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  • LRD hosts Executive Office Staff Workshop

    From June 4 to 6, 2024, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) hosted a workshop for Executive Office staff from across the region at Division Headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio. The workshop focused on training, planning, and executing Congressional engagements, military protocol and how best to provide support to District Command Groups.

  • Park Ranger Collins wins SAD Second Quarter Educational Award

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger, Christina Collins, has been honored with the South Atlantic Division Outstanding Education Award for her exceptional efforts in promoting environmental awareness in the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year. Christina’s remarkable work, especially her coordination of the Alabama River Lakes’ inaugural Earth Day event, has significantly impacted the local community, fostering a deeper connection to nature.

  • Second peak of Fort Peck flow test resuming

    Releases from Fort Peck will begin stepping up as part of the second peak of the Fort Peck flow test starting today. Releases from Fort Peck will be gradually increased, starting today, June 17, to reach a peak flow of 20,000 cubic feet per second on Sunday, June 23.

  • Corps announces temporary closure at Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced today that Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, in Minneapolis, will be closed to all traffic until further notice due to electrical issues with the dam’s fourth gate. The Corps is working to fix the issue and hopes to resume service as soon as possible. A notice will be sent out once service resumes.

  • USACE leadership joins DTRA to celebrate official opening of new building at Kirtland

    USACE-South Pacific Division and Albuquerque District leadership joined DTRA, KAFB, and Hensel Phelps Construction officials in officially opening the new DTRA Albuquerque multi-use building, June 12, 2024.

  • ERDC names new Geotechnical Structures Laboratory director

    Nick Boone has been selected to serve as the director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL).

  • The Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Army Corps of Engineers Participate in a National Level Program Assessment and Strategy Conference

    Senior leaders from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) conducted a three-day strategy conference in Frederick, Maryland at the VA Acquisition Academy earlier in June.

  • Get Ready for Hurricane Season! Galveston District Holds Hurricane Prep Exercise

    The Galveston District routinely conducts hurricane preparedness exercises in efforts to continuously execute their mission should the need arise. The district has been instrumental in hurricane and storm management and recovery efforts for more than 100 years since the initial construction of the Galveston Seawall was completed in 1904.

  • USACE Middle East Tour Provides Rewarding Experience

    Jeff Pohlig, an Area Engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District, found his two-year tour in Bahrain with the Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) to be highly rewarding both personally and professionally.

  • USACE Vicksburg District holds Change of Command Ceremony

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – Col. Christopher D. Klein transferred command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District to Col. Jeremiah A. Gipson in a formal change of command ceremony today at district headquarters in Vicksburg, Mississippi. USACE Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) Commander and Mississippi River Commission (MRC) President Brig. Gen. Kimberly Peeples was the reviewing officer of the ceremony. Gipson’s most recent assignment was as the Deputy Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) and as the Secretary of the Mississippi River Commission (MRC).