester County signed a Project Partnership Agreement to design and restore approximately 290 acres of bottomland hardwood forest in Polk Swamp to a more natural condition.

Aspiring engineer, student trainee earns Corps internship, inspires minds along way

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

Taylor Brown, a student trainee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, discovered career opportunities early on in construction engineering as the daughter of an electrician.

Army Corps of Engineers employee thinks big by patenting petite wagon creation

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

As she walked into the manufacturing warehouse to check up on her invention, Michelle Baldridge entered a place that resembled more of a wonderland from various worlds than a sterile lab where robotic arms might assemble pieces of new technology in secret.

23-012 Water levels in Lower Granite reservoir return to full operating range in the wake of dredging operations

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

Water levels in the Lower Granite reservoir may fluctuate more than in recent years, now that dredging operations at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers have completed.

Dewey Short Visitor Center opens for the season

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Table Rock Lake Project Office will open the Dewey Short Visitor Center for the season on March 1.

USACE Transatlantic Division Leader Strengthens Partnerships During Qatar Emiri Air Force Project Site Visit

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

During a multi-country visit to the Middle East, Command Sgt. Maj. Clifton D. Morehouse, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division senior enlisted advisor, traveled to Qatar on February 5, for a strategic engagement with U.S. Air Force Col. Timothy Dreifke, the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attaché to the U.S. Ambassador to Qatar, and Dr. Khaled M. Masoud, the USACE Transatlantic Middle East District regional programs manager and Joint Project Management Office director, along with U.S. Navy Capt. Joseph Manion, the Office of Military Cooperation chief with the U.S. Embassy Doha, Qatar; and Middle East District program managers, Scott Ritchie and Jim Moore.

FNOD Restoration Advisory Board scheduled for March 2

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

Community members can learn more about restoration efforts at the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot (FNOD) and hear the latest cleanup progress during an in-person quarterly Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) meeting scheduled for 6:15 to 8 p.m. March 2. at the HRSD SWIFT Research Facility, 6909 Armstead Road, Suffolk, Va.

Huntsville Center celebrates Engineers Week

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville joined other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agencies Feb. 19 to 25 to celebrate 2023 National Engineers Week.

Lower water levels to be maintained at Saylorville Lake for sedimentation survey

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is scheduled to hold Saylorville lake levels below the normal conservation pool while a sedimentation survey is conducted

Re-used materials add value to construction project

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

Since the beginning of construction of the Louisville VA Medical Center in December 2021, the site has seen a lot of change and one of the most noticeable early changes was it going from a 35-acre grassy field to much of the earth materials being collected and sorted in large piles on the south side of the property.

Co-op student following in father’s footsteps working at USACE

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

Being a member of a team can often feel like being part of a family, and sometimes team members actually are family. That’s the case for Will Jasper and his father, Kevin Jasper.

USACE Jacksonville to re-nourish 1.3-miles of beach south of Fort Pierce Jetty

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in partnership with the St. Lucie County Erosion District, will begin beach renourishment operations at Fort Pierce, Florida, on or about March 9, 2023.

Mississippi River Commission schedules high-water inspection trip

By Press release submission | Mar 3, 2023

The Mississippi River Commission will conduct its annual high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River, Mar. 27 - 31, 2023