Bayamon mayor steps up for Puerto Rico

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration team members met with Bayamon city leaders to discuss the potential use of city land space at the Bayamon sports complex in the greater San Juan metropolitan area Dec. 22.

Work continues through the holidays to restore power to Cidra

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration continues their mission through the holidays. Corps Quality Assurance Specialist Amy Tillery observes as a contracted crew from Mas-Tec persist with a stubborn pole anchor and guy, while working to straighten a recently placed power pole Christmas morning. The previous pole along with most others in the area had either been broken or toppled by Hurricane Irma and Maria. Residences and businesses in the area have been without power for over 100 days.

Corps on track to deliver Puerto Rican citizens life-sustaining power

Tons of critical power grid materials arrive daily for housing at the Ponce warehouse, part of the critical electrical components needed to rebuild the island’s power grid. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Task Force Power Restoration team maintains 100 percent accountability of every item, from the smallest electrical component to the 5,500-pound concrete utility pole, until it arrives at the delivery site, is stored and ultimately issued to the workforce.

USACE’s Puerto Rico Contracting Team

The Contracting Team of the Puerto Rico Recovery Field Office met with local businesses to brief them on upcoming acquisition opportunities. The Contracting Team used a town hall-style forum, improvising from their usual announcement methods to compensate for the limited communications infrastructure in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

USACE's Puerto Rico Contracting Team

Robert McAllister, contracting officer from Mobile District, speaks with Pedro Acevedo of the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Company during the engagement.

Soldiers, USACE Civilians Restore Power in St. Thomas, USVI

Sergeant First Class Ben Knibbe, front, and Staff Sgt. Nathan Womelsduff, right, of Fort Belvoir-based 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) team up with USACE Power Planning and Response Team member Kevin Pigott, rear, to connect a generator to the Nisky Communications Center on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, Sept. 14th.

Coastal Engineers Assess Status of Beaches Post Hurricane Irma

Coastal engineers Doug Wall, left, and Kevin Conner refer to a Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) notebook on Wrightsville Beach during their spot checks of specific sections of the beach. They uploaded data to the District's GIS server to be analyzed for any potential damage. (USACE photo by Hank Heusinkveld)

USACE, South Atlantic Division response to Hurricane Irma

BG Diana M. Holland, South Atlantic Division Commander, leads discussion of plans to respond to a potential double strike by Hurricane Irma.

South Atlantic Division coordinates with FEMA and Georgia Response Coordination Center after Hurricane Irma

ATLANTA, GA- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southern Atlantic Division’s (USACE SAD) Brigadier General Diana Holland, went to FEMA’s Region 4 Response Coordination Center (RRCC) in Atlanta, GA, Sep. 7, 2017. The RRCC is where Joint agencies track the effects as well as plan for Hurricane Irma’s impact on the region. Pictured from left to right Corps South Atlantic Division’s Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Douglas S. Padgett, Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, Marc G. Dumas, readiness contingency operations, and Amy Aton, disaster response planner of the emergency response team out of the San Francisco District along with FEMA Region 4 Response Division Director, Gwen Keenan.

Corps provides electrical power to Lakeland, Florida

Members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Temporary Power Team hold a morning briefing at the Warbird Ramp Airfield before a mission to provide emergency electrical power in Lakeland, Florida, Sept. 12. Starting left and going clockwise, members are Paul Nelson, Scott Weaver, Jeremy Jones and Jim Lee. Temporary power teams deliver and install large generators to critical public service facilities until primary power is restored.

District Begins Hurricane Irma Recovery Deployment to U.S. Virgin Islands

Wilmington District Commander Col. Robert Clark and the District's Chief of Emergency Operations, Janelle Mavis, discuss recovery efforts while en route to the U.S. Virgin Islands. (USACE photo by Angela Zephier)