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  • Using the DTOS to Mitigate Flooding

    During a disaster, communication is vital to response and recovery efforts, but it’s often

  • Assisting Georgetown and Pawleys Island

    Georgetown County had an agonizing wait for the flood waters headed their way after Hurricane

  • Crisis Communications

    In a disaster event, one group that is often overlooked is the communicators on the ground. In the

  • Resuming the Renourishment at Myrtle Beach

    South Carolina is no stranger to hurricanes and each one takes its toll on shorelines and beach

  • Hydraulic Sandbag Machine Helps Fill the Gap

    When it comes to disaster response, one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top priorities is

  • Quotes from the Ground

    "Our teams have put in a heroic performance, and some are still working around the clock to save

  • Hurricane Florence Response

    Hurricane Florence barreled toward the east coast of the United States at a historically slow pace

  • Teamwork and Technology: Game changers for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    Teamwork is the cohesive bond which unites the Corps. Whether it be engineering solutions or disaster response. This year’s hurricane season tested the USACE’s mission set of supporting the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. The Corps assists FEMA’s emergency support function #3 (ESF-3) mission by providing services, technical assistance, engineering expertise, construction management and other support functions to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters or incidents. Hurricane Florence in early September provided the conduit for the Corps to come together and provide not only boots-on-the-ground assistance, but to offer their technological expertise. Geographic information systems (GIS) and the USACE’s Modeling, Mapping and Consequences Production Center (MMC) were two entities that the Corps utilized during this year’s hurricane season.

  • Airborne dozers put the jab in Engineers’ MOTSU knockout

    It’s new. Not the concept of dropping bulldozers from the sky. The Army has been doing that for

  • Engineer Task Force revolutionizes disaster response with MOTSU recovery

    Truckers hauled the first 2,000 tons of fill material into the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point,