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  • Lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty without Twin Rivers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2012) – The lower Mississippi River would be four feet less mighty today if not for the water storage reservoirs along the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and their tributaries that provide a stream of water management benefits.

  • Quick thinking, experience, teamwork aid in rescue of two below Center Hill Dam

    LANCASTER, Tenn. -- Quick-thinking, experience and teamwork of individuals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Center Hill Dam aided in the rescue of two people Aug. 16, 2012 after their boat capsized while fishing in turbulent tail waters during sluice gate releases.

  • Corps of Engineers water resources class learns from Trinity River watershed case studies in Dallas-Fort Worth

    Members’ of this year’s U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program toured three Dallas-Fort Worth projects Aug. 23 during its weeklong session held in the Fort Worth District. The program offers an advanced training opportunity, for about a dozen competitively selected students from all over the Corps, on water resources planning.

  • Corps construction to close Belle Chasse Tunnel for the weekend

     Closure scheduled from August 24 through August 27NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

  • West Point Dam Road Traffic Restricted

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Point Project, announced that vehicular and pedestrian traffic across the dam road will be closed from August 27-31, 2012 to ensure public safety as contractors seal joints on the dam’s roadway.

  • USACE annouces the Final Environmental Impact Statement

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District (USACE), in coordination with the Jackson County Port Authority (JCPA) is pleased to announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Bayou Casotte Harbor Improvement Project.

  • Former USACE Engineer Convicted of Bribery

    HOUSTON - Christopher Castillo, 33, of Monte Alto, Texas, has entered a plea of guilty to one count of bribery, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today along with Special Agent Frank Robey, director of the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command's (USACID) Major Procurement Fraud Unit (MPFU). Castillo was a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Castillo was charged by criminal information on July 2, 2012, and entered his guilty plea just moments ago before U.S. Magistrate Judge John Froeschner.

  • TRUMAN LAKE: Corps to hold annual hunt for persons with disabilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Harry S. Truman Lake and The Masonic Lodge #653 will host the 23rd Annual Truman Lake Managed Deer Hunt for persons with physical disabilities Nov. 3 and 4 at Shawnee Bend and Berry Bend Parks.

  • On Top: USACE Middle East District Employee Climbs Kilimanjaro

    Mount Kilimanjaro is revered, even romanticized, in the minds of men and women who believe reaching the top is to reach some ultimate destination. An employee from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District reached that destination.

  • Corps of Engineers issues permit for Navy wharf at Bangor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit Aug. 21 to the U.S. Navy to construct and operate a second Explosives Handling Wharf (EHW-2) at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor in support of its submarine fleet.