10 May 2012

Marina del Rey dredging begins

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a $13 million dredging project today, removing up to one million cubic yards of accumulated sand from the entrance channel to Marina del Rey Harbor and improving navigational safety for area first responders and other boating traffic.

10 May 2012

USACE welcomes newest member of Senior Executive Service

Donn Booker has been selected as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' newest member for the Senior Executive Service.

10 May 2012

LVIS eliminates dirty job

The work of the 633rd Security Forces Squadron at Langley's LaSalle gate was worthy of a nod from the "Dirty Jobs" man himself.

10 May 2012

U.S. ARMY GEOSPATIAL CENTER PROVIDES FREE MODELING & SIMULATION TERRAIN DATABASES

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) is now distributing Modeling and Simulation (M&S) terrain databases along with operational geospatial products on its Common Map Background (CMB) website with the goal of providing a single repository for all geospatial products.

10 May 2012

Corps of Engineers Joins ABMC, VA and DLNR to Break Ground for the Vietnam Pavilions Project at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl

Leaders from the Corps of Engineers joined officials from the American Battle Monuments Commission, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and others to break ground for the new Vietnam Pavilions Project at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl on May 9.

10 May 2012

Summer recreational vessel lockage schedule begins May 15

Tuesday, May 15, marks the start of the summer schedule for recreational boaters using navigation locks to travel past U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, Corps navigation planners announced today.

10 May 2012

McNary Dam hosts free fishing derby for kids

Young anglers are invited to a free fishing derby at McNary Lock and Dam on Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m. to noon.

10 May 2012

Corps of Engineers begins removing HESCO bastions at BP-NM Floodway

MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 10, 2012 – The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today began removing the sand-filled HESCO bastions from the top of the levee in the upper crevasse at the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway in preparation for this year’s construction season.

9 May 2012

Updated 2012 National Wetland Plant List is available

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in partnership with other federal agencies announced today the

9 May 2012

Regional General Permits expire May 1

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, announced that two Regional General Permits (RGP), previously issued in 2007 for a five-year period, expired May 1 without the potential for extension.