• Last vessel through the Soo Locks ends the 2011 shipping season

    DETROIT – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District announces the seasonal closing of the
  • Breakfast with the Chief

    LOS ANGELES — Society of American Military Engineers posts from Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire held their 26th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 13. The keynote speaker currently serves as the Acting Chief of Engineers and Commanding General for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • USACE trains Afghans to operate and maintain facilities

    Successfully transitioning operations and maintenance responsibilities to the Afghan National Army's Directorate of Public Works, is the underlying reason for a new training program designed to teach Afghans the fundamentals of building operations and maintenance.
  • Division commander holds town hall meeting

    LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Col. Mike Wehr visited the Los Angeles District and conducted a town hall meeting with more than 300 Corps employees at the Sheraton Downtown Jan. 12.
  • Division commander holds town hall meeting

    LOS ANGELES — U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander Col. Mike Wehr visited the Los Angeles District and conducted a town hall meeting with more than 300 Corps employees at the Sheraton Downtown Jan. 12.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with the Association of Pacific Ports at their winter conference in Hawaii

    Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Douglas B. Guttormsen recently attended the Association of Pacific Ports (APP) winter conference at Ko’olina on Oahu and presented a briefing called, the “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Your Partner in the Pacific.”
  • Indian Creek Pilot Study Workshop 1

    Rock Island, Ill. -- (Jan. 19, 2012) The media is invited to the Indian Creek Pilot Study Workshop 1 at the City of Marion Council Chambers at City Hall in Marion, Iowa, Thursday, Jan. 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Corps stresses boating safety at GIWW to Bastrop dredge project

    GALVESTON, Texas (Jan. 19, 2012) – A dredge discharge pipeline will be placed inside the southeast end of placement area 58a on Jan. 22, 2012, as part of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Causeway to Bastrop dredging project. Mariners are asked to use extreme caution when operating a vessel in the area and be aware of pipelines and floating markers.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partners with the Association of Pacific Ports at their winter conference in Hawaii

    Honolulu District Commander Lt. Col. Douglas B. Guttormsen recently attended the Association of Pacific Ports (APP) winter conference at Ko’olina on Oahu and presented a briefing called, the “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Your Partner in the Pacific.”
  • NR 12-001: Nashville District accepting lease applications for proposed new marina at Lake Cumberland

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is soliciting proposals for development and operation of a new commercial concession marina with related facilities and services at Rowena Landing South on Lake Cumberland in Russell County, just north of Albany, Ky.