Billy Birdwell

An image of the Hartwell Dam in Hartwell, Ga., Jan. 15, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Billy Birdwell/Released

Early morning arrival of the CMA CGM Figaro, an 8,500 TEU cargo vessel. The Figaro is the largest vessel to date to call on the Savannah Harbor's Garden City Port.

Early morning arrival of the CMA CGM Figaro, an 8,500 TEU cargo vessel. The Figaro is the largest vessel to date to call on the Savannah Harbor's Garden City Port. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Billy Birdwell)

Shoreline at Hartwell Lake Oct. 26, 2012. The Savannah River Basin has been in a prolonged drought since summer 2011 and has experienced significant rainfall deficit. The reservoirs entered "drought level 3" on More

Shown here is an aerial view of the Savannah River in Savannah, Ga. As part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leading a robust environmental monitoring effort to ensu More

Archeologists working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, aided by divers and salvage operations teams from the U.S. Navy, retrieved a 64-square foot section of a Civil War ironclad warship More

An aerial shot (merged from two photos) of the Cockspur Island Lighthouse taken March 30, 2016 at high tide.

The dredge Padre Island of Great Lakes Doc & Dredge Company, works to deepen the outer channel of the Savannah harbor as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) on March 30, 2016. The harbor deepen More

A worker with CDM Constructors uses a torch to cut a section of a steel coffer dam pile. CDM Constructors is the prime contractor for the dissolved oxygen injection system, an environmental mitigation feature o More

Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron More

An aerial overview of green, water-filled saltwater marshes captured during Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy's visit to the Savannah District Aug. 11, 2016.

Workers construct a specialized water drainage system completely around a new raw water storage impoundment in Effingham County, Georgia. The drainage system ensures the integrity of the berm surrounding and fo More

Workers unload four Speece cones delivered Dec. 14, 2016, to an Army Corps of Engineers site along the Savannah River. The Speece cones, each about 22 feet tall when installed, will dissolve pure oxygen into wa More

Archaeologists and other crew members use pressure hoses to separate potentially significant artifacts from river muck during the recovery of the Civil War ironclad, CSS Georgia. Crews needed to remove the reli More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Two Bibb County, Ga., residents listen as Julie Hiscox, senior project manager for the Savannah District’s Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program, explains a planned investigation and possible cleanup of Wo More

Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal shakes hands with Col. Thomas Tickner, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, upon arriving at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., Sept. More

Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron More

An aerial shot of Cockspur Island located near Tybee Island Beach, Georgia. The photos was captured Aug. 11, 2016 during Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy's visit to the Savannah District. In April 2016 More

A panoramic view, formed from multiple photos, depicts the site of a new raw water storage impoundment under construction in Effingham County, Georgia. The water impoundment will hold enough raw water to replac More

the Savannah River. The Speece cones, each about 22 feet tall when installed, will dissolve pure oxygen into water extracted from the river, then push the water back into the river. The process will replace dis More

Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District, examines a casemate from the recently recovered CSS Georgia. Crews recently removed the CSS Georgia from its resting place in the Savannah River in or More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Various U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Units relocated from the Naval Air Station in Atlanta, Ga., to Robins Air Force Base, Ga., into this new $20 million Marine Corps Reserve Center, constructed by the Savannah di More

A birds-eye view of the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal at the Savannah Harbor, Sept. 4, 2013. Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal visited the port and took a helicopter tour.

Metro Savannah-area teachers join marine archaeologists, Civil War re-enactors and other specialists to learn how to integrate science, technology, engineer and math (STEM) lessons from the recovery of the iron More

An aerial view of Fort Pulaski located near Savannah, Georgia taken Aug. 11, 2016. Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy received an aerial helicopter tour over the Savannah Harbor to get updates of the dis More

Julie Morgan-Ryan, archaeologist for the Savannah District, examines a casemate from the recently recovered CSS Georgia. Crews recently removed the CSS Georgia from its resting place in the Savannah River in or More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Under Secretary of the Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal and Col. Thomas Tickner, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, speak with the mayors of Savannah and Hinesville, Edna Jackson and Ji More

Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci More

Lt. Col. Reneé Russo-Johnson, an Army public affairs officer, observes the outer harbor and shipping channel in Savannah, Georgia, Aug. 11, 2016. Russo-Johnson was part of team accompanying Under Secretary of t More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci More

Col. Marvin Griffin, commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, accompanies Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy after a helicopter tour of the Savannah harbor on Aug. 11, 2016. Murp More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Educators from schools in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan Counties in Georgia participate in a Teachers Institute hosted by Georgia Tech Univerity in Savannah. The institute provided teachers in a variety of disci More

Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy discusses the progress of significant Savannah District projects during a visit Aug. 11, 2016. Murphy embarked on a helicopter tour of the Savannah harbor as part of hi More

Workers with [name of organization or company] release the first batch of more than 17,000 sterile, grass-eating carp into the J. Strom Thurmond Lake near Augusta, Georgia, Oct. 25, 2017. The fish form a part o More

Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal gives a press conference at the Port of Savannah, Ga. to discuss the economic value of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project Sept. 4, 2013. (U.S. Army ph More

Col. Marvin Griffin, commander of the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (left) and Spencer Davis, a project manager for the Savannah District, update Undersecretary of the Army Patrick Murphy (rig More