13 Jul 2018

Pittsburgh District team deploys to Puerto Rico again

The Pittsburgh District’s power team recently deployed to Puerto Rico for the third time to support the longest, largest temporary emergency power mission in USACE history as part of the island’s hurricane recovery effort.

31 Mar 2018

Ever-active USACE Buffalo District dive team inspects Guajataca Dam in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico in late Sept. 2017. While the majority of sustained news media coverage was concerned with power restoration, there were countless other blows to critical infrastructure resulting from the storm; the 90-year-old dam in Guajataca was one such structure.

13 Mar 2018

Corps SMEs improve method for tracking micro-grids in Puerto Rico

A team of temporary emergency power and GIS experts deployed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico developed a technological method for the safe and effective installation and de-installation of temporary power micro-grids used throughout Puerto Rico.

6 Mar 2018

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los EE.UU. (USACE, por sus siglas en inglés) añade fechas adicionales para el “último recorrido” en Puerto Rico

El Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos, en trabajo conjunto con los oficiales del gobierno local, han establecido fechas adicionales para el último día que los escombros se recogerán por los contratistas que trabajan bajo la asignación de la misión de escombros de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés).

5 Mar 2018

Corps adds more “last pass” dates for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with local government officials, have set additional dates of the last day debris will be picked up by contractors operating under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s debris mission assignment.

1 Mar 2018

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers extends expedited emergency permitting procedures in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District extended expedited emergency permitting procedures in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to support the continued recovery efforts following Hurricane Maria. These alternative procedures remain in effect until June 21, 2018.

28 Feb 2018

Corps adds additional “last pass” dates for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with local government officials, have set additional dates of the last day debris will be picked up by contractors operating under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s debris mission assignment.

25 Feb 2018

Corps adds additional “last pass” dates for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with local government officials, have set additional dates of the last day debris will be picked up by contractors operating under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s debris mission assignment.

19 Feb 2018

USACE adds additional "last pass" dates for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working with local government officials, have set additional dates of the last day debris will be picked-up by contractors working under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s debris mission assignment.

22 Jan 2018

Katrina survivor grows-up to support Maria recovery efforts

Out of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina many stories have been told of adversity and strength, but Jasmine Smith’s story has been 12-years in the making as she is now serving with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Puerto Rico as the Debris Mission manager.