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  • Huntington District Unmanned Aerial System Support to Task Force Power

    The Huntington District has deployed an Unmanned Aerial System team in support of Task Force Power to assess the damage to electric transmission and distribution lines in remote areas where access is limited by the steep and densely vegetated terrain. The team utilizes the Lockheed Martin Indago 2 Unit with the ION HD Inspection Payload with a 30X Optical Zoom. In addition to real time video feed to the hand control unit, it also possess the ability to stream video to secure internet links based on the availability of high speed cellular in that location.

  • Hill AFB opens 35,000 square-foot flight line fire station

    Firefighters here have a new home – a 35,000 square foot facility that not only improves their response times, but also their quality of life. The building’s grand opening Thursday – attended by Air Force leadership, federal, state and local politicians – was marked by a traditional ceremony, where instead of a ribbon being cut, a fire hose was uncoupled and a “return home” code rang from a bell.

  • Nashville District hosts ‘First Responders Day’ at Old Hickory Dam

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Feb. 1, 2018) – What would happen if a towboat and barge were commandeered and its hijackers threatened public safety while inside a Corps of Engineers navigation lock? First responders wrestled with this potential scenario during a tabletop exercise at Old Hickory Dam today.

  • Summer Employment Available at Lake Shelbyville

    Lake Shelbyville – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville are looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2018 summer recreation season. Lake Shelbyville offers a great work experience opportunity for those students who plan to make a career in biological sciences, outdoor recreation, or law enforcement.

  • CORPS PLANS PRESCRIBED BURNS

    MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Personnel of the Army Corps of Engineers Mountain Home Project Office and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will conduct prescribed burns on public land surrounding Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes when weather conditions are favorable, until the second week of April.

  • Boland named Nashville District Employee of the Month for December 2017

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 31, 2017) – Holly Boland, lead budget analyst at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Program Management Section in Nashville, Tenn., is the employee of the month for December 2017.

  • Life-saving skills are the calling card for USACE Buffalo District’s Jean Brockner

    Ms. Brockner’s selfless heroism is known in the Western New York community and deservedly, she’s been previously recognized for assisting others in critical need.

  • Corps seeks comment on Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment and will conduct a series of open houses to help determine the issues to be addressed in the Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan and integrated environmental assessment. Each open house will provide general information about the Mid-Columbia River Regional Master Plan, and individual open houses will focus on specific areas.

  • 18-004 Work around Little Goose’s navigation lock to temporarily increase lockage times

    Starbuck, Wash. – Locking a vessel past Little Goose Lock and Dam may take a bit longer than usual from Jan. 29, 2018 to Feb. 28, 2018. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the dam, ongoing work is being performed in the vicinity of the lock approach when approaching the upstream side of the lock.

  • Chief of engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovation

    SAN PEDRO, California – During a recent trip to California, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told stakeholders he envisions the Corps as “champions for change.”