US Army Corps of Engineer's blue roofs withstood damages by Hurricane ...
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has a blue roof put on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu Parish. Hurricane Delta hit the area once again... More
Drone operators Michael Baker, left, and Kenneth Matheson
Drone operators Michael Baker, left, and Kenneth Matheson from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., deployed forward to southwest Louisiana mid-Sept. 2020 in suppor... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees
SEBRING, Fla. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees stand near the entrance of a Sebring, Florida warehouse Oct. 1, 2017. The warehouse receives rolls of fiber-reinforced blue plastic sheeting and distribut... More
From left, Andrew Farver, Kyle Mundy, Brent Mortimer,
From left, Andrew Farver, Kyle Mundy, Brent Mortimer, Brett Call and Kelly Thomas work in a field office in Florida for Operation Blue Roof as part of Hurricane Irma recovery operations. In disaster areas, Oper... More
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review their daily assessments of homes they have evaluated for Operation Blue Roof, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 17, 2020 after hurricanes L... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members talk with homeowners
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers members talk with homeowners about Operation Blue Roof. The operation is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Federal Emergency Management Agency i... More
A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first responders
A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first responders met with more than 100 displaced students from the Addelita Cancryn Junior High School at the Charlotte Amalie High School Ruth E. Thomas Auditorium, in... More
Scott Williamson, a Qaulity Assurance technician from
Scott Williamson, a Qaulity Assurance technician from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District, inspects a roof in Cayey, Puerto Rico Dec. 26. In support of FEMA's Operation Blue Roof mission, the Cor... More
Blue roofs are visible Dec. 26 on homes in Cayey, Puerto
Blue roofs are visible Dec. 26 on homes in Cayey, Puerto Rico, tucked into the island's central mountains. The reinforced-plastic sheeting roofs were installed as part of FEMA's Operation Blue Roof Program in t... More
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Contractors working for the U.S.
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers install a temporary blue roof in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation Blue Roof to support the Federal Emergency... More
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has a blue roof put on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu Parish. Hurricane Delta hit the area once again... More
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Temporary Roofing Mission Manager
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Temporary Roofing Mission Manager Curtis Miller, left, talks with Kevin Woods, emergency support function 3 team leader, center, and Temporary Roofing Action Officer Chuck Williams Nov. 25... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, stops by the San San Juan Recovery Field Office in Puerto Rico on Dec. 21, 2017. Semonite took the opportunity to ... More
Albert Masticola, a USACE blue roof quality assessor
Albert Masticola, a USACE blue roof quality assessor from the Louisville District takes measurements and surveys damage done by Hurricane Irma to a home in the Summerland Key. In disaster areas, Operation Blue ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District safety specialist visits Blue Roof install sites to ensure contractors are following appropriate safety procedures, September 28, 2017.
IN THE PHOTO, Southwest Louisiana homeowner and blue
IN THE PHOTO, Southwest Louisiana homeowner and blue roof recipient Brennon Williams’ home before blue roof installation. Williams’ home was one of 3,730 to receive a blue roof during Hurricane Laura recovery efforts.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, La., install fiber reinforced sheeting Sept. 30, 2020. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Fed... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, visits the Aguadilla Area Office on Dec. 21, 2017. The stop was one of several across the island for the general t... More
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic Division Commander, visits the Recovery Field Office on St. Croix and talks with members of the Corps' staff Dec. 30, 2017.
First temporary 'Blue Roof' a success
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, Louisiana, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Sept. 5, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof since Hurricane Laura. The progr... More
First temporary ‘Blue Roof’ a success
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, Louisiana, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Sept. 5, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof since Hurricane Laura. The progr... More
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
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Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers install a temporary blue roof in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation Blue Roof, to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ... More
Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remove damaged sections of roofing to prepare the structure for a temporary blue roof in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation Blue Roo... More
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has a blue roof put on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu Parish. Hurricane Delta hit the area once again... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofing crew spreads out fiber-reinforced
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofing crew spreads out fiber-reinforced plastic sheeting before installing it on a residential roof in Sebring, Florida on Oct. 1, 2017. The roofer and his crew are one of many who were hir... More
The Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof data team
The Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof data team manages the volumes of data that’s associated with the mission, starting with the right-of-entry applications, whether hard copy forms from sign up stations,... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pass out flyers and accept
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pass out flyers and accept right of entry forms out of their Operation Blue Roof mobile collection unit situated at Stine Home and Garden, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 18, 2020. (P... More
Julio Arroyo, a contractor working for the U.S. Army
Julio Arroyo, a contractor working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, secures a temporary blue roof to a structure in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation Blue Roof, to support the Federal... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer rolls up fiber-reinforced
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer rolls up fiber-reinforced plastic sheeting outside a home in Sebring, Florida on Oct. 1, 2017. The roofer and his crew are one of many who were hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More
Temporary Roofing team at the emergency field office
Temporary roofing subject matter expert Michael “Moose” Welch, discuss the day’s activities with Quality Assistance Team Lead Megan Moscarello, Omaha District (left) and Quality Assurance Specialist Alexis Dear... More
Mike Machalek, team leader, instructs a new team of
Mike Machalek, team leader, instructs a new team of Corps employees working quality assurance in the south zone of Miami-Dade County, Sept. 28, 2017.
