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a web page with images from recreational areas and an interactive map. — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launches nationwide Recreation Operational Status website

'The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has launched its Recreation Operational Status website to keep the public informed about the operational status of USACE recreation areas nationwide...'

5/22/2025
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News Stories

July

1 Jul 2013
Corps celebrates America's Great Outdoors, opens new pathway
RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa. -- A new 2.3 mile pathway around the Seven Points Recreation Area -- made 100 percent out of recycled materials - should reduce traffic congestion, increase pedestrian safety, and provide a healthy alternate to driving. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District celebrated an America's Great Outdoors event to officially open Raystown Lake's Greenside Pathway, June 20.
1 Jul 2013
Play it safe on the lake this holiday weekend
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Independence Day is right around the corner, and with it comes one of the busiest times of the year for recreation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. With thousands of people expected to visit the lakes this weekend, the Corps reminds the public to play it safe on the water.
June

27 Jun 2013
Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
26 Jun 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations
Washington- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program. President Obama signed the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Division F of Public Law 113-6, into law on March 26, 2013. The Act provided total FY13 appropriations for the Army Civil Works program of $4.972 billion.
26 Jun 2013
USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
26 Jun 2013
The Army honors excellence in STEM education
LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
18 Jun 2013
Sergeant Major of the Army visits Washington Aqueduct
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct recently to visit the people charged with a unique and vital but frequently unseen mission. The Washington Aqueduct is a federally-owned and operated public water supply agency that produces an average of 160 million gallons of water daily at two treatment plants in the District of Columbia.
17 Jun 2013
An American POW’s story
A Prisoner of War or Enemy Prisoner of War is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
17 Jun 2013
Research breakthrough garners patent
NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.
13 Jun 2013
USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.

News Releases

1 Jul 2013
Corps celebrates America's Great Outdoors, opens new pathway
RAYSTOWN LAKE, Pa. -- A new 2.3 mile pathway around the Seven Points Recreation Area -- made 100 percent out of recycled materials - should reduce traffic congestion, increase pedestrian safety, and provide a healthy alternate to driving. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District celebrated an America's Great Outdoors event to officially open Raystown Lake's Greenside Pathway, June 20.
1 Jul 2013
Play it safe on the lake this holiday weekend
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Independence Day is right around the corner, and with it comes one of the busiest times of the year for recreation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. With thousands of people expected to visit the lakes this weekend, the Corps reminds the public to play it safe on the water.
27 Jun 2013
Seminar cultivates way forward following Hurricane Sandy
FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), co-hosted the 2013 Senior Leaders’ Seminar (SLS) recently at FEMA Headquarters.
26 Jun 2013
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Releases Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2013 Civil Works Appropriations
Washington- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its work plans, or spending plans, through the end of Fiscal Year 2013 for five appropriation accounts in the Army Civil Works program. President Obama signed the Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, Division F of Public Law 113-6, into law on March 26, 2013. The Act provided total FY13 appropriations for the Army Civil Works program of $4.972 billion.
26 Jun 2013
USACE to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
26 Jun 2013
The Army honors excellence in STEM education
LEESBURG, Va.-- Students excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics were recently recognized at the 11th Annual eCYBERMISSION National Judging and Education Event in Leesburg, Va. The U.S. Army's eCYBERMISSION program is a web-based STEM competition free for students in grades six through nine in which teams compete for state, regional and national awards while working to solve problems in their communities.
18 Jun 2013
Sergeant Major of the Army visits Washington Aqueduct
Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III came to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Washington Aqueduct recently to visit the people charged with a unique and vital but frequently unseen mission. The Washington Aqueduct is a federally-owned and operated public water supply agency that produces an average of 160 million gallons of water daily at two treatment plants in the District of Columbia.
17 Jun 2013
An American POW’s story
A Prisoner of War or Enemy Prisoner of War is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase is dated 1660.
17 Jun 2013
Research breakthrough garners patent
NATICK, Mass.—Joint research by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., and the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development & Engineering Center (Natick) has developed a family of new cloth-type structural components named “Hydrostatically Enabled Structural Elements,” or HESEs.
13 Jun 2013
USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes
OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.