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  • FIRST DEPLOYMENT STORIES: The Volunteer Spirit

    The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) was devastated by back-to-back Category 5 storms, Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi, prompting a rapid joint response from FEMA, the Red Cross, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Operating from the Recovery Field Office, USACE volunteer project engineer, Sarah L. Rhoton, managed critical personnel logistics and helped assess damaged power and school infrastructure on Tinian island. Throughout the extensive rebuilding process, the local CNMI residents deeply moved responders with their remarkable positivity, hospitality, and resilience despite enduring severe destruction and power outages.

  • Vigilance 24/7: How the Walla Walla District prepares dams – and communities – for the unexpected

    WALLA WALLA, Wash. – What does it take to keep a dam safe? For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District the answer goes far beyond replacing concrete and steel. Through continuous training and detailed safety inspections, USACE has created a culture of learning from real-world events to stay prepared for emergencies.

  • “We’re replacing everything — screens, systems, all of it,” A closer look into command center and conference room renovations

    Regular meetings, presentations or briefing complex projects to high-level military and civilian leaders is foundational to the culture of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. That’s why the Kansas City District is undergoing a massive undertaking to improve technology in its emergency operations center and the plethora of conference rooms around its headquarters.

  • Strengthening a Key Ally: Reinforcing Emergency Capacity in Latvia

    The completion of renovations to the State Fire and Rescue Service’s 8th Division Regional Administration facility in the Latvian capital of Riga marks the latest milestone in an ongoing transformation of emergency fire and rescue capabilities across the country.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activates Emergency Operations Center in support of Potomac Interceptor Spill response efforts

    Emergency contract executed in under 24 hours in alignment with “Build Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” transformation initiative for the Army’s Civil Works program.

  • The human switchboard: how USACE liaisons manage information during flood fight events

    Two weeks of relentless atmospheric rivers inundated western Washington in December 2025. Rivers swelled to historic levels, threatened homes, industrial areas and stressed communities in floodplains. When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District, ramped up its emergency operations, a small, specialized group of individuals stepped into one of the most critical and least understood roles in disaster response: the liaison.

  • Nashville District generates assistance for Task Force Temporary Emergency Power

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 29, 2026) – With power outages impacting emergency response efforts in Tennessee, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s emergency managers are supporting a FEMA tasking to deliver and install generators as requested by the state of Tennessee in the wake of Winter Storm Fern.

  • Backup upgrade ensures uninterrupted service

    The addition of new generators will soon double the capacity of backup power available to ITL’s 10,000 sq. feet. Of raised supercomputing floor space and will also have the ability to support Vicksburg’s power needs during peak energy usage times. The low-cost upgrade is part of an innovative public/private partnership with Entergy of Mississippi, who will both install and maintain the capability.

  • Colonel Brad Morgan, Wilmington District commander addresses the audience at the final community Hurricane Helene briefing in Buncombe County, NC.

    Colonel Brad Morgan, Wilmington District commander addresses the audience at the final community Hurricane Helene briefing in Buncombe County, NC.

  • Development of a Hydrogen-Fuel-Cell Emergency Response Vehicle: H2Rescue for Energy and Water Resilience

    Abstract: The successful fulfilment of the US Corps of Engineers’ civil and military missions relies on both mitigating and adapting to environmental insecurities. The prototype hydrogen-fuel-cell emergency response vehicle, H2Rescue, was built and tested to aid in disaster relief. A collaboration across government agencies and with Accelera by Cummins resulted in successful demonstrations of this vehicle, as described in this technical re-port. Additionally, researchers examined the broader economic and infra-structural factors to determine how soon such a vehicle might be mass-produced. Recommendations are given as to how a technology transfer of this research and development effort could be enacted, including the path forward for a future version of this prototype.