• Nav Notice SWL 13-50 Lock 7 Intermittent Delays Possible

    MURRAY L&D - Mariners are advised that intermittent delays may be experienced at Murray Lock and Dam (No. 7) NM 125.4, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, through November 6, 2013. These delays are to allow divers to repair the miter gate pintle ball grease lines.
  • Contract awarded for shallow water habitat project at Glovers Point Bend, Thurston County, Neb.

    A $3.56 million contract has been awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District to Newt Marine Service of Dubuque, Iowa, for the construction of a backwater at Glovers Point Bend in Thurston County, Neb. The proposed project will be constructed on land owned by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and will result in the creation of 55 acres of shallow water habitat that is intended to benefit the federally endangered pallid sturgeon and other native fish and wildlife species.
  • Corps park ranger builds future leaders through Boy Scouts

    CLARKS HILL, S.C.-David Quebedeaux has been in the "picnic table" business for 24 years. Among Quebedeaux's colleagues, that's an idiom for being a park ranger. "While other people go to school to be doctors or lawyers, I majored in picnic tables," he said.
  • Helping heroes through hunting

    ELBERTON, Ga. - As part of an ongoing partnership with the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted two deer hunts for PVA members and their families at Richard B. Russell Lake, Oct. 23 and 24. "We are honored to have a District-wide partnership with PVA to provide quality hunting and fishing opportunities for them and their families," said Zachary Baldwin, a natural resource specialist and event coordinator at the Russell Project Office.
  • Strengthening relationships with close allies through FMS

    WINCHESTER, Va. - The Middle East District hosted a delegation of military officers from the United Kingdom in Winchester, Va., Oct. 7-8. Visitors included Cmdr. Fiona Shepherd, Royal Navy; Maj. Paul Brooks, British Army; Capt. William Macgill, British Army; and Flight Lt. David Littlemore, Royal Air Force.
  • McHugh relights JFK Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery

    WASHINGTON-- On a perfect fall morning at Arlington National Cemetery, Secretary of the Army John McHugh relit the eternal flame which marks the final resting places of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. A flame has actually been burning continuously at the site since the president was buried there Nov. 25, 1963. It was originally lit by Mrs. Kennedy.
  • Army Corps continuing to make good progress on recovery efforts one year after Hurricane Sandy

    Waves of colorful sea creatures and mermaids flooded the Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, N.Y., this summer for the annual Mermaid Parade. Just months earlier, in the very same spot, Hurricane Sandy with her massive waves stormed ashore but not in such a festive mood. After the storm retreated, leaving the beach a mess, it seemed the parade - which draws thousands of costumed participants each year - would not return.
  • USACE, partners build Mississippi River islands to protect aquatic habitat

    A series of recently restored islands nestled along the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa, were merely a design a few years ago. The construction is a part of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program, also known as the Environmental Management Program. The program, according to Tom Novak, project management, is a multi-agency, multi-district program that is restoring aquatic habit along the river.
  • Army Corps, Garrison open new barracks for Schofield's HHBN, 2nd Brigade Soldiers

    Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii, and Absher Construction opened a new $35.3 million barracks with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 30. The new Unaccompanied Enlisted Personnel Housing on Montague Street (Schofield Barracks) will house Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 25th Infantry Division (25th ID) and the 2nd Brigade.
  • California joins national Silver Jackets disaster coordination program

    California today became the 40th state to join the national Silver Jackets disaster coordination program. The program is designed to improve coordination, collaboration and communication among disaster-response agencies at all levels of government before a disaster strikes to hasten recovery.