USACE News

February

25 Feb 2021
West Basin Scour Repairs Phase 3 Construction Project complete
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District successfully completed a construction project in partnership with the Little River Drainage District in Bollinger County, Missouri. The West Basin Scour Repairs Phase 3 Construction contract was awarded to SYTE Corporation for $4,613,864 to repair multiple bank scours along four miles of the Castor River Diversion Channel.
25 Feb 2021
Project Manager Reflects on Austere Conditions at Cape Lisburne, Mission Success for Seawall Construction
Far away, on the northwest tip of Alaska, sits a remote, strategic military site nestled between a small mountain range and the unforgiving Chukchi Sea. Against this desolate backdrop, a few hours after midnight on Aug. 12, 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District oversaw the placement of the final rock in a mile-long seawall to cap off a monumental arctic engineering and construction effort at the Cape Lisburne Long Range Radar Site.
25 Feb 2021
Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project Ready to Advertise
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District recently met a tasker milestone known as “Ready to Advertise” for the Eight Mile Creek Levee Culvert Replacement Project in Greene County, Arkansas, Feb. 5, 2021.
25 Feb 2021
Huntsville Center spotlights engineering during National Engineers Week
The annual observance is a time to celebrate how engineers make a difference in the world, increase public dialogue about the need for engineers, bring engineering to life for students, and ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce.
25 Feb 2021
Little Rock District Engineers recognized at 2021 BEYA awards
Little Rock District civil engineers, Elmo Webb and Roderick Gaines both received awards in the Outstanding Achievement in New Technology category at the 2021 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA).
24 Feb 2021
A look back: Newton’s 33 years of service
Supervisory Budget Analyst Marcia Newton retired late last year after serving almost 33 years of federal service. To celebrate and recognize her for all she's done, we look back at her life and career. "I grew up in Indiana -- a few years in Wolcottville, but most years were in Marion," Newton started. "I went to Marion High School and then Marion College (now called Indiana Wesleyan University) in Marion, Indiana." Newton started her federal service in April of 1988, working as a voucher examiner and lead voucher examiner in Fulda, West Germany.
22 Feb 2021
Corps joins Air Force to break ground on simulation facility at Edwards AFB
Senior officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, alongside Air Force officials, helped break ground on a $34.4-million Joint Simulation Environment facility Feb. 18 at Edwards Air Force Base.
22 Feb 2021
A Celebration of Black History
Annually, we celebrate Black History Month to commemorate and acknowledge the critical role African Americans have played in shaping American culture and ideals. As America continues to confront its past, we must continue to affirm, celebrate, and honor African Americans' resiliency. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian, believed that truth could not be denied and that reason would prevail over prejudice.
22 Feb 2021
ERDC scientist earns top DoD award for achievements in risk, resilience science
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Dr. Igor Linkov, senior science and technology manager at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), was recently selected by the Department of Defense (DoD) as the Laboratory Scientist of the Year for the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.
22 Feb 2021
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CELEBRATES 75 YEARS IN JAPAN
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated 75 years of continued work in Japan with a ceremony outside their Okinawa Area Office located on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 18.