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  • Opening the Bird Island Pier

    Congressman Brian Higgins, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo District Commander Lt. Col. Owen Beaudoin and Niagara Greenway Executive Director Rob Beleu gathered at the Bird Island Pier on August 13, 2013 for a ribbon cutting ceremony to announce the official reopening of the pier.

  • Los Angeles District breaks ground for new project on Davis-Monthan AFB

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined with officials and contractors at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Aug. 15 to break ground for the EC-130H Simulator and Operations facility. The new facility will provide space for the new EC-130H flight deck simulator, new EC-130H mission crew simulator and one relocated EC-130H mission crew simulator among its many benefits. The project includes demolition, grading, parking, support utilities, landscaping, and interior finishes.

  • Top Army Civil Works Leaders Visit New York City Coastal Projects

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Chief of Engineers and Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (for Civil Works) visited New York City and observed USACE coastal projects aimed at restoring coastal storm risk reduction projects due to Hurricane Sandy.

  • Rathbun Lake to briefly increase water releases

    CENTERVILLE, Iowa— The week of August 26, 2013, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be increasing releases from Rathbun Lake in order to support ongoing efforts to revise the Chariton River Basin, Rathbun Lake Regulation Manual, which was last edited in 1980. Releases will be increased from 400 cubic feet per second to 2,500 cfs throughout the day, beginning the morning of Monday, August 26th. The 2,500 cfs releases will be maintained through Thursday, August 29 and then reduced by the end of the day back to approximately 400 cfs.

  • Corps reduces water releases from Lake Okeechobee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District will reduce the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee as a result of falling lake levels, drier conditions and an improving precipitation forecast.

  • 13th Annual Kaskaskia Watershed Association Showcase

    CARLYLE LAKE - The Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc. will hold its 13th Annual Showcase on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Kaskaskia River Marina located in New Athens, Illinois. The event is open to the public and hosted by the Kaskaskia Watershed Association, Inc. (KWA) and the Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholder, Inc (LKSI). Registration and lunch begin at 11:00 a.m.; a $15.00 registration fee covers the cost of lunch and refreshments. Immediately following lunch, a three hour barge tour to view areas along the Kaskaskia River will be offered.

  • Veterans Curation Program hosts open house at Alexandria, Va. laboratory

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District and John Milner Associates, Inc. hosted an open

  • Chittenden Locks to close 5 hours August 28 for saltwater drain inspection

    SEATTLE – The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in Ballard will close to all marine traffic 8 a.m. to 1

  • Fort Jackson passes 50 percent complete inspection

    A modified record fire range under construction at Fort Jackson, S.C., reached its 50 percent

  • Dillard crew trains with local Coast Guardsmen

    Crew members from the M/V John A. B. Dillard, Jr., a San Francisco District command and control