27 Jan 2012

USACE districts collaborate to provide essential services in Afghanistan

Teamwork is a tenet of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as it fulfills its mission to provide engineering services to the nation in peace and war, and nowhere is that better exemplified than the collaboration that exists among the districts of the Transatlantic Division in delivering services that support construction in Afghanistan.

27 Jan 2012

Corps to extend water releases from Lake Okeechobee

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has announced it will extend water releases from Lake Okeechobee, in an effort to offset rising levels of saltwater in the Caloosahatchee River.

27 Jan 2012

Clear Creek Comment Extension

GALVESTON, Texas (Jan. 27, 2012) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, has extended the comment period for the Draft General Reevaluation Report and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Clear Creek Reevaluation Study, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, and Harris Counties, Texas, to Feb. 14, 2012.

27 Jan 2012

Zama High School Team GAS victorious in Bid Proposal competition

What began four years ago as an opportunity for high school students to observe a construction site has blossomed into annual competitions that promote science education in concert with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

27 Jan 2012

Corps of Engineers leaders to attend meetings in North Dakota, meet with state and local officials

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. John Peabody and St. Paul District Commander Col. Michael Price will meet with Fargo, N.D. / Moorhead, Minn., mayors and city officials and attend the Devils Lake Executive Committee meeting in Bismarck, N.D., Jan. 31.

27 Jan 2012

TEC's Remote Sensing Group's mobile laboratory for field work and sensor demos

ERDC Topographic Engineering Center (TEC) scientists have recently taken delivery of a mobile van that will house and transport various remote sensing and processing systems in support of field experiment campaigns.

27 Jan 2012

ERDC scientists support Navy relocation plans

ERDC Environmental Laboratory's (EL) Dr. Deborah Shafer is leading a series of interdisciplinary teams studying dredging effects on coral reefs and providing assistance to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command-Pacific Division.

27 Jan 2012

Hanover researchers mentor Dartmouth students via WISP

Five Dartmouth College students and four ERDC-CRREL researchers are set for intern- and mentor-ships during the college's 2012 spring semester.

27 Jan 2012

EL engineer receives ASCE Eastern Regional Younger Member Council Award

ERDC Environmental Laboratory's (EL) Damarys Acevedo-Acevedo received the American Society of Civil Engineers' (ASCE) Eastern Regional Younger Member Council Award for Outstanding Young Civil Engineer in the Public Sector.

27 Jan 2012

ERDC security specialist achieves professional certification

ERDC Security Specialist Teresa Johnson, has completed the requirements for Security Fundamentals Professional Certification from the Defense Security Service.