8 Sep 2011

Army Corps Schedules Public Meeting for FUDS Study at Maui Bombing Target - Kanahena Point

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is holding a Public Information meeting on its environmental response activities at the Former Maui Bombing Target – Kanahena Point Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) located within the ‘Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve.

8 Sep 2011

Corps construction to temporarily close Belle Chasse Tunnel on weekends

Closures scheduled each weekend from Sept.16 through Nov. 14 NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of

8 Sep 2011

USACE Releases Report on Initial Research into the Effects of Woody Vegetation on Levees

The research, conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), focused primarily on the gathering of root characterization and site conditions through fieldwork, and modeling of single, living trees for both slope stability analyses and seepage analyses.

8 Sep 2011

USACE Releases Report on Initial Research into the Effects of Woody Vegetation on Levees

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released the results of an advanced, quantitative research effort on the impacts of trees on levees. The research, conducted by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), focused primarily on the gathering of root characterization and site conditions through fieldwork, and modeling of single, living trees for both slope stability analyses and seepage analyses.

7 Sep 2011

AGC’S DOD DEFENSE SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES SYSTEM AIDS FEMA’S HURRICANE IRENE SUPPORT AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center’s (AGC) Department of Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities Automated Support System (DDASS) was used to coordinate over 29 Mission Assignments (MAs) and $18 million in Joint, Army, Air Force and Navy assets deployed to stage Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) equipment and personnel at Incident Support Bases along the East Coast during and after Hurricane Irene.

7 Sep 2011

City of Burlington seeks Corps of Engineers permit to place fill material for development in Burlington

CONCORD, Mass. – The city of Burlington is seeking a permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

7 Sep 2011

Climate Change Adaptation Plan Submitted to President’s Council on Environmental Quality

As the largest and oldest Federal water resources management and military support agency in the

6 Sep 2011

Middle East District Welcomes a New Commander

Col. Jon L. Christen-sen took command of the U.S. Army’s engineering and construction agent in the Middle East and Central Asia re-gions during a ceremony Aug. 29 at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center here. Christensen follows Col. Ronald N. Light who led the Middle East District (MED) from July 2007 to July 2008 and again in August 2009, following a year in command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Gulf Region Divi-sion’s Central District (GRC) in Iraq.

6 Sep 2011

ARMY CORPS HOSTS DAY OF RECOGNITION

Shared Responsibility and Commitment Enables Delivery of HSDRRS NEW ORLEANS - For nearly six years,

6 Sep 2011

Harvey Canal gates open as water levels subside

NEW ORLEANS – As a result of water levels subsiding in the Harvey Canal, Col. Ed Fleming, New