Baltimore District

Aerial view of SM-1 nuclear reactor and plant circa the 1960s. SM-1 was the first nuclear power plant to successfully provide power to the commercial grid when it came online in April 1957. While SM-1’s reactor More

This 1959 photograph shows Whitney Point Lake when the concept of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operating the Whitney Point Dam for recreational benefits in addition to flood risk management was initially be More

Aerial view of the former SM-1 nuclear power plant on Fort Belvoir in the 1960s. The facility provided limited power to Fort Belvoir and served as a training facility before being deactivated in 1973. SM-1 was More

The STURGIS operating in the Panama Canal Zone where it provided power for several years for military and civilian use. The STURGIS, a former World War II Liberty Ship, was converted into the first floating nuc More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Meade State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Angela M. Albert Release Status: Released to Publ More

Program Manager Hans Honerlah, Baltimore District’s Radiological Health Physics Regional Center of Expertise; Baltimore District Commander Col. Ed. Chamberlayne; and Baltimore District Project Manager Brenda Ba More

The Army Engineer Spouses Club welcomed a group of more than 30 Michigan-based "Rosie the Riveters" at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, March 22, 2016. Now in their 80s and 90s, these More

Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) transformed the unsightly Potomac Flats in the District of Columbia by dredging the river channel and dumping the spoil on the Flats, thus creati More

Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers transformed the unsightly Potomac Flats in Washington, D.C., by dredging the river channel, dumping the spoil on the Flats, thus creating new land to the More

Erma Henry-Raver holds photos of her and relatives going to see Indian Rock Dam in 1945, as well as photo postcards from flood of 1933 in York, Pennsylvania. Henry-Raver was one of several hundred people who at More

“Report on Operation Five-High, March 1962 Storm” was issued by the North Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in August 1963, and it describes the historic storm, later known as the Ash Wednes More

Harold Catlett, pictured here, worked on the water in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, navigation mission from 1985 until his sudden passing in 2014. Catlett was a mentor to many More

Drill Rig Operator John Blackson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District, works on a rig near the Saddle Dam at Center Hill Lake in Silver Point, Tenn., March 14, 2012. The Baltimore District is suppor More

Tom Howko, regional civil planner for the Great Lakes and Rivers Division explains Phase 2a (Navigation Restoration) to the key responding emergency management liaisons at the New Madrid Planning Workshop.

Capt. Matthew Fry (left), Sgt. 1st Class Solitaire Washington (center), and Maj. Robert Duke (right) board the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District's Debris Vessel 1 in Washington Harbor as part of More

Ocean City Inlet, Ocean City, Maryland, Oct. 31, 2012. (Courtesy photo)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District welcomed over 600 contractors to Industry Day. The event to informed the contractors about upcoming military, civil works, environmental and Real Property Se More

USA Warriors coach Mike Vaccaro (center) explains drills to the Wounded Warriors at practice April 25, 2014, in Rockville, Md.

Inter-agency members of the newly-formed Washington D.C. Silver Jackets meet at Fort McNair to discuss leveraging resources to identify and implement solutions to reduce flood risk in the district, Aug. 27, 201 More

National Hurricane Program Manager Chris Penney, Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, speaks about storm surge forecasting to more than 70 participants from various agencies to k More

GIS Program Manager Jared Scott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, demonstrates how to use new GIS portal, District Headquarters, April 2015.

Col. Edward P. Chamberlayne takes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flag during a traditional military change of command ceremony at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, July 17, 2015. Taking the flag signifies acceptance o More

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army, chief of engineers, presents Dave Robbins, Baltimore District geographer and study manager, with the 2015 Project Manager of the Year award at the U.S. Army Corps of Engin More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, Baltimore District commander (at right); Lt. Col. Michael Ruppert, Baltimore District deputy commander (second from right); and Maj. Terrence Harrington, 71st Engineering Detachment, Forwa More

