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  • Corps of Engineers, Wolfhounds and Garrison Perform Site Blessing for Renovation of Quad D at Schofield Barracks

    Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii and contractor NAN Inc. performed a site blessing for the renovation of Quad D at Schofield Barracks Sept. 14. Quad D houses the famous 27th Infantry Regiment - “The Wolfhounds.”

  • Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center renovations to take place

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, has awarded a contract to a Michigan firm for building renovations at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Battle Creek, Michigan.

  • NR12-038: Nashville District reducing hours of operation at three navigation locks

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 17, 2012) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is reducing the hours of operation at three navigation locks effective Jan. 7, 2013.

  • Master Plan updates underway

    (September 2012) An effort is underway to update the Corps Master Plans for Saylorville Lake and Lake Red Rock, two of the Districts flood risk management reservoirs. The current plans were completed in 1984 and 1976 respectively, serving as guides for recreational and environmental stewardship decisions. Many things have since changed including land use changes within the watershed and on project lands, adjacent community growth and development, as well as an increasing demand for recreational opportunities.

  • Slockbower named SWD Director of Programs

    DALLAS—Robert E. Slockbower has been selected to become the Director of Programs for the Southwestern Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, according to Corps officials. In this position, he will be responsible for the development and execution of Civil Works, Military, Hazardous, Toxic and Radiological Waste, and Support for Others Programs within the Division. He provides leadership and supervision for the SWD Programs Directorate and has staff oversight for programs, planning, and project management activities in the division’s four district offices

  • Army Corps releases Focus Area 2 Aquatic Pathways Summary Report, solicits public comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released for public comment the Focus Area 2 Aquatic

  • Army Corps releases Focus Area 2 Aquatic Pathways Summary Report, solicits public comment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released for public comment the Focus Area 2 Aquatic Pathways Assessment Summary Report. This report presents the methodology and key evidence used to assess the potential for transfer of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins through several aquatic pathways.

  • Corps to use aerial electromagnetic system for study

    KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Helicopter flights near Ashland, Neb., and Mead, Neb., will be part of a new study aimed at a better understanding of the subsurface properties at the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant located south and east of Mead, Neb., beginning Oct. 1.

  • Data buoy off Rhode Island coast providing

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies deployed a data buoy off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, three years ago to gather information on wave action for a Corps study and the scientific instrument has been providing useful information to scientists, mariners and the general public since that time.

  • Col. Paul Owen takes command of New York Engineer District

    Colonel Paul Owen assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, during a formal change of command ceremony on September 14, 2012. Colonel John R. Boulé, who commanded the district since July 2009, relinquished command during the event in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House.