Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News

ERDC announces annual ERDC Under the Lights community event

Mary Margaret Edney, Public Affairs — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:07:00 GMT

For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research and Development Center (ERDC) will open its gates to the public for a drive-by holiday light display on its 700-acre installation in Vicksburg on Dec. 17, 18 and 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The entrance will be at the main gate located at 3909 Halls Ferry Road.

ERDC to host 6th annual Tree Lighting

Mary Margaret Edney, Public Affairs — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:35:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is kicking off the holiday season with its annual Tree Lighting ceremony Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Featuring a welcome from ERDC Commander Col. Teresa Schlosser and a holiday message from Director Dr. David Pittman, the event will culminate with the lighting of a 24-foot outdoor tree at the Halls Ferry Road entrance to the ERDC installation.

LA District employees participate in Combined Federal Campaign to assist local charities

John Reese — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:09:00 GMT

The CFC is the only authorized solicitation of employees in the federal workplace on behalf of charitable organizations. Its mission is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, and cost efficient and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all, according to the Office of Personnel Management, which manages the campaign.

ERDC Director addresses Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce

Carol C. Coleman, ERDC Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 21:06:00 GMT

Dr. David Pittman, director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), virtually addressed Vicksburg and Warren County community leaders during the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce meeting Oct. 23.

USACE supports storm survivors with safe structures

Jessica Haas, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 20:41:00 GMT

Responding to disasters is one of several missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with. Part of answering this call is through specialized teams that go out and conduct infrastructure assessments in disaster areas. "On Aug. 29, the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed an Infrastructure Assessment Planning and Response Team (PRT) management cell to Louisiana," Infrastructure Assessment Action Officer Doug Weber said. "When I first started on the Infrastructure Assessment team, I thought it was all about placarding peoples’ homes for safety, " Mission Specialist Adrienne Murphy said. "But in our last two deployments, we’ve been asked to perform inspections of drinking water systems, wastewater systems, and public facilities like hospitals and fire stations."

Local Government Liaisons reach the hearts of communities

George Stringham — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:55:00 GMT

Often during disaster response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Response Teams such as, temporary emergency power, debris removal and Operation Blue Roof are the Corps activities in the limelight; however, the little-known and little-seen Local Government Liaison, or LGL, national cadre is operating in the background, providing a critical lifeline of communication between Federal Emergency Management Agency, the state, local officials, and the Corps.

Cub Scouts spruce up Cheatham Lake for National Public Lands Day

Pentagon News — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 15:26:00 GMT

ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 28, 2020) – Cub Scouts and parents from Pack 503 volunteered to spruce up Cheatham Lake Sept. 19 in support of National Public Lands Day.

A look back: Hamilton’s 35 years of service

Jessica Haas, Public Affairs Specialist — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:44:00 GMT

Hamilton was born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, and later adopted by his parents at the young age of six months. "I grew up here in Wynne, where the (USACE) Area Office is located (and now where he works)," he said. "And I graduated from Arkansas State University in 1982."

ERDC researcher honored by University of Southern Mississippi

Mary Margaret Edney, Public Affairs — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:48:00 GMT

Dr. Kent Newman of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) received a distinguished honor from the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) – the 2020 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Arts and Sciences – in the spring of 2020.

District park rangers want public to know recreating at Mojave River Dam is not authorized

Brooks O. Hubbard IV — Mon, 25 May 2020 02:52:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES – As COVID19 state and local government shelter-in-place restrictions loosen, local high desert residents may be for sure heading to their favorite watering hole, known to local residents as the “Deep Creek Spillway” this Memorial Day weekend.

Fishtrap Lake Cleanup Continues

Pentagon News — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:15:00 GMT

Recent flood events have left Fishtrap Lake in Shelbiana, Ky., with a large amount of drift and debris to remove. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Pike County have worked together to remove that material, and so far more than 2,000 cubic yards of drift and more than 200 cubic yards of trash has been removed.