Don Merrit, Horn Point Hatchery Program director, explains the process of oyster reproduction to Col. Ed Chamberlayne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, and Myrna Edelman Cardin and Se More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, speaks at an event to mark completion of the initial construction phase for the Harris Creek oyster restoration project, aboard More

Water samples await laboratory testing at the Washington Aqueduct in the District of Columbia, Jan. 8, 2016. Maj. Richard E. Bratton III, Washington Aquedcut deputy general manager, is seen at left. The aqueduc More

Ignacio Reyes, archaeological laboratory technician, works on photographing artifacts at the Veterans Curation Program open house in Alexandria, Va., Jan. 12, 2016. The VCP provides employment and vocational tr More

Army Capt. Craig Morin presents an American flag to 2nd Lt. Samuel G. Leftenant's eldest sister, Nancy Leftenant-Colon, during a full military honors memorial service held for Leftenant at Arlington National Ce More

Thomas Laczo, hydraulic engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, assesses impacts on a sand dune in Ocean City, Maryland, as part of a team conducting post-storm damage assessments of More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Baltimore District commander Col. Edward Chamberlayne (right) and Corps Command Sgt. Major Antonio Jones (left) honored Mr. Walter Beach, seasonal sewage and water plant More

This April 21 photo shows a bioretention cell (a storm water management practice) that collects runoff from a parking lot at the Fort Detrick water treatment plant, renovated by the Baltimore District. The bio More

Jason Stick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District geographer, performs a stormwater management survey in Annapolis, Maryland, April 27, 2016. This survey will help show the current capabilities and More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District's Construction Representative, Doug Deeter, plays a tune from his homemade ukulele made of materials found on his project site at the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is the largest provider of water-based outdoor recreation in the nation. Its 403 lakes and river projects in 43 states provide a diverse range of recreational opportunit More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, alongside state partners, signs a watershed assessment cost-sharing agreement document co-signed by the National Fish and Wildl More

Diamond's Elite baseball camp player warms up at U.S. Army Garrison Lucius D. Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, Germany, July 22, 2016. The week-long camp, sponsored by Installation Management Command Europe, was held More

Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, deputy commanding general, recognizes Europe District employees during a visit to Wiesbaden, Germany, Aug. 10, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Gross)

Crew members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District and contractors clear large debris restricting drainage from the Hudson River in the Historic District of Ellicott City, Md., Aug. 20, 2016. More

Mary Foutz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Military Design Branch, Mechanical Section chief, holds agency winner award received during the Federal Engineer of the Year Award ceremony at the Na More

Matthew Elsasser, Susquehanna River Basin Commission environmental technician, drops survey equipment onto Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in east central Pennsylvania, March 9, 2017. The Co More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, Baltimore District commander, places shoulder boards with the rank of lieutenant colonel on Lt. Col. Brad Morgan, Baltimore District deputy commander, during a promotion ceremony from majo More

Brig. Gen. William Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division commander (at left) and Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli, Pennsylvania adjutant general, discuss opportunities at first-ever collaboratio More

Large rocks are placed at the expansion site in April 2016 to armor dikes that will eventually contain dredged material from the approach channels to the Port of Baltimore. The expansion, authorized by Congress More

Baltimore District Alternate Care Site Task Force Members Shawn Crossfield, chief of the Mechanical Section, and Tim Wheeler, mechanical engineer, brief the team prior to a site inspection at the Brockbridge Co More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, and other Baltimore District team members pose for a group shot during a visit to Smith Island with project partners from Maryla More

Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, 54th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (at left), and Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Houston, 13th command sergeant major of the Corps, honor Wo More

Prior to his decades of service to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Harold Catlett was a U.S. Marine. He was honorably discharged as a corporal before beginning his civilian career with Bal More

This dedication plaque sits outside the front entrance of the former SM-1 nuclear power plant on Fort Belvoir, marking the facility’s dedication on April 29, 1957. The facility was operational from then through More

National Hurricane Program's Baltimore City storm tide flood risk map

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District's Mobile Communications Vehicle, pictured here in Puerto Rico September 26, 2017, provides a full spectrum of communications including radio, satellite and c More

