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  • 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.

  • Corps’ Personnel Stay Prepared to Respond to Disasters

    The employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers took action in anticipation of Hurricane Irene’s landfall by monitoring storm activity, taking measures to minimize flood damage and pre-positioning its trained responders.

  • Santa Clara Canyon Debris Removal Turns Perilous

    Abiquiu Lake Operations Manager Dave Dutton visited Santa Clara Canyon to see the progress made by Joseph Lopez and Roger Apodaca, District’s Abiquiu Lake equipment operators, and was astounded. He said there was absolutely no way the Santa Clara Pueblo would be as far up their canyon without the Corps’ help.

  • Tour for Congress Staffers Strengthens Partnerships

    The District had the unique opportunity of collaborating with other federal and state water management agencies to provide a thorough field briefing to New Mexico’s congressional staff members during the week of Aug. 8.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reopens swimming beach at W.P. Franklin Lock South Recreation Area

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District has reopened the swimming beach at W. P. Franklin South Recreation Area and expects families to hit the beach for some fun in the sun this Labor Day weekend.

  • Duval County Beach Project completed ahead of schedule

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District announced today that the early completion of the Duval County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction project on Atlantic and Jacksonville Beaches helped to protect the beaches and upland structures during Hurricane Irene.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District to host Manatee Pass Gates public meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will conduct a public meeting, Sept. 1, to discuss the installation of Manatee Protection Systems (MPS) at the Moore Haven Lock on the Okeechobee Waterway.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to issue Regional General Permit

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District proposes to issue Regional General Permit SAJ-105 (SAJ-105), as described in a Public Notice issued today.

  • Post Fire, Corps Helps Town Protect Water Supply

    The people in the town of Raton, N.M., know that a wildfire’s effects don’t end when the last smoldering ember is extinguished. The “Track Fire” originated June 12 on the northern outskirts of Raton and quickly got out of control. It eventually burned almost 27,800 acres, thousands of trees and much of the ground-cover vegetation of the watershed around Lake Maloya in Sugarite Canyon, which straddles the New Mexico-Colorado border.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, JAXPORT to hold public workshop on Mile Point Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with the Jacksonville Port Authority (JaxPort), will hold a public workshop for the Jacksonville Harbor (Mile Point) Navigational Study Monday, Aug. 15 at the University of North Florida (UNF) University Center, Room 1058.