12 Jan 2017

Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin: USACE announces extension of State and Agency review period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Master Water Control Manual (1701-002)

MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, announced today the extension of the review period for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed update of the Master Water Control Manual (WCM) for the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin.

12 Jan 2017

Brig. Gen. Toy appointed to Mississippi River Commission

President Barack Obama recently appointed Brigadier General Mark Toy as a member of the Mississippi River Commission. MRC appointments are nominated by the President of the United States and vetted by the U.S. Senate.

12 Jan 2017

James reappointed to Mississippi River Commission

President Barack Obama reappointed the Honorable R.D. James as a member of the Mississippi River Commission on January 5, 2017. MRC appointments are nominated by the President of the United States and vetted by the U.S. Senate.

12 Jan 2017

Soo Locks set to close for the season January 15

DETROIT –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, announces the seasonal closing of the

12 Jan 2017

Bloedel assumes duties as deputy commander of the Corps’ Alaska District

Lt. Col. Penny Bloedel has been named the new deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District.

12 Jan 2017

Huntsville Center achieves Best in Class designation

The Office of Management and Budget awarded this designation to the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Facility Reduction Program Dec. 15, 2016.

12 Jan 2017

Philly District remembers former dam operators

In 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District mourned the loss of three former dam operators. Floyd “Jim” Wildrick and Mike Husovich were head dam operators at the Francis E. Walter Dam in White Haven, PA and Carl Warner was the head dam operator at Blue Marsh Lake in Leesport, PA. The three men served the United States Army Corps of Engineers for a combined 101 years. All three were also veterans of the U.S. Army.

11 Jan 2017

Dozens of volunteers count eagles at annual Abiquiu Lake event

A large turnout of volunteers had 12 confirmed eagle sightings at the annual Midwinter Bald Eagle Watch event at Abiquiu Lake, N.M., Jan. 7, 2017.

11 Jan 2017

Army Corps of Engineers repairing Lightning Creek Levee in Clark Fork, Idaho

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting repairs on a section of the Lightning Creek Levee in Clark Fork, Idaho, beginning January 17, 2017. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials will restore two sections of the levee that were damaged during flood events in December, 2015. The damaged sites are adjacent to the repairs constructed in 2008.

11 Jan 2017

Camp Mackall hangar receives top industry awards

SAVANNAH, Ga. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials recently unveiled a new, award-winning facility to house tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for the XVIII Airborne Corps, one of the Army’s elite units based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.