Members of the public make their way into Whitney Point Dam’s gatehouse during a rare opportunity to see the inside of the gatehouse as part of the celebration of Whitney Point Dam’s 75th anniversary Saturday O More

Indian Rock Dam spillway photographed during its 75th anniversary commemoration and open house event in West Manchester Township, Pennsylvania, Oct. 28, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Gross)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Commander Col. Ed Chamberlayne talks about the history of Indian Rock Dam with area community members atop the dam during an open house to commemorate the dam's More

Col. Ed Chamberlayne, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the U.S. Secret Service's Maloney Canine Training Replacement Facility at the James J. R More

Craig Thomas, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, regional technical specialist for floodplain management, inputs data points as part of a stormwater infrastructure survey project the Corps is con More

Crews overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District begin dredging the Knapps Narrows Federal Navigation Channel near Tilghman Island, Maryland Sunday March 18, 2018. The channel is importan More

Dan Cockerham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, ecologist, conducts avian and herp surveys at U.S. Army Garrison Adelphi Laboratory Center in Adelphi, Maryland, June 5, 2018. The information fr More

Jacob McVay, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District physical scientist, practices using ArcGIS during a training session held at Baltimore District's Headquarters, June 14, 2018. ArcGIS Pro will event More

Randy Laird, president, Somerset County Commissioners, provides remarks in celebration of the completion of two jetties and a stone sill as part of a navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point on Smith Isla More

Sarah Lazo 2019 Portrait, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Col. John T. Litz accepts the organizational colors, symbolizing the taking of responsibility for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, from Maj. Gen. William H. Graham, commander of the U.S. Ar More

Stacey Underwood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Silver Jackets Program coordinator, speaks to attendees at the 2018 DC Flood Summit held at the University of the District of Columbia, Sept. More

USACE Baltimore District dam operators and engineers are monitoring Foster Joseph Sayers Dam after Tropical Depression Florence's rains by measuring the water level, water pressure against the earthen structure More

The spillway at Foster Joseph Sayers Dam remains dry after rainfall from Tropical Depression Gordon inundated Foster Joseph Sayers Lake in September 2018. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dams and lakes are d More

After rainfall from Tropical Depression Gordon had already inundated Foster Joseph Sayers Lake and Tropical Depression Florence was on its way, Baltimore District personnel answered the call to protect the surr More

The STURGIS, which was the world’s first floating nuclear power plant, is towed from the Galveston shipping channel into open water Tuesday morning September 25, 2018 as it heads toward Brownsville, Texas for f More

Radiological Health Physicist Hans Honerlah, the program manager for Baltimore District’s Radiological Center of Expertise, and STURGIS decommissioning Project Manager Brenda Barber watch Tuesday morning Septem More

Members of the project team watch from the pier Tuesday morning September 25, 2018 as crews finish the rigging necessary for STURGIS to be towed from Galveston, Texas to Brownsville, Texas for her final shipbre More

Last week, #BuffaloDistrict partnered with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raystown Lake​ and students from Juniata College​ to conduct a lake wide aquatic plant survey with emphasis on hydrilla (hydrilla vertici More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Debris Vessel REYNOLDS Captain Joe Huber conducts tours of the vessel for Baltimore Fleet Week 2018 visitors October 6, 2018. Baltimore District conducted tours More

This map shows Curtis Bay Channel, part of the Baltimore Harbor and Channels project being dredged by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in FY19. Five additional Baltimore Harbor approach channels, not pictured h More

Exterior view of the Advanced Treatment Pilot Study blue trailer at the McMillan Water Treatment Plant, Washington Aqueduct, District of Columbia, Dec. 19, 2018. The U.S. Capitol Building is seen in the backgro More

Tyler White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District hydrologist, reviews a building inventory list as part of a project in partnership with the City of Laurel to update flood modeling and flood hazard More