Yamiretsy Pagan, a quality assurance specialist for
Yamiretsy Pagan, a quality assurance specialist for Operation Blue Roof in the area of Villalba, Puerto Rico, communicates the details of Operation Blue Roof during a town hall engagement on Dec. 14, 2017. Paga... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Karl Jansen reviews
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Karl Jansen reviews imagery of Hurricane Laura Operation Blue Roof installed roofs with his staff in Louisiana after Hurricane Delta’s landfall Oct. 10, 2020.
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman visited southwest Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2020, to view Hurricane Laura response efforts first hand. Over several stops, Col. Chapman, met with Corp... More
IN THE PHOTO, Southwest Louisiana homeowner and blue
IN THE PHOTO, Southwest Louisiana homeowner and blue roof recipient Brennon Williams’ home before blue roof installation. Williams’ home was one of 3,730 to receive a blue roof during Hurricane Laura recovery efforts.
From above in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a cruise
From above in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, a cruise ship sits off the coast to provide housing for relief workers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is carrying out temporary emergency power, temporary roofi... More
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, left, and Command Sergant
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, left, and Command Sergant Major Patrickson Toussaint, center, meet with Brandi Cross, base camp manager for FEMA in Lake Charles, La. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General a... More
Hurricane Laura Federal Response and Recovery
A USACE employee walks to one of the FEMA Responder Camp Lodging Pods at the camp’s location at McNeese State University in Lake Charles. By lodging first responders at the camp, hotels remain available for res... More
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman visited aa Blue Roof via Operation Blue Roof in Lake Charles, La., Sept. 30, 2020. Over several stops, Col. Chapman, met with Corps staff and con... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pass out flyers and accept
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pass out flyers and accept right of entry forms out of their Operation Blue Roof mobile collection unit situated at Stine Home and Garden, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 18, 2020. (P... More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors install reinforced plastic sheeting for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof Oct. 19, 2018, a program for homeowners or landlords affec... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, tours USACE operations throughout Puerto Rico on Dec. 21, 2017. During the trip, Semonite shared words with person... More
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman visited southwest Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2020, to view Hurricane Laura response efforts first hand. Here, he visits with the staff of one of the ri... More
Jacksonville District's Hurricane Irma response and
Jacksonville District's Hurricane Irma response and recovery activities infographic
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Francisco Esteras, left, and
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Francisco Esteras, left, and Noel Silva, contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, roll up blue plastic sheeting in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation ... More
Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller and Local
Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller and Local Government Liaison Dereck Wansing meet with a contractor at a home in Sulphur, La., where a temporary emergency roof is being installed. Operation Blue Roof... More
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, USACE Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, visits Hurricane Laura response activities in southwest Louisiana. Following Hurricane Laura, USACE is supporting FEMA and the state of ... More
First temporary ‘Blue Roof’ a success
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, Louisiana, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Sept. 5, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof since Hurricane Laura. The progr... More
Army Corps of Engineers fully engaged in Louisiana hurricane recovery ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contractors install temporary generators at one of the sites requested by the state of Louisiana. Emergency power installation is one of the Corps’ primary missions during emergency... More
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Julio Arroyo, left, and Kelvin Colon, contractors working
Julio Arroyo, left, and Kelvin Colon, contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, remove damaged sections of roofing to prepare the structure for a temporary blue roof in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. ... More
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Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
From above in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the
From above in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the St. Thomas Cyril E. King Airport has a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installed blue roof after Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged sections of roof on the facilit... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof contractors
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof contractors install the 10,000th blue roof at home of Colby and Meghan Lehr, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 23, 2020. (Photo by Dr. Michael Izard-Carroll, USACE O... More
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has
The house shown here in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has a blue roof put on by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu Parish. Hurricane Delta hit the area once again... More
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg,
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battalion, Fort Bragg, N.C., are supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessment of damaged homes, Oct 19. 2020, after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu P... More
First temporary ‘Blue Roof’ a success
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, Louisiana, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Sept. 5, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof since Hurricane Laura. The progr... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees
SEBRING, Fla. -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees walk past Operation Blue Roof materials in a warehouse in Sebring, Florida Oct. 1, 2017. USACE contractors use the materials –fiber-reinforced blue plasti... More
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman visited southwest Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2020, to view Hurricane Laura response efforts first hand. Over several stops, Col. Chapman, met with Corp... More
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Noel Silva, a contractor working
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Noel Silva, a contractor working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, carries plastic sheeting onto a roof in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Oct. 28, 2017. USACE uses Operation Blue Roof to support ... More
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Jess Cary, a realty specialist in the Nashville District
Jess Cary, a realty specialist in the Nashville District inputs information collected by a phone call into a phone database used to alert quality assessors in the field that a Blue Roof inspection is needed. He... More
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Task Force VICE Commander Col.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Task Force VICE Commander Col. Robert Clark joined Mr. David Haas, FEMA’s deputy to the federal coordinating officer, on a live talk show on St. Croix's WSTX Radio Nov. 30, 2017. The duo h... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- Ryan Walters, left, a U.S. Army Corps
SEBRING, Fla. -- Ryan Walters, left, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee working as a quality assessor for Operation Blue Roof, retrieves the forms he uses to determine whether a home is eligible for a “blu... More
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, center,and Command Sergant
Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, center,and Command Sergant Major Patrickson Toussaint view the hand washing facility with Brandi Cross, base camp manager for FEMA in Lake Charles, La. One of the COVID-19 protocols emp... More
Temporary Roofing Mission Manager Kevin Slattery, St.
Temporary Roofing Mission Manager Kevin Slattery, St. Louis District, standing, provides a status update of Operation Blue Roof to Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon at the Corps' Emergency Field Office in Lake Charles, L... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, conducting assessment of homes for the Blue Roof program, Oct.16, 2020 (Ferdinand Detres, Jr., USACE Omaha District, Public Affairs Office)
Blue roof homes at St. Thomas as seen on this Oct.
Blue roof homes at St. Thomas as seen on this Oct. 19. Operation Blue Roof has applied roughly 4,500,000 square feet of blue plastic sheeting to schools, residential dwellings, and the St. Thomas International... More
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS - Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic Division Commander, visits the incident support base on St. Croix and talks with members of the outgoing Walla Walla District temporary power team ... More
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battlaion, Fort Bragg,
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battlaion, Fort Bragg, N.C., are supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessment of damaged homes, Oct 19. 2020, after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu P... More
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review their daily assessments of homes they have evaluated for Operation Blue Roof, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 17, 2020 after hurricanes L... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- Ryan Walters, a U.S. Army Corps of
SEBRING, Fla. -- Ryan Walters, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee working as a quality assessor for Operation Blue Roof, looks on as crews install fiber-reinforced plastic sheeting on a Hurricane Irma-dama... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer nails a furring strip and
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer nails a furring strip and plastic sheeting into place on a Hurricane Irma-damaged roof as a crew member spots him from below in Sebring, Florida Oct. 1, 2017. The roofer and his crew ... More
Jason Walsh, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center,
Jason Walsh, U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, safety specialist, listens to a briefing on Operation Blue Roof at the Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District’s Recovery Field Office in Tam... More
An Operation Blue Roof crew rolls out and prepares
An Operation Blue Roof crew rolls out and prepares to cut plastic sheeting to be used during an install in Maguayo, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 13, 2017. The actual installation of a blue roof is the third step in the... More
Patrick Trier and Lucius Duerksen, both from the U.S.
Patrick Trier and Lucius Duerksen, both from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District check pallets of blue roof material for inventory at a local warehouse in Miami, Florida before deploying it i... More
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battlaion, Fort Bragg,
Soldiers from the 249th Engineer Battlaion, Fort Bragg, N.C., are supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assessment of damaged homes, Oct 19. 2020, after Hurricane Laura devastated the area in Calcasieu P... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Lake Charles, Calcasieu
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, conducting assessment of homes for the Blue Roof program, Oct.16, 2020 (Ferdinand Detres, Jr., USACE Omaha District, Public Affairs Office)
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Engineer Research
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) in Vicksburg, Miss., deployed forward to southwest Louisiana mid-Sept. 2020 in support of Operation Blue Roof for Hurricane Lau... More
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps
Quality assurance specialists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers review their daily assessments of homes they have evaluated for Operation Blue Roof, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Oct. 17, 2020 after hurricanes L... More
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors install reinforced plastic sheeting for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof Oct. 19, 2018, a program for homeowners or landlords affec... More
Operation Blue Roof progresses across Puerto Rico
Andrew Lorenz (right), a Quality Assurance specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, works with contractors to make a material adjustment at a home receiving a temporary blue roof in Mayagüez, Puerto Ri... More
First temporary ‘Blue Roof’ a success
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, Louisiana, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Sept. 5, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof since Hurricane Laura. The progr... More
USACE temp roofing team responds to Hurricane Laura
Kenneth Finley, Little Rock District, is forward deployed to Lake Charles, La., as part of the Corps’ response to Hurricane Laura where he is on the disputes team supporting the Operation Blue Roof mission. The... More
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
Drone operators from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineering Research and Development Center, or ERDC, in Vicksburg, Miss., deploy forward to southwest Louisiana mid-Sept. 2020 in support of Operation Blu... More
An Operation Blue Roof crew installs the reinforced
An Operation Blue Roof crew installs the reinforced plastic sheeting on a home in Maguayo, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 13, 2017. The actual installation of a blue roof is the third step in the process of providing a t... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and chief of engineers, stops by the San San Juan Recovery Field Office in Puerto Rico on Dec. 21, 2017. Semonite took the opportunity to ... More
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Sarah Jones, emergency support
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Sarah Jones, emergency support function 3 assistant team lead, white shirt, talks with members of the Walla Walla District Temporary Emergency Power Team at the Corps’ Recovery Field Offic... More
Yamiretsy Pagan, a quality assurance specialist for
Yamiretsy Pagan, a quality assurance