• Tulsa District modifies Blue-green algae response procedures

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District has modified its blue-green algae response procedures for summer 2012 for Tulsa District lakes in Oklahoma and Texas.
  • District welcomes next Corps commander

    The Los Angeles District welcomed Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, currently the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, during his visit here May 18.
  • Utah Data Center construction site evacuated

    The construction site of the Utah Data Center at Camp W.G. Williams National Guard Post near Salt Lake City was evacuated today at approximately 11:30 a.m. local time after a potential bomb threat was discovered by project staff.
  • Building big for water at Vandenberg

    Vandenberg Air Force Base is currently home to the second largest reinforced concrete dome in the world. By summer's end, they may have some bragging rights anyway; a twin is on the way.
  • Emergency Management Accreditation Program fully accredits Huntington District

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers achieved full accreditation from the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP). This makes the Huntington District the first federal agency nationwide to achieve full EMAP accreditation.
  • Far East District completes Multipurpose Training Facility at U.S. Army Garrison Daegu

    SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District completed and turned
  • Military and public invited to paddle on the Mississippi River

    ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - (May 21, 2011) Military personnel and their families as well as the public are invited to a Summer of Paddling 2012 event on Thursday, June 7 from 1-4 p.m., at Sylvan Slough on the grounds of the Moline Rowing Club in Moline, Ill. Participants will learn paddling techniques and have an opportunity to kayak or canoe in Sylvan Slough, a backwater area of the Mississippi River.
  • USACE Galveston District welcomes new deputy commander

    GALVESTON, Texas (May 21, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District welcomed its new deputy commander Maj. Marty Maldonado today. Outgoing deputy Lt. Col. James Schultze was selected to command the 15th Engineer Battalion based in Schweinfurt, Germany.
  • Ice Harbor Lock and Dam oil leak repairs include fish protection efforts

    As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team Ice Harbor Lock and Dam performs repairs of power transformer heat exchangers or “cooling units” that recently leaked oil into the river, the Corps is taking precautions to protect Endangered Species Act-listed fish. This effort is part of the Corps’ overall environmental stewardship efforts.
  • Transforming agricultural lands into wetlands: Corps cleans lands, provides cleaner feeding ground

    To provide a cleaner waterfowl feeding ground in the midst of an area contaminated from historic mining operations, Seattle District, recently finished transforming agricultural lands into wetland habitat at a privately owned farm east of Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.