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  • USACE announces virtual Southern Everglades Study – Project Delivery Team Meeting July 15, 2026

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District invites Project Delivery Team members, stakeholders, partners, and members of the public to attend a virtual Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting for the Southern Everglades Restoration Project feasibility study on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

  • Army Corps to participate in virtual public meeting on Mispillion Inlet

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District will participate in a virtual public meeting hosted by Slaughter Beach, Delaware regarding the Mispillion Inlet Shore Damages Mitigation Project. The meeting will be hosted via Zoom from 6:15 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on June 29.

  • Road Closure over Red Rock Dam June 25-26

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces a full road closure to Highway T15 across the Red Rock Dam June 25-26. The closure is necessary for the ongoing rehabilitation project on the Red Rock Dam gates.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of America’s 250th birthday celebration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in support of America’s 250th birthday celebration, July 3-5.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of America’s 250th birthday celebration

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of America’s 250th birthday celebration

  • Weander assumes command of USACE’s Latin America & Caribbean District

    SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — In a ceremony held June 23, 2026, at the historic Castillo San Cristóbal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District was officially redesignated as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Latin America & Caribbean District, marking the beginning of a new era for the organization and its expanding regional mission. Immediately following the redesignation and the unfurling of the new district colors, Lt. Col. Nathaniel Weander assumed command, becoming the first commander to lead the district under its new name and expanded area of responsibility. The ceremony also marked the departure of Col. Charles L. Decker, whose leadership guided the transformation of Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico into the Caribbean District and ultimately positioned the organization for its redesignation as the Latin America & Caribbean District.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Georgetown County and City of Georgetown to Host Public Meeting on Harbor Dredging

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, partner Georgetown County and the City of Georgetown will host a public meeting June 30, 2026, to discuss upcoming maintenance dredging in Georgetown Harbor.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waives day use fees at recreation areas in observance of America’s 250th birthday celebration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,800 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in support of America’s 250th birthday celebration, July 3-5.

  • Caribbean District gets new name, expanded mission

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District took an historic step on June 23, 2026, when it transitioned to a new name, new flag, and significantly expanded mission as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Latin America & Caribbean District. The change reflects the district’s growing role across the Western Hemisphere and builds on more than a century of Corps of Engineers work in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the broader Caribbean.  

  • A 30-year legacy of service

    After three decades of military service, Col. Charles L. Decker ended his final command with the U.S. Army on June 23, 2026, following a change of command ceremony at Castillo San Cristóbal that also marked the transition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Caribbean District to its new name and expanded mission as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Latin America & Caribbean District.