3 Jun 2015

Real-time feedback goal of new customer comment card program

Customer satisfaction is one of the key indicators of the health and success of Huntsville Center, which operates as a nearly 100 percent cost-reimbursable organization. Getting feedback from customers more than once a year to better assess their satisfaction is the goal of a new customer comment card program launched at the end of April.

13 Mar 2015

Fightin’ Ice

For the past few months, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District lock workers on the Allegheny River have been fighting the elements to keep the locks operational as the region endured severe freezing temperatures.

12 Mar 2015

Employees overcome winter storms to keep river projects operating

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2015) – Snow and ice blanketed the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins twice over the past month, which severely hampered travel in rural areas. Despite winter’s effect on transportation, it did not prevent a handful of very dedicated Corps of Engineers employees from going above and beyond to keep hydropower plants operating and navigation locks open for the movement of commerce.

5 Feb 2014

Corps urges safety near frozen Raystown Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is urging visitors to use caution when walking or playing near the now-frozen Raystown Lake.

27 Feb 2013

Scientists measure sea spray at Mount Desert Rock, Maine

Scientists from ERDC-CRREL and NorthWest Research Associates (NWRA) recently braved the wind and cold of the Gulf of Maine to collect data for an Office of Naval Research (ONR) project on sea spray. The project, “Sea Spray Icing in the Emerging Open Waters of the Arctic Ocean,” is an effort to better characterize sea spray formation in high winds and cold temperatures.

12 Apr 2012

Albuquerque Transfers Ice Mission to Charleston District

Each year, the Charleston and Albuquerque districts trade off the lead of the Corps’ National Ice Team mission. This year, the lead transferred back to Charleston during a ceremony April 2, where ice was symbolically handed from Albuquerque to Charleston via a video teleconference.

1 Apr 2011

When Disaster Strikes, We’ll Bring the Ice!

In the event a disaster such as a hurricane hits the U.S. this year, Albuquerque District will ensure that ice is purchased and delivered to the affected area, when requested.

23 Apr 2010

ERDC Lab Forms Ice Circles

23 April 2010Hanover, N.H. — A freelance film crew working for Discovery Channel visited the ERDC