22 Oct 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts community meeting for Brooksville Army Airfield

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a community meeting to present the Proposed Plan for the former Brooksville Army Airfield, Thursday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m., located at the Hernando County Airport, 15800 Flight Path Drive, Brooksville, Fla.

27 Sep 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractors to begin fieldwork at Avon Park Army Airfield

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will begin fieldwork for the former Avon Park Army Airfield, Friday, Sept. 28.

9 Aug 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers investigates water areas around Culebra

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District along with representatives of the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other stakeholders met in San Juan August 8 for a Technical Project Planning meeting, to discuss plans for the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study for water areas around Culebra, Culebrita and the smaller surrounding cayos.

9 May 2012

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to host public meeting for Camp Gordon Johnston

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a community meeting Thursday, May 10 to provide information and receive input about the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for the former Camp Gordon Johnston, a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in Franklin County.

23 Apr 2012

Corps to host public meeting for Avon Park Army Airfield

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District, will host a community meeting Tuesday, Apr. 24 to provide information and receive input about the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS) for the former Avon Park Army Airfield.

12 Apr 2012

FUDS Exhibit Draws a Crowd at El Centro Air Show

Have you ever been outside riding your bike or camping and stumbled upon something that looked suspiciously like a bomb or a dangerous object? If you did, what was your reaction? Did you want to pick it up? Well don’t do it!!! If you didn’t drop it, don’t pick it up! RECOGNIZE!! RETREAT!! REPORT!! These were the messages the Corps’ Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) team was communicating during the El Centro, Calif., Air Show March 10.

27 Jan 2011

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Year in Review

From ecosystem restoration to flood risk management, and from emergency permitting response following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to ensuring safe, navigable waterways and harbors, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District had a busy 2010, dedicated to strengthening security, energizing the economy and reducing risks from disasters throughout Florida and the Caribbean.

25 Jan 2011

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosts public information meeting for Orlando Range & Chemical Yard

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District will host a public information meeting to describe plans for an upcoming Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study of the former Orlando Range and Chemical Yard (ORCY).

1 Jan 2011

Corps Works at Former World War II Air Field

In the early 1940s, the U.S. Department of Defense acquired approximately 1,000 acres near Fort Sumner, N.M., for an Army Air Field to train aircraft pilots during World War II.