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Col. Sebastien P. Joly assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District during a Change of Command Ceremony held at the Renaissance Riverview Hotel in Mobile, Ala.

Country Music Artist Ruthie Collins is partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with this public service announcement to encourage her fans to wear life jackets to stay safe on the water, especially over the next week as Americans celebrate Independence Day. She says life jackets are life savers because wearing them is the number one thing anyone can do to stay safe when visiting Corps Lakes! For more information about the Corps of Engineers Water Safety Program, go to www.pleasewearit.com. Get more info on Ruthie Collins at www.ruthiecollinsmusic.com. #PleaseWearIt #WearIt #ILoveThisLifeJacket #RuthieCollins #USACE

Maintaining a career, integrating into a new community, are just some of the obstacles that spouses face. Transitions can be difficult Candace Vance, has been an Army spouse for fourteen years she shares how she navigates some of those hurdles and how a welcoming community can make all the difference.

We conduct research and development in five major areas: Military Engineering: Adaptive Protection, Environmental Effects on Sensor Performance, Austere Entry and Maneuver, and Deployable Force Protection Geospatial Research and Engineering: Geo-enabled Computing Environments, Geospatial Intelligence, and Human Geography Civil Works/Water Resources: Inland and Coastal Navigation; Hydropower; Flood Risk Management and Coastal Systems; Water Supply; Emergency Management; Environment -- Restoration, Regulation, Stewardship; Water Resources Infrastructure; and System-Wide Water Resources Environmental Quality/Installations: Adaptive and Resilient Installations, Sustainable Ranges and Lands, Military Materials in the Environment Engineered Resilient Systems: Weapon Systems, Computational Proving Grounds, Operational Environments, and Analytics To find out how ERDC can help you: ERDCinfo@usace.army.mil

Paul Hartfield and Angeline Rodgers of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service speak to the Mississippi River Commission April 18, 2018, about interagency cooperation on Endangered Species Act compliance and aquatic habitat restoration on the Lower Mississippi River.

With the recent completion of the Coffee Point project in Louisiana, the Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee has rehabilitated more than 100 miles of secondary channels in six states. Such projects improve habitat for three endangered species along the Lower Mississippi: the Pallid Sturgeon, the Interior Least Tern and the Fat Pocketbook mussel. The projects also provide more paddling, fishing and other outdoor recreation opportunities away from navigation channels. Funding for the Coffee Point project was provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's National Fish Passage Program and The Nature Conservancy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides in-kind engineering and other support for such projects. The Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee, http://lmrcc.org, is a partnership of state natural resource and water quality agencies and the Fish and Wildlife Service, which provide staff support.

For 243 years the Army has served the Nation in peace and in war. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Brig. Gen. (P) Mark Toy, on behalf of team #USACE LRD, wishes the U.S. Army a Happy 243rd Birthday!

Did you know the top 3 world record smallmouth bass have all been caught at Dale Hollow Lake? Thomas Weaver, Horse Creek Dock & Resort manager, tells the story of how David L. Hayes caught his 11-pound, 15-ounce world record fish while trolling July 9, 1955! Weaver highlights the great opportunity visitors have to recreate and catch trophy fish at the well-known smallmouth lake and fishery straddling the border of Kentucky and Tennessee! The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates the lake and maintains its recreation and camping facilities. (USACE Video by Leon Roberts)

The Walla Walla VA, the Corps, and local Veterans organizations take the time to honor service members who have passed away for our freedom.