7 Dec 2012

USACE Galveston District awards $2.9 million contract to dredge Bayport Ship Channel

GALVESTON, Texas (Dec. 7, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, awarded a contract to Orion Marine Construction Inc. in the amount of $2,988,900 for maintenance dredging of the Bayport Ship Channel in Chambers and Harris counties, Texas.

7 Dec 2012

Bernalillo Levee Soil Examined for Future Flood Damage Reduction Study

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with Eastern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority (ESCAFCA) to examine the existing conditions of the spoil bank levees within the Town of Bernalillo, N.M.

7 Dec 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, release Operations Photography Contest Winners

FORT WORTH, Texas – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District announced Tuesday at the

7 Dec 2012

29th Annual Clinton Bald Eagle Watch

Clinton, IA - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi River Project, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clinton Community College and the Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge will be hosting the 29th Annual Bald Eagle Watch on Saturday January 5, 2013.

7 Dec 2012

Teaching tomorrow's engineers today

The “Tomorrow’s Engineers” program seeks to build relationships between U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District employees and underrepresented middle and high school students to encourage an interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and the pursuit of engineering and science career fields.

7 Dec 2012

Division Commander visits Kansas City District projects

Col. Anthony C. Funkhouser, Northwestern Division commander, visited several projects throughout the Kansas City District during a four-day, whirlwind trip in early October with senior leaders.

7 Dec 2012

Corey T. Wolff promoted to captain at Nashville District

Army 1st. Lt. Corey T. Wolff promoted to captain at Nashville District Headquarters

7 Dec 2012

TABLE ROCK MASTER PLAN REVISION WEBSITE ADDRESS CHANGED

Little Rock, Ark. -- The Army Corps of Engineers’ Little Rock District website address for the Table Rock Master Plan Revision changed Dec. 5 when its website was updated.

7 Dec 2012

Army Engineers fought and lived through the attack on Pearl Harbor

Seven December 1941 was the opening scene of World War II, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was there. At 7:55 a.m., two waves of Japanese warplanes from a naval task force about 250 miles north of Hawaii appeared over Oahu. Some headed for American warships at Pearl Harbor and the planes on the ground at nearby Hickam Field; others hit Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Field, and Bellows Field.

7 Dec 2012

Paving the road to stable economic growth at Shur Andam Industrial Park

The entrepreneurs at the Shur Andam Industrial Park in Kandahar need a paved road, so civil engineers from the 565th Engineer Detachment Forward Engineer Support Team - Advance conducted a road survey Nov. 7, 2012, to develop designs and specifications, a statement of work and cost estimate to facilitate future construction of a road at Shur Andam.