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Army announces civil works investments in small, disadvantaged communities
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Matt Rabe
U.S. Army
Published Aug. 29, 2024
WASHINGTON – Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, announced today during a visit to the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona that 12 communities from across the country will be the first to participate in a pilot program specifically designed to make federal investments in small or economically disadvantaged communities.
USACE Savannah District talks about programs at Georgia Environmental Conference
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Emily Klinkenborg, Corporate Communications Office
USACE, Savannah District
Published Aug. 27, 2024
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, participated in the 17th Annual Georgia Environmental Conference at the Jekyll Island Convention Center Aug. 21-23, 2024, sharing ideas and concerns about environmental activities impacting Georgia and the Southeast region.
Meet the Brazos River Floodgates Lockmaster
By
Luke Waack
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Published Aug. 27, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District (SWG), has operated the Brazos River Floodgates since 1943. Located seven miles southwest of Freeport, Texas, the Brazos River Flood Gates (BRFG) have been instrumental in mitigating sediment deposits and aiding navigation at the intersection of the Brazos River and the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway for eight decades. The primary mission of BRFG Champions is to facilitate the safe navigation of commercial and recreation vessels through the Gulf Intracoastal Water Way (GIWW) and Brazos River interchange, which currently includes a 60-degree angle change from the West Gate and the East Gate. Jesse Deshotels has been the Brazos River Floodgates Lockmaster since 2022.
USACE and NYSDEC issue Tropical Storm Debby Emergency general permit
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
Published Aug. 27, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo and New York Districts and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have activated the joint permit New York State Programmatic General Permit (NYSPGP-1) for select counties impacted by Tropical Storm Debby, August 9-10, 2024. NYSPGP-1 permit offers one application for the purpose of complying with both agencies’ authorities over rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, and wetlands, and ensures that environmental approvals necessary for response to widespread storm events are expedited. When activated following major storm events, NYSPGP-1 authorizes activities to facilitate the recovery and restoration of damaged properties, projects, aquatic resources, and infrastructure.
Brazilian soldiers gain energy insight
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William S. Farrow
Huntsville Center Public Affairs
Published Aug. 27, 2024
Two Brazilian army engineering officers visited Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville Center Aug. 21 to exchange information regarding energy projects.
Decades in the making: Pittsburgh District celebrates completion of newest lock chamber on Monongahela River
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Michel Sauret
Pittsburgh District
Published Aug. 29, 2024
With the snip of scissors and the blow of a towboat’s horn, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District celebrated the opening and renaming of the most modern lock on the Monongahela River after two decades of construction near Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28.
USACE, 355th partners break ground on new security entrance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
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By Robert DeDeaux Los Angeles District Public Affairs
Angeles District Public Affairs
Published Aug. 28, 2024
Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base broke ground on the new South Wilmot Gate project during an Aug. 23 ceremony at the air base near Tucson, Arizona.
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Surveyor Trevor Groce, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, operates a terrestrial scanner Sept. 3, 2024, to assess the condition of an existing boat ramp at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee. Groce is the district’s employee of the month for May 2024. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)
Groce named Nashville District employee of the month for outstanding survey support
Sep. 05, 2024 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2024) – A surveyor that kept a slope remediation project on track at Dale Hollow Dam is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
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From left to right, Ashley Fuentes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental and cultural section chief; Larry Kirksey and Alaska Williams Co-Chairmen of the Rosenwald Harlanites Mid-Michigan Organization ; and Sydney Curnes, USACE Nashville District Landscape Architect and Silver Jackets coordinator, pose for a photo in Harlan, Ky. on Aug. 23, 2024 with the USACE funded plaque that recounts the story of the 1977 flood and offers a personal perspective on the community’s history, preserving the memory of this area that was deeply impacted by the disaster. The photo was taken during a ceremony to honor the memory of those affected by the flood and to keep their stories alive.
USACE funds high water plaque to honor flood-devastated Kentucky community
Sep. 04, 2024 |
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On Aug. 23, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in a ceremony to honor the Georgetown neighborhood and Rosenwald High...
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Two Rangers leading the way by example at West Point
Sep. 04, 2024 |
News
One of the most demanding and challenging career fields in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is that of park ranger. Park Rangers work around the clock to...
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Bio photo of St. Louis District’s Dr. John McEnery
St. Louis District’s Dr. John McEnery selected for ERDC University
Sep. 04, 2024 |
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Dr. John McEnery, a Senior Hydraulic Engineer with the USACE St. Louis District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer...
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Interagency collaboration improving major VA construction projects
Sep. 04, 2024 |
News
Currently, VA’s major medical construction program oversees 30 health care facility construction projects in the U.S., with a total value exceeding $14...
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2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager of the Year Alan Katzenmeyer discusses research projects at ERDC.
Katzenmeyer named USACE Manager of the Year
Sep. 03, 2024 |
News
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) congratulates Alan Katzenmeyer being chosen for the 2023 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Manager...
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USACE extends comment period on draft National Levee Safety Guidelines
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it is extending the comment period on the draft first edition of the National Levee Safety Guidelines to Aug. 31, 2024. The guidelines were developed...
Biden-Harris Administration expands agency efforts to ensure operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts
Today, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined more than 20 other federal agencies to release its 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan and expand the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to ensure...
Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of Army Corps of Engineers Birthday and Juneteenth Celebration
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) announced today that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,850 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE birthday, June 16,...
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