14 Jun 2013

U.S. Army and Army Corps Celebrate 238 Years

Army and Army Corps celebrate 238 Years.

14 Jun 2013

Public invited to comment on Fargo-Moorhead flood risk management project draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment

ST. PAUL, MINN. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, posted a copy of its Supplemental Draft Environmental Assessment, or EA, on the Internet today for the proposed Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn., Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management project.

14 Jun 2013

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducting debris removal at Vero Beach

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is in the process of conducting debris removal operations at Vero Beach, Fla., under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for Formerly Used Defense Sites program, Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base project. Contractor crews are working offshore to search for and remove underwater objects known as horned scullies.

14 Jun 2013

U.S., Cambodia Conduct Lower Mekong Initiative Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange

As the 2013 monsoon season begins in the lower Mekong region, national governments are preparing. ... This was the case in point at the Lower Mekong Initiative, or LMI, Disaster Response Exercise & Exchange, or DREE, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia June 10-13.

14 Jun 2013

Contract awarded to dredge three west Michigan harbors

DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, awards a $454,400 contract to MCM

13 Jun 2013

Corps celebrates America’s Great Outdoors, opens new pathway

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is celebrating an America’s Great Outdoors event with a ceremony to officially open Raystown Lake’s Greenside Pathway, June 20. The keynote speaker for the formal presentation is Ms. Jo-Ellen Darcy, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, scheduled for noon at the Raystown Lake Amphitheatre in the Seven Points Recreation Area. A ribbon cutting ceremony will take place immediately following the formal presentation at the kiosk adjacent to the trail.

13 Jun 2013

Hundreds of Tires, Tons of Trash Cleaned out at Conchas Lake

Albuquerque District staff at Conchas Lake removed more than 560 tires from the lake at the South Recreation Area in preparation for the 2013 recreation season.

13 Jun 2013

Corps to increase water releases from Lake Okeechobee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has announced plans to increase the water releases from Lake Okeechobee as part of efforts to manage the rising lake level.

13 Jun 2013

USACE Galveston District celebrates Corps’ and Army’s 238th birthdays; names Employee, Engineer, Regulator and Supervisor of the Year

GALVESTON, Texas (June 13, 2013) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District celebrated the Corps’ and U.S. Army’s 238th birthday with an awards ceremony, June 13, to recognize an Employee, Engineer and Supervisor of the Year, as well as to honor staff for their contributions to the community, state and nation.

13 Jun 2013

USACE responds to FEMA mission in aftermath of Oklahoma tornadoes

OKLAHOMA CITY - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees were among the first on the scene following the May 2013 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Members of the USACE Emergency Support Function III deployed to the scene hours after destructive tornadoes ripped through several areas in the state, with the most extensive damage in the cities of Shawnee, Moore and El Reno.