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  • U.S. Army Major “Simmer” Singh Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

    Maj. Simratpal “Simmer” Singh, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Japan Engineer District (JED), was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony on Nov. 26 at the District headquarters on Camp Zama.

  • Jacksonville District Deputy District Commander promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

    JACKSONVILLE, FLA. – Surrounded by family, friends, and fellow Soldiers, Maj. Matthew Westcott was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony held Nov. 13, 2025, at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Headquarters.

  • Notice of prescribed burns: Missouri River Recovery Program mitigation sites, Nebraska

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, in contract with Cloud Mountain Forestry, will conduct prescribed burns from Nov. 20, 2025, to April 15, 2026, at nine individual mitigation sites located in the following Nebraska counties: Burt, Cass, Otoe, Nemaha and Richardson. The exact dates and times will depend on weather and site conditions.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Lake County partner to deploy pumps and deliver flood relief after recent storms

    EUSTIS, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in coordination with Lake County Emergency Management and state partners, has mobilized personnel and equipment to assist with ongoing flood response efforts in Lake County following recent heavy rainfall across the region.

  • Partnership brings water to a dry land

    The Pascua Yaqui Tribe, along with U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, joined U.S. Army Corps of Engineers leaders Sept. 12 near Tucson to break ground on the Pascua Yaqui Wellness Center Water Distribution Project.

  • Planner of the Year: Chris Stanton

    Traveling throughout the Southwest, Christopher Stanton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District lead planner and Silver Jackets program manager, has built a professional reputation for dependability.

  • Optimization changing Huntsville Center's organizational structure

    The changes will affect 10 programs at Huntsville Center and one program operated external to Huntsville Center, all of which provides technical, specialized, and non-geographic support to military and federal agencies around the world.

  • Jacksonville District’s Ashley Foster Named USACE Emergency Manager of the Year

    Ashley Foster, an Emergency Management Specialist with the Jacksonville District, was named the 2024 USACE Emergency Management Specialist of the Year. She is recognized primarily for taking on additional workloads, revamping Jacksonville’s Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC) Planning Section and through her efforts in recruiting, training and leveraging technology.

  • USACE, partners mark milestone with final private property debris removal in Eaton Fire area

    Homeowners Beverly Outterbridge and her daughter, Tami, arrived early Aug. 14 to their property in Altadena. As U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives and contractors prepared an area in front of the burned-out shell where the Outterbridges’ home once stood, Tami greeted each person with a smile. “Welcome to our home,” she said, handing out a statement she had prepared to read at a ceremony later that day. The ceremony marked the start of debris removal at the Outterbridges’ property — the final private property assigned to USACE in the Eaton Fire recovery area.

  • Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule

    The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2025 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan. The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. Currently, there is enough water storage to schedule the 8th and 9th increments of the 2025 Recreation Plan.