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  • West Dam Day Use Area reopens to public at J. Strom Thurmond Lake

    APPLING, Ga. – The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is reopening the West Dam Day Use Area Friday, May 23, 2025.

  • A Legacy that Floats: Remembering Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright

    “My brother somehow managed to always keep an open heart and cared deeply for others. Those qualities shone throughout his life and in his passing,” said Will Wright. “Even in his final moment, he chose to help others, and that is what made him truly special.”

  • A Legacy that Floats: Remembering Sgt. Tyrone Chisholm

    Before he was Sergeant Tyrone Chisholm, he was just Tyrone—a quiet, funny, and fiercely determined young man growing up in Savannah, Georgia. He was a devoted brother, a loving father and uncle, and a dedicated Soldier who volunteered for a second deployment to Iraq—not out of obligation, but because he was passionate about serving his country.

  • Corps of Engineers gets new survey boats, names each after fallen Soldier from Georgia

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District’s area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia.

  • USACE Conducts Command Logistics Review at Savannah District

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Logistics Activity Assessment Branch conducted a comprehensive analysis of the Savannah District’s logistics operations April 14–18, 2025 as part of the Command Logistics Review Program (CLRP).

  • USACE timber salvage operations pivot at J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project

    The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and is pivoting operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas.

  • USACE’s Hurricane Helene recovery operations at Thurmond Lake pivot

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and pivots its operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas.

  • Buxton FUDS Restoration Advisory Board met for first time

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, held its first restoration advisory board for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites property April 10, 2025, to establish the rules, purpose, community co-chair and discuss the next steps for the board.

  • New survey vessels honor fallen Soldiers, expand USACE capabilities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, completed final inspections of three new hydrographic survey vessels at the Fowl River Marina in Theodore, Alabama, April 8, 2025.

  • Hurricane Helene Debris removal officially completed during signing ceremony

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and the contractor, AshBritt, Inc., met in Valdosta, Georgia, Monday, April 7, 2025, to sign final documentation signifying the completion of eligible debris removal in Lowndes County, the last of 10 counties supported within Georgia.