• McMurdo Snow Roads and Transportation: Final Program Summary

    Abstract: The snow roads at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, are the primary transportation corridors for moving personnel and material to and from the airfields servicing intra- and intercontinental air traffic. The majority of the road system is made of snow overlying a snow, firn, and icy subsurface and is particularly susceptible to deterioration during the warmest parts of the austral summer when above-freezing temperatures can occur for several days at a time. Poor snow-road conditions can seriously limit payloads for all types of ground vehicles. The US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) studied the McMurdo snow roads for the National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs as part of the Snow Roads and Transportation (SRT) program. The goals of the SRT program was to improve construction, maintenance, and use of the McMurdo’s snow roads, with particular attention on minimizing warm-season deterioration. This is the final report of the SRT program, summarizing the program’s activities and findings and emphasizing those parts of the program not previously documented in CRREL Reports, conference papers, or journal articles.
  • MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 22-42 WREC Differentials

    MKARNS - This is to advise mariners transiting the White River Entrance Channel (WREC) of increased head differentials between Norrell Lock and Dam and Montgomery Point Lock and Dam.
  • Crawl, Walk, Run: Japan Engineer District exercise finds its legs

    Japan Engineer District's "walk, run, crawl" plan was crafted by JED’s Crisis Action Team to get JED up to speed in time to integrate this yearly exercise more fully with their higher headquarters, the Pacific Ocean Division, in 2025.
  • Providing a sense of security: USACE NATO Missions

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District is working on several missions in Poland in support of its NATO allies that include housing, equipping, and training U.S. troops. These missions aim to deter and not escalate potential aggression and provide a sense of security for citizens of NATO countries. 
  • Adcock receives Distinguished Civilian Employee Recognition Award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 24, 2022) – Linda Adcock, who managed the Center Hill Dam Safety Rehabilitation Project before retiring in 2019, received the Distinguished Civilian Employee Recognition Award today highlighting exceptional achievements with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
  • West Point Ranger Leading the Way for Over 30 Years

    As a self-described ‘country-boy’ growing up in Illinois, David Barr knew he wanted a job where he could work outdoors in the recreation field.
  • USACE to begin vegetation control on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam, Huff, North Dakota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that it will conduct vegetation management activities on Missouri River sandbars between Garrison Dam and Huff, North Dakota, during August and September 2022.
  • USACE to begin vegetation control on Missouri River sandbars between Yankton, Vermillion, South Dakota

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District announced that it will conduct vegetation management activities in September on Missouri River sandbars at the following locations: between Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota; the upper portion of Lewis and Clark Lake near Springfield, South Dakota and Niobrara, Nebraska; and as far upstream as Pickstown, South Dakota.
  • Army engineers partner for 25 years with federal biologists to study duck nesting ecology in Alaska

    The whistling sound of beating wings moves through the forest as a common goldeneye duck lands in a nest box mounted to the side of a tree near the Moose Creek Dam in North Pole, Alaska. Focused on laying its eggs within the cozy confines of this manmade wooden structure, the bird is unaware of its vital role in a unique scientific study.
  • Maine DOT seeks USACE permit for proposed project work in Trenton, Maine

     The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct