Sandra Arnold

More than a half century ago, in response to devastating floods that occurred in Houston in 1929 and 1935, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of Addicks and Barker dams in what was then undevel More

Addicks and Barker reservoirs are located near the intersection of I-10 and State Highway 6, in an area considered to be in the upper watershed of Buffalo Bayou. They provide flood damage reduction along Buffal More

Pia Ledesma, an employee at a Navy Exchange Uniform Shop, dresses a mannequin with the Navy's new physical training uniform at the Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, June 20, 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Sandra Arn More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Lalia Gonzalez helps two brothers plant flowers along the base's entrance in preparation for the July 4th celebration at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, July 2, 2008. The Fir More

Leaders of the 4th Infantry Division headquarters question staff Brig. Gen. Abdulrahman Handhal Mahdi Alburghif, center, 10th Brigade commander 3rd Iraqi Army, about the challenges in Iraq that he is currently More

From left to right: Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan National Army 209th Corps; Maj. Gen. Ghulam Mujtaba Patang; Regional Commander North of the Afghan National Police; and International Secu More

Afghan National Army 209th Corps, 10th Mountain and Regional Support Command-North troops hand out school supplies to Nawabad School in Dehdadi District, Sept. 30. The school, with shattered windows, cinder blo More

10th Mountain Division Army Spc. Joseph Ellis (center) and Spc. Brighton Mancillas (right), practice reading English with children of ANA soldiers, Sangar, 13 (left) and Habib, 12 (right). The specialists becam More

The Afghan National Army 209th Corps and the 10th Mountain Division''s Female Engagement Team donated approximately $6,000 worth of school supplies to Said Hidayatullah Naqshbandi and Kaka Kot girls'' schools i More

Afghan National Army recruits at the 209th Corps Camp Shaheen training facility in northern Afghanistan Oct. 6 prepare to begin their first physical training diagnostic test to determine their physical readines More

Army Spc. Elijah Simpliciano (center) and 1st Lt. Nathan Clason, 10th Mountain Division, fingerprint an Afghan National Army recruit using the Biometrics Automated Toolset to collect data from ANA 209th Corps recruits.

German Police Project Team mentors host a graduation ceremony for 63 newly commissioned Afghan National Police officers at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. The German police and Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry More

Nearly 400 Afghan National Army recruits receive nine immunizations each as part of the ANA’s basic training program at the 209th Corps Regional Hospital at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. All 1,404 recruits who make up More

The German Police Project Team oversees a series of Afghan National Police training stations ranging from physical fitness testing and self defense to riot control and handcuffing Oct. 20 at Camp Shaheen, Afgha More

Col. Thomas W. Kula, commanding officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, awards Pablo Hernandez, a project engineer in the USACE Galveston District's Brownsville office, with a Certifi More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Project Engineer Pablo Hernandez (left) discusses the progression of a 604-feet segment of fence in Brownsville with Col. Christopher Sallese, USACE Galvest More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Commander Col. Christopher Sallese discusses the estimated completion date of the beach renourishment project at South Padre Island Jan. 12, during a routine pr More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Specialist Kris Brown, Galveston District, receives a Certificate of Achievement in Safety from Col. Thomas Kula, Southwestern Division commander, at a Water Safety More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Commander Col. Christopher W. Sallese (right) visits a newly-built jetty (completed in October 2010) located at the Lower Colorado River Authority Matagorda Bay More

A brass memorial plaque and final reef ball were placed in an area that has been named the Robert Benjamin Boren Memorial Reef, located in Chocolate Bayou, Placement Area 4A. Feb. 23. Boren, who passed away, J More

A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado River Locks.

Mayor Joe Jaworski, City of Galveston, recognized Col. Christopher Sallese, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Galveston District, with a proclamation dedicating, April 1, as USACE Galveston District's Water Safety More

Al Meyer, a project engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, holds a European Barn Owl during a visit to a dredge placement area in the Houston Ship Channel to review the bird abatemen More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, together with the City of Texas City, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the 400-feet-wide Texas City Ship Channel (which was deepened fro More

USACE Galveston district blood donation chart.

A U.S. Sailor attached to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 37 uses a basket to simulate a rescue operation with Indonesian Boy Scouts aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) during a t More

The U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band, Orient Express performs during a jazz festival during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Indonesia 2012. CARAT 2012 is a nine-country, bilateral exercise between th More

U.S. Marines from the 2nd Battalion, Company F, Amphibious Assault Battalion, and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, execute a practice amphibious assault attack as Landing Force CARAT at Ivo Jangka More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a contract in the amount of $5,523,585 to Orion Marine Construction Inc., for the maintenance dredging of the Channel to Harlingen and the Gulf Intrac More

USACE Galveston district Eddie Irigoyen, a construction manager in the Construction Branch and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awareness Program liaison for the district, volunteers as part of the More

U.S. Army Col. Christopher Sallese, right, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston district commander presents Fred Anthamatten, the regulatory branch chief, with a service award, for his 35 years of dedicat More

Staff from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Colorado River Locks provided a tour of the lock facilities to Sam Houston High School’s (Arlington ISD) Earth and Science Club as part of a Gulf More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded a task order in the amount $251,997 to J.M. Davidson Inc. (a small business contractor) for buoy repair, replacement and maintenance at the Brazos Riv More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Eduardo Irigoyen, construction manager in the USACE Galveston District, was recognized as the USACE Ronald J. Ruffennach Communicator of the Year. The award More

An image of the proposed setback as outlined by the proposed policy. The single red line in the middle of the waterway represents the center line of the GIWW while the white lines on either side of the red cent More

Making a living managing the removal and placement of dirt wasn’t a job offered during any career fair Christopher Frabotta, chief of Navigation at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, attended More

A campaign poster featuring Alicia Cahill, owner of The Kitchen Chick boutique, encourages careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 26, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of E More

Col. Richard Pannell visits the U.S. Coast Guard Station at South Padre Island, a command of the Eighth Coast Guard District. The USACE Galveston District recently completed maintenance dredging within the U.S. More

Vice President Joe Biden visits the Port of Houston Authority to discuss investing in the nation’s infrastructure to help create jobs and grow the economy. Biden's visit to Houston is part of a wider administra More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District partnered with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to complete the $30,063,931 design-build U.S. Customs and Border Protection Facility in Corpus Christi, More

Mariners are advised to be aware of an increase in waterborne hazards in the Bayport Flare and Houston Ship Channel as a result of maintenance dredging work scheduled to begin this month and continue through Oc More

Meet USACE Galveston District Branch Chief Jody Rowe, Real Estate Division.

When Mario Beddingfield’s sixth grade science teacher asked him if he had ever thought about becoming an engineer, he replied that he wasn’t interested in learning how to drive a train. Luckily for the U.S. Arm More

USACE Galveston District Commander Col. Richard Pannell testifies during the Texas Legislature’s Joint Interim Committee on Coastal Barrier Systems Public Hearing at the Texas A&M University Galveston Campus to More

Fascinated by construction at an early age, Vicksburg, Miss., native Dawn Ramsey knew a career in math and science would be an obvious fit. Little did Ramsey know her love for numbers and hypotheses would lead More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will soon finish uploading deep-draft navigation channel data on its hydrographic surveys webpage (http://www.swg.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx) an More

Rear Adm. Mary Jackson, Commander of Navy Region Southeast, visits Naval Air Station Kingsville for the first time since taking command July 2014. During the one-day tour, Jackson had the opportunity to meet wi More

Meet Melissa Smith, Naval Air Station Kingsville's new ombudsman.

Chief Air Traffic Controller Curtis Malone, chair of the Navy Ball Committee at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, presents certificates of appreciation to (left) Nancy Allen, president and CEO of the USO Sou More

Cmdr. Charles Stahl, commanding officer of Training Air Wing TWO (VT-21 Redhawks), enjoys lunch during the USO South Texas’ Holiday Luncheon at the Fleet and Family Support Center on Naval Air Station Kingsvill More

Capt. Christopher Misner, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, readily accepted the invitation to speak about veterans contributions to the nation during Congressman Filemon Vela’s 2nd Ann More

Community Plans Liaison Officer Glenn Jones, (Mission Sustainment) Air Operations Department at Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast, discusses the economic impact NAS Kingsville has on the region, th More

Col. Richard Pannell, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, welcomes more than 150 professionals during the Levee Safety Community of Practice Workshop Dec. 1-4. The workshop offered More

Naval Air Station Kingsville personnel and affiliated organizations’ staff attend a tabletop exercise in preparation for tomorrow’s fuel spill exercise. The main goals are to test the station’s response for an More

Naval Air Station Kingsville personnel participate in a fuel spill exercise. The exercise’s main goals were to test the station’s response for an environmental spill and containment procedures to control, mitig More

Lt. Earnest Mitchell performs a reenlistment ceremony for Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (launching and recovery equipment) 1st Class Jayson Floresca at the Air Operations Control Tower, Naval Air Station Kingsville More

Capt. Christopher Misner, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, congratulates newly frocked Sailors Engineman 3rd Class Marcus Marshmon, Electronic Technician 2nd Class Daniel Johnson and A More

Col. Richard Pannell, USACE Galveston District commander, signed necessary documents for the Hunting and White Oak Bayou projects' Project Partnership Agreements at the USACE Galveston District headquarters wit More

Under the CAP, the Corps is authorized to construct small projects within specific federal funding limits. The total cost of a project (including studies, design and construction) is shared between the federal More

John Walden, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, sets up a Global Positioning System at Pelican Island to collect survey data of the existing levee conditions for a levee repair job. Learn more abo More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers named Susan Martin the 2015 Administrative Professional of the Year during a ceremony today to highlight the essential role administrative professionals play in supporting the d More

Boat Operator Thomas Geiger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, steers the Tanner II vessel in the Freeport Harbor while using multibeam technology to gather survey data.

Public Affairs Officers Sandra Arnold, APR+M, and Isidro Reyna, APR, accepted the Public Relations Society of America Houston Chapter’s top honor, the 2015 Grand Excalibur Award, on behalf of the USACE Galvesto More

HOUSTON (April 25, 2016) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District officials estimate the Addicks and Barker reservoirs have prevented $5.1 billion in monetary damages and approximately 24,000 struc More

HOUSTON (April 27, 2016) - David Byers, U.S Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District survey technician, and Jonathan Whitmire, USACE Galveston District survey party chief, take measurements of cement joints i More

Camp Spann troops, deployed to northern Afghanistan, wait for Afghan government officials to begin the ribbon-cutting ceremony in celebration of the completion of repairs to the facility that provides water to More

From left to right: Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan National Army 209th Corps; Maj. Gen. Ghulam Mujtaba Patang; Regional Commander North of the Afghan National Police; and International Secu More

Afghan National Army 209th Corps, 10th Mountain and Regional Support Command-North troops hand out school supplies to Nawabad School in Dehdadi District, Sept. 30. The school, with shattered windows, cinder blo More

Navy Lt. Matthew Marcinkiewicz, a mentor to the Afghan National Army’s 209th Corps Regional Hospital staff at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan, practices reading English with children of ANA soldiers, Shaibe, 13 (cent More

The Afghan National Army 209th Corps and the 10th Mountain Division''s Female Engagement Team donated approximately $6,000 worth of school supplies to Said Hidayatullah Naqshbandi and Kaka Kot girls'' schools i More

Afghan National Army recruits at the 209th Corps Camp Shaheen training facility in northern Afghanistan Oct. 6 prepare to begin their first physical training diagnostic test to determine their physical readines More

10th Mountain Division Spc. Jonathan Hall snaps a photo of an Afghan National Army recruit as part of the ANA’s identification database at the Camp Shaheen training facility in northern Afghanistan.

Nearly 400 Afghan National Army recruits receive nine immunizations each as part of the ANA’s basic training program at the 209th Corps Regional Hospital at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. All 1,404 recruits who make up More

German Police Project Team mentors host a graduation ceremony for 63 newly commissioned Afghan National Police officers at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. The German police and Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry More

The German Police Project Team oversees a series of Afghan National Police training stations ranging from physical fitness testing and self defense to riot control and handcuffing Oct. 20 at Camp Shaheen, Afgha More

Camp Mike Spann volunteers donated their time today to assist children of Afghan National Army soldiers of the 209th Corps to improve their English skills as part of the established English Conversation Club.

Construction of a 604-feet segment of fence in Brownsville's Hope Park area is currently underway and is scheduled to be completed by the end of January 2011. USACE Galveston District staff provided real estate More

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Commander Col. Christopher W. Sallese visits the new jetty (completed in October 2010) located at the Lower Colorado River Authority Matagorda Bay Nature Park a More

Mayor Joe Jaworski, City of Galveston, recognizes Col. Christopher Sallese, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Galveston District, with a proclamation dedicating April 1 as USACE Galveston District's Water Safety Pr More

Krieger, a six-year-old Saker Falcon, prepares to take flight over a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District dredge placement area in the Houston Ship Channel April 14. Krieger is one of nearly a dozen More

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison was the honored guest speaker at a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District and City of Texas City Oct. 29. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening More

U.S. Navy sailors attached to the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) played a friendly game of volleyball with Indonesian sailors during a sports day event on the Surabay More

Members of the U.S. Navy 7th Fleet Band, Orient Express, conduct an interview with a J-Trax reporter, a local television station in Surabaya, between sets at a jazz festival during Cooperation Afloat Readiness More

Marines with 2nd Battalion, Company F, Amphibious Assault Battalion, and Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, drive their Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) from the landing dock ship USS Germantown (LS More

Pictured is Simon DeSoto the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District lock operator in Matagorda, Texas, March 21 ,2013. (Courtesy photo by U.S. Army/Released)

USACE Galveston District staff hand out water safety and hurricane preparedness information during a Sugar Land Skeeters Minor League Baseball game to "Strike Out Drowning" during “Emergency Responders Night” M More

A campaign poster featuring Byron Williams, Civil Engineer and Project Manager, encourages careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 26, 2013. The U.S. Army Corps of E More

Vice President Joe Biden visits the Port of Houston Authority to discuss investing in the nation’s infrastructure to help create jobs and grow the economy. Biden's visit to Houston is part of a wider administra More

Rear Adm. Mary Jackson, Commander of Navy Region Southeast, visits Naval Air Station Kingsville for the first time since taking command July 2014. During the one-day tour, Jackson had the opportunity to meet wi More

Naval Air Station Kingsville personnel participate in a fuel spill exercise. The exercise’s main goals were to test the station’s response for an environmental spill and containment procedures to control, mitig More

HOUSTON (April 25, 2016) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District officials estimate the Addicks and Barker reservoirs have prevented $5.1 billion in monetary damages and approximately 24,000 struc More

HOUSTON (April 27, 2016) - David Byers, U.S Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District survey technician, and Jonathan Whitmire, USACE Galveston District survey party chief, take measurements of cement joints i More

From left to right: Deputy Commander Brig. Gen. Sanaullah Bader, Afghan National Army 209th Corps; Maj. Gen. Ghulam Mujtaba Patang; Regional Commander North of the Afghan National Police; and International Secu More

Afghan National Army 209th Corps, 10th Mountain and Regional Support Command-North troops hand out school supplies to Nawabad School in Dehdadi District, Sept. 30. The school, with shattered windows, cinder blo More

Petty Officer 1st Class Rodolfo Duque, right, a Navy corpsman and mentor to the Afghan National Army’s 209th Corps at Camp Shaheen, Afghanistan, practices conversational English with children of ANA soldiers, N More

The Afghan National Army 209th Corps and the 10th Mountain Division''s Female Engagement Team donated approximately $6,000 worth of school supplies to Said Hidayatullah Naqshbandi and Kaka Kot girls'' schools i More

Army Spc. Mike Crank, 10th Mountain Division, captures an iris scan of an Afghan National Army recruit using the Biometrics Automated Toolset at the Camp Shaheen training facility in northern Afghanistan Oct. 6 More

Afghan National Army recruits at the 209th Corps Camp Shaheen training facility in northern Afghanistan Oct. 6 prepare to begin their first physical training diagnostic test to determine their physical readines More

German Police Project Team mentors host a graduation ceremony for 63 newly commissioned Afghan National Police officers at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. The German police and Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry More

Nearly 400 Afghan National Army recruits receive nine immunizations each as part of the ANA’s basic training program at the 209th Corps Regional Hospital at Camp Shaheen, Oct. 7. All 1,404 recruits who make up More