[View of the SM-1 plant at Fort Belvoir from outside the security gate. 8 ball design painted on the roof]

Highlights of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, in the community during 2018, including tours, education, STEM, water safety and career opportunities. (U.S. Army graphic by Sarah Lazo)

Logs and debris lodge open swing gates, creating a potential security concern, on Joint Base Andrews in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Feb. 19, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Lazo)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District Geologist Brian Shedd looks at the top of the soil layer in the recently completed scaled model aquifer February 26, 2019, constructed at the Corps’ Fort McHenry More

The STRUGIS project team commemorated the final section of the vessel being removed from the water and placed on the dock for sectioning into smaller pieces to be made available for recycling. This milestone m More

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contracted dredge operated by Norfolk Dredging lifts material out of Curtis Bay Channel in Baltimore Harbor Tuesday March 19, 2019 as part of maintenance dredging of channels asso More

A 249th Engineer Battalion Power Distribution Specialists climbs a power pole during a field training exercise at Fort AP Hill, Virginia. Also known as Prime Power, the 249th Engineer Battalion is a versatile p More

A view of the Washington Tidal Inlet Gates on the Potomac River in Washington, March 27, 2019. The tidal gates are operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. The inlet and More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander Col. John Litz takes a look at the SM-1A Deactivated Nuclear Power Plant's former control panel April 24, 2019. SM-1A, located in Fort Greely, Alaska, More

A map depicts the approximate locations of cautionary buoys that surround the construction zone off of Poplar Island. This construction is part of Baltimore District’s Poplar Island expansion project, which is More

Col. John Litz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, commander, and Amy Guise, Baltimore District Planning Division chief, have a discussion during the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and U.S. Army Co More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Project Manager Brenda Barber and Radiological Health Physicist Hans Honerlah speak with a civilian attendee at the U.S. Army Aviation Brigade's Safety Stand Down at Davison Army Ai More

Heidi Wadman, modeler with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, explains how ERDC is collecting data in and around the Ocean City Inlet and scour hole in order to determin More

Mark Richmond, Howard County, Stormwater Management Division chief, at right, discusses flood risk management options with representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Howard County and McCormick Tayl More

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's updated fossil hall, opening June 8, 2019, displays snapshots of the past, such as this Diplodocus reaching out to feed.

Ethan Bean, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District archaeologist, conducts shovel test pits to search for unidentified archaeological sites that could be impacted by potential road construction at the More

Patrick Sansone, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, student trainee, performs stormwater infrastructure surveys for Washington County in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 21, 2019. District personnel ar More

An interior view of the Secure Administrative/Operations Facility (SAOF) on Fort Belvoir, Va. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is putting the finishing touches on a state-of-the-art 381,000 More

Alex Baldowski, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, civil engineer, prepares equipment to perform a channel survey along a levee system in Moorefield, West Virginia, July 16, 2019. (U.S. Army phot More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, personnel measure erosion spots following a June 30 high-flow event along the levee system in Bayard, West Virginia, July 16, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sarah Lazo)

Richard Harper, at right, with the City of Petersburg Wastewater Plant, discusses the plant's facilities with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Civil Engineers Dan Lovette and Alex Baldowski dur More

Breakwater construction continues as part of the Dyke Marsh Restoration and Protection project in Fairfax County, Virginia, just across the Potomac River from the National Harbor, Aug. 16, 2019. This is a Natio More

Dan Cockerham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District ecologist, searches for mussels and mussel habitat in a creek during an endangered species survey on Fort Detrick, Maryland, Aug. 21, 2019. Cocker More

Image shows recommended plan for James Island as part of the larger Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project. The project is a partnership between the Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Port Adm More

Col. John Litz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District commander, throws the ceremonial first pitch at the Bowie Baysox stadium in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Aug. 23, 2019. The Baysox hosted a More

Col. John Litz, Baltimore District commander, presents Sean Dawson, Baltimore District value engineer, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2019 Value Engineer Professional of the Year award at the Baltimore D More