• Fort Hamilton leaders, staff host town hall for base residents

    Fort Hamilton Garrison Commander Col. Andrew S. Zieseniss and the senior U.S. Army officer responsible for Fort Hamilton Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Milhorn held a town hall meeting with base housing residents Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Post Chapel to hear their issues and concerns.
  • NR 19-014: Lake Cumberland hits record lake level, begins to recede

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Feb. 27, 2019) – Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announce that Lake Cumberland hit a record lake level Tuesday, Feb. 26, and Wolf Creek Dam has also reached record releases today. Water levels are beginning to recede.
  • HIGH WATERS AT CARTERS LAKE RESERVOIR

    MOBILE, Ala. – The watershed that supplies Carters Lake has received extensive rainfall amounts for the past 10 days, resulting in higher than normal lake levels for the Carters Lake reservoir.
  • Special Mission Wing receives site visit

    USACE Afghanistan District is on a glide path to delivering fast, affordable, and Quality projects as end users and partners get a site visit to one of the projects under construction.
  • Corps annual Snow surveys provide flood forecast data ahead of spring thaw

    A team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, will continue collecting snow surveys throughout the region March 4-14.
  • 19-018 Ice Harbor navigation lock returns to service Feb. 27

    BURBANK, Wash. – Ice Harbor Dam's navigation will reopen to provide limited operations for commercial vessel traffic Feb. 27 through March 1, from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • NR 19-013: High-river flows prompt extended closure of Cheatham Lock

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2019) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces that Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tenn., will likely remain closed to navigation for at least 30 days due to high water levels at the project.
  • When doing what you love is part of your job: The life of a visual information specialist

    What types of career options come to your mind when you think of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers? Engineering, of course, or construction perhaps. Even project management and economics careers would be obvious. The reality is that USACE offers scores of careers in vastly different focus areas ranging from finance and accounting, to safety and occupational health, and even to graphic design or “visual information” as it’s referred to in the military. The latter career (and the focus of this piece) is a common position in military outfits; visual information specialists are typically the military personnel armed with a camera or video camera—in addition to their normal battlefield weapons.
  • Chittenden Locks fish ladder, viewing room closed until March 11

    SEATTLE – The fish ladder and viewing room at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard is closed until March 11 for electrical system upgrades..
  • Corps of Engineers begins Phase II floodfight efforts in Memphis, West Memphis Areas

    The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began Phase II floodfighting this morning in the Memphis and West Memphis areas due to high river stages on the Mississippi River.