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  • Jacksonville District prepares for hurricane season

    Although some people living in Florida may have forgotten how to prepare, Stormant and his assistant, Logan Wilkinson, have been putting in extra hours in preparation for the 2014 hurricane season. They’ve been educating state and local officials about the Army Corps of Engineers’ emergency capabilities and learning about scenarios where assistance might be requested.

  • NR 14-017: Corps offers more tours of Center Hill Dam Powerhouse

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (May 30, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering more public tours of the Center Hill Dam Powerhouse here Saturday, July 19, Aug. 16, and Sept. 6, 2014. The free guided tours of the structure are at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon and are approximately 45 minutes in length.

  • NR 14-016: Corps offering public tours of Wolf Creek Dam Powerhouse

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (May 30, 2014) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is offering public tours of the Wolf Creek Dam Powerhouse here Saturday, June 21, July 5, Aug. 16 and Sept. 6, 2014. The free guided tours of the structure are at noon and are approximately 45 minutes in length.

  • Drew becomes 64th commander of Corps’ Chicago District

    Col. Christopher T. Drew assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District from Col. Frederic A. Drummond Jr. during a Change of Command ceremony at the Harold Washington Library, May 30, 2014. Drew becomes the 64th commander of the district, which has been responsible for water resources development in the Chicago metropolitan area since 1833.

  • Corps to consider larger ecosystem restoration plan for LA River

    LOS ANGELES--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received guidance from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy May 27 on moving forward with further development of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study and future documentation.

  • Corps unable to construct temporary diversion structure in Nevada community

    LOS ANGELES--Under the Advanced Measures mandate (Public Law 84-99), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has designed and received funding for construction of a temporary structure to divert water and debris away from the Rainbow Canyon subdivision in Mt. Charleston, Nev. However, the structure cannot be built.

  • U.S. builds six schools to shape future of Togo

    LOME, Togo -- How can children learn in schools where rain enters the classrooms and wind tosses

  • U.S. builds six schools to shape future of Togo

    How can children learn in schools where rain enters the classrooms and wind tosses notebooks to the floor? They can't, not properly.

  • Roemhildt takes command of Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

    CINCINNATI, Ohio (May 28, 2014) – Col. Steven J. Roemhildt assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Great Lakes and Ohio River Division from outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Margaret W. Burcham during a ceremony here today.

  • Corps opens recreational boating program at Sepulveda

    LOS ANGELES--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it will open a portion of the Los Angeles River corridor in Sepulveda Basin for recreational, non-motorized boating from Memorial Day through mid-September.