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  • Navajo Nation hosts USACE Silver Jackets for flood response training

    The Birdsprings Chapter of the Navajo Nation, in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Silver Jackets program, hosted its inaugural virtual and in-person flood response tabletop exercise May 30 in Birdsprings, Arizona.

  • LA District hosts Iron King Mine Project Industry Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Mega Projects Division hosted the Iron King Mine Project Industry Day Jan. 28 at Gateway Community College.

  • ERDC’s Environmental Lab publishes first-of-its-kind National Ordinary High Water Mark manual

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL) recently published a groundbreaking technical guide geared toward identifying Ordinary High Water Marks (OHWM) across the nation.

  • South Pacific Division leads dam safety collaboration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division’s Dam Safety Production Center conducted a multi-district dam safety awareness event Jan. 27-30 at the Los Angeles District’s Arizona area office in midtown Phoenix.

  • USACE partners with state, county to develop state-of-the-art modeling to predict post-fire flood risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is working overtime to ensure communities devastated by recent wildfires are informed on potential debris flows this storm season. USACE’s LA District is partnering with Los Angeles County and the California Department of Water Resources to assess and mitigate flood risks in areas affected by wildfires – particularly in the recent Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires – under USACE’s Public Law 84-99 authority.

  • Yuma hosts Painted Rock Dam Tabletop Exercise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Dam Safety Program and the Emergency Management team conducted a tabletop exercise Sept. 18 at the Yuma Public Works Department in Yuma.

  • Section 595 signing in Arizona

    The mayors of Superior and Douglas, Arizona, along with a representative from Congressman Greg Stanton’s office, met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials Sept. 16 in Phoenix to sign project partnership agreements for environmental infrastructure projects in the two cities.

  • Former Los Angeles District commander reflects on 23 years since 9/11 recovery effort

    It was a Tuesday. Twenty-three years ago. The day of the week – not the date of the month – stands out the most for retired Col. Aaron Barta. Tuesday. A planned training day. A normal drive into work. By mid-morning, all of that would change. Tuesday would soon alter the course of Barta’s life and redefine the next 20 years of his Army career and the nation. It was Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. This is his story.

  • USACE, 355th partners break ground on new security entrance at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base

    Senior leaders with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base broke ground on the new South Wilmot Gate project during an Aug. 23 ceremony at the air base near Tucson, Arizona.

  • Regulatory Division teammates lead Phoenix charity efforts

    For Los Angeles District Regulatory Division teammates Therese Carpenter and Lisa Robinson, the joy of working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is only surpassed by their continuous support of local charities.