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  • Operation Blue Roof sign-up deadline Sept. 30

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Blue Roof program Sept. 30 deadline is close, for the residents who sustained Hurricane Ida damage in the 25 eligible parishes in southeastern Louisiana.

  • National Capital Region emergency response partners weather the storm

    During a recent emergency exercise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District; 249th Engineer Battalion Charlie Company Prime Power; and emergency management partners helped enable community restoration efforts in the region by successfully assessing temporary emergency power needs for critical facilities. This opportunity prepared the emergency response agencies to resolve post-storm power outages during their most challenging time – hurricane season.

  • USACE’s mobile Blue Roof sign-up vehicles are at new locations

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the latest mobile locations for its Blue Roof program sign up starting Sept 14.

  • USACE opens mobile sign up locations for Blue Roof Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing three locations for its Blue Roof program sign up starting Sept 11.

  • State, FEMA add more Parishes to Blue Roof Program

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the addition of 10 more southeastern Louisiana parishes to the eligible list for the Blue Roof program.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installs First Blue Roof in Orleans Parish

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is announcing the installation of the first Blue Roof in Orleans Parish, Sept. 8.

  • Corps supports FEMA debris mission in Tennessee

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supporting a FEMA debris mission in Tennessee in the wake of devastating flash flooding when up to 17 inches of rain fell Aug. 21 in rural areas of Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties.

  • Temporary emergency power team readies for peak hurricane season

    SAVANNAH, GA. – More than 20 volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District completed a 3-day virtual power response team training course Aug. 27.

  • Retirees still finding ways to serve the nation

    Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, retirees across the nation have been finding ways to help their neighbors and fellow citizens. For Ed Mills, Ed Otto, and Beth Utecht, the national crisis also represented an opportunity to serve their country. Since March, all three have worked at FEMA’s Community Vaccination Center (CVC) in Newark, N.J. They serve in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Reemployed Annuitant Cadre, a group of 800 retirees who stand ready to support emergency response efforts across the country.

  • Corps general tours military, DOD, VA projects during weeklong visit to California

    LOS ANGELES – One of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ top generals for military and international operations made his first visit to Southern California during a weeklong tour of some of the agency’s Los Angeles District projects. Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Milhorn, the Corps’ deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, toured several project sites across the desert and the coastline – from the National Training Center at Fort Irwin to Vandenburg Air Force Base – during his visit to California.