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  • December

    Devastating fires ravaged significant parts of the North Bay Area late-Sept. into early-Oct. Contracted crews from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division are providing debris clean-up for those devastated by the fires. (U.S. Army photo by Edward Coffey, USACE SPD PAO)

    South Pacific Division responds to hurricanes, wildfires

    South Pacific Division's area of operations covers 10 states from California to Texas to the Rockies. When disaster strikes, SPD personnel stand ready to deploy when needed.

  • September

    Following a natural disaster or emergency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can manage the construction of temporary critical public facilities for impacted communities as part of the federal government’s unified national response.

    Huntsville Center sends experts to support hurricane recovery

    Four U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville employees deployed to St. Croix, Virgin Islands, over the weekend to conduct critical public facilities assessments following Hurricane Irma.
  • Military equipment is staged at the Port of Beaumont waiting to be transported overseas Sept. 12.

    District works to overcome Harvey’s impacts to Texas’ shipping industry

    The number of ports knocked off line due to the impacts of Hurricane Harvey have improved in part due to the Galveston District navigation staff working around-the-clock surveying channels, modifying existing dredging contracts and implementing emergency contracts to get all 28 projects back to authorized depths and fully functional.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Center is passing water through Cheatham Dam on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tenn., at a rate exceeding 90,000 cubic feet per second. Six to nine inches of rain from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey fell into the Cumberland River watershed and is flowing into Cheatham Lake in Tennessee and Barkley Lake in Kentucky. Cheatham Lock is closed because of the strong currents flowing through the dam. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Water managers passing Harvey runoff through Cheatham, Barkley pools

    NASHVILLE, TENN. (Sept. 1, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Center is working this morning to manage runoff from last night’s heavy rainfall from remnants of Hurricane Harvey down the Cumberland River through Cheatham Dam in Ashland City, Tenn., and Barkley Dam in Grand Rivers, Ky.

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May is National Water Safety Month so remember to play it safe whenever you’re in, on, or near open water (i.e. lakes, rivers, ponds etc.) and please wear your life jacket. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/jz2XdSBDAX
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May is National Water Safety Month so remember to play it safe whenever you’re in, on, or near open water (i.e. lakes, rivers, ponds etc.) and please wear your life jacket. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/jz2XdSBDAX
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May is National Water Safety Month so remember to play it safe whenever you’re in, on, or near open water (i.e. lakes, rivers, ponds etc.) and please wear your life jacket. #LifeJacketsWornNobodyMourns https://t.co/jz2XdSBDAX
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Reemployed annuitant cadre members stepped forward to help with #HawaiiWildfires. Although retired from civil service, they desire to give back to impacted communities following emergencies/disasters: https://t.co/QIJl55Wpbn @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @fema @maui_ema @StPaulUSACE
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Reemployed annuitant cadre members stepped forward to help with #HawaiiWildfires. Although retired from civil service, they desire to give back to impacted communities following emergencies/disasters: https://t.co/QIJl55Wpbn @CountyofMaui @Hawaii_EMA @fema @maui_ema @StPaulUSACE
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RT @USACELRD: Yesterday, teammates gathered to learn self-defense strategies, techniques, & tactics from LRD IT-Chief, Jason Kasper.👨‍🏫 Th…
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RT @USACELRD: Yesterday, teammates gathered to learn self-defense strategies, techniques, & tactics from LRD IT-Chief, Jason Kasper.👨‍🏫 Th…
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Shown: Color print of steamboats at Maiden Rock on the Mississippi River, 1850, printed by Currier & Ives. (Library of Congress)
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The act authorized $75,000 for navigation improvements on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, recognizing the vital importance of maintaining navigable waterways for commerce and transportation.
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Shown: Color print of steamboats at Maiden Rock on the Mississippi River, 1850, printed by Currier & Ives. (Library of Congress)
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The act authorized $75,000 for navigation improvements on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, recognizing the vital importance of maintaining navigable waterways for commerce and transportation.
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DID YOU KNOW: The second foundational piece of legislation for the USACE Civil Works program, the first Rivers and Harbors Act, passed Congress May 24, 1824. (THREAD) https://t.co/sKlshyp5Hk
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DID YOU KNOW: The second foundational piece of legislation for the USACE Civil Works program, the first Rivers and Harbors Act, passed Congress May 24, 1824. (THREAD) https://t.co/sKlshyp5Hk
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We extend our congratulations to Mr. Denver S. Heath, USACE director of contracting, who was today inducted into the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony held at the Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, DC. Essayons! https://t.co/RmYkyQ041V
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We extend our congratulations to Mr. Denver S. Heath, USACE director of contracting, who was today inducted into the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony held at the Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, DC. Essayons! https://t.co/RmYkyQ041V
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Shown: Nineteenth-century survey party in the Sierra Nevada, painting by J. J. Young. The General Survey Act authorized use of Army engineers to survey road and canal routes. (National Archives)
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Shown: Nineteenth-century survey party in the Sierra Nevada, painting by J. J. Young. The General Survey Act authorized use of Army engineers to survey road and canal routes. (National Archives)
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DID YOU KNOW: The General Survey Act of 1824 empowered the Army to chart transportation improvements vital to the nation’s military security and commercial growth by authorizing Army Engineers to design state and private roads, canals, and railroads. https://t.co/iyvnRxFkiP
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DID YOU KNOW: The General Survey Act of 1824 empowered the Army to chart transportation improvements vital to the nation’s military security and commercial growth by authorizing Army Engineers to design state and private roads, canals, and railroads. https://t.co/iyvnRxFkiP
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Shown: Illustration of the steamer Tennessee sinking on the night of February 8, 1823, after hitting a submerged tree trunk. The disaster spurred national attention to hazards on western waterways. (Lloyd's Steamboat Directory, 1856)
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