13 Sep 2013

US upgrades Senegalese army training center

DODJI, Senegal -- The sound of construction progress will soon be replaced by the voices of Senegalese soldiers at Dodji Peacekeeping Operations Training Center. Representatives from the Senegalese army, U.S. Embassy Senegal and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District visited the Dodji PKO project site Aug. 20 to inspect construction work by contractor, CNaf-SET.

5 Sep 2013

Army Under Secretary touts economic benefits of Savannah harbor deepening

SAVANNAH, Ga.—"That's what it's all about—right behind me," says the U.S. Army's second highest-ranking civilian leader, Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal, as he motions to the mammoth cranes, cargo containers, and semi-trucks bustling around him.

30 Aug 2013

Corps improves Savannah harbor dredge disposal areas

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges sediment from the bottom of the Savannah river to maintain the depth of the shipping channel, where does all that material go? It's called a dredge material containment area (DCMA), commonly known as a dredge disposal area. The Corps' Savannah District maintains seven active DMCAs along the South Carolina side of the Savannah river, where dredged material is safely placed and managed.

28 Aug 2013

Fifth graders learn economic value of Savannah harbor deepening

To a room full of fifth graders, a one dollar bill gets attention. But the idea of turning that $1 into $5.50 thrills them! That's the benefit-to-cost ratio for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP)—a plan to deepen the Savannah River shipping channel from 42 feet to 47 feet to accommodate larger ships and increase shipping efficiencies.

20 Aug 2013

New commander visits Savannah wildlife refuge and harbor

Exactly one month from the day he took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, Col. Thomas J. Tickner paid a visit to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and took a survey vessel tour of the Savannah River, Aug. 19.

1 Aug 2013

Savannah District renovation project receives Corps Excellence Award

The $168 million renovation of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) Headquarters, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District project located at Fort Benning, Ga., earned the 2013 Chief of Engineers Award of Excellence in the “Building the Future” category.

1 Aug 2013

Colonel Jon J. Chytka Takes Command of Mobile District

Colonel Jon J. Chytka assumes command as the 51st District Engineer in the history of the Mobile District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in a ceremony Aug. 1, 2013 at the Alabama Cruise Terminal. Chytka succeeds Colonel Steven J. Roemhildt, who had been the commander and district engineer since May 26, 2010.

22 Jul 2013

Corps talks STEM at Boy Scouts Summerfest

SAVANNAH, Ga. – A group of 275 scouts representing seven states explored potential career paths in

10 Jul 2013

Persistent, heavy rainfall results in higher releases from Thurmond Dam & facility closures

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Excessive rainfall continues to fall throughout the Savannah River Basin, which will result in a scheduled increase of water releases at the J Strom Thurmond Dam around noon today.

24 Jun 2013

Army Corps to place more than 26 million cubic yards of sand to restore Sandy-damaged projects in Northeast

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in the process of placing more than 26 million cubic yards of sand along the coastline throughout the northeastern United States to repair and restore coastal storm risk reduction projects previously built by the Corps that were severely impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The bulk of the sand, roughly 23 million cubic yards, will be placed in New York and New Jersey, but sand will also be used to restore previously constructed projects in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.