10 May 2012

Corps awards Fort Irwin Replacement Hospital contract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District awarded a $159.8 million contract May 9 to Turner Construction Company, of Washington D.C., for the construction of a replacement hospital at Fort Irwin, Calif.

10 May 2012

Maintenance dredging project will restore federal channels in lower Newport Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a five-month, $6.5 million maintenance dredging project May 2, 2012, in an effort to restore safe navigation to federal channels in lower Newport Harbor.

10 May 2012

Corps to discuss Santa Ana River Marsh dredging project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a public meeting Monday, April 30, to provide information about the proposed Santa Ana River Marsh dredging project, located near the mouth of the Santa Ana River in Newport Beach.

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.