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  • Public input sought on Lake Oahe Shoreline Management Plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, is in the process of revising the Lake Oahe (South Dakota) Shoreline Management Plan (SMP), which was last updated in 1977. An open house style meeting will be held to answer questions and seek public input.

  • After 32 years of service to the nation, Command Sgt. Maj. Etter retires

    WINCHESTER, Va. – Saying farewell to someone whose career counsel and guidance touched three decades

  • Vicksburg District Hosts Math Competition for Local Students

    Vicksburg, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District and the Vicksburg chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) hosted a math competition for local students Feb. 5 at the district headquarters in Vicksburg. The math competition was for sixth, seventh and eighth graders. Students from Porters Chapel Academy, St. Francis Elementary School, St. Aloysius High School, Academy of Innovation and Warren Central High School participated. St. Aloysius won the team award, and St. Aloysius student Will Keen won the individual award. Vicksburg District Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier and Chief of Engineering and Construction Henry Dulaney presented the winning students with certificates.

  • NR 19-003: Nashville District managing water releases at Cumberland River Basin dams

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 7, 2019) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section is overseeing water releases at its dams in the Cumberland River Basin in the wake of yesterday’s significant rain event within the basin.

  • Delapena becomes new Command Sergeant Major at Transatlantic Division

    The role of the Command Sergeant Major is essential in all Army organizations and unique in the U.S.

  • 19-007 Road access to Bennington Lake will be temporarily closed February 8-10 for National Guard training

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is announcing the closure of road traffic crossing Bennington Lake at the Mill Creek Project starting Friday, Feb. 8 and will reopen on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019.

  • Roadwork to impact access to Dorn Fishing facility on Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Beginning about Feb. 11, access to the Dorn Fishing facility on J. Strom Thurmond Lake in McCormick County, South Carolina, will be closed Monday through Friday for approximately five weeks to undergo resurfacing.

  • Corps issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army Corps of Engineers issued a small craft advisory for the Arkansas River. Recent rains in Oklahoma and Arkansas have caused flows to rise. During high flows, strong currents and large debris can threaten the safety of pleasure craft.

  • HIGHWAY 32 ACROSS MILLWOOD DAM TO CLOSE FEBRUARY 17 FOR INSPECTION

    ASHDOWN, Ark. – Highway 32 across Millwood Lake will close at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 while the sluice gate conduits at the base of the spillway are inspected. During the inspection, a crane and other heavy equipment will block the bridge across the spillway.

  • CORPS OFFERS FREE FIREWOOD PERMITS

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers Mountain Home Project Office will be issuing free firewood permits, for personal use, beginning Feb. 11 for about 80 acres on Bull Shoals Lake. Permits are valid through March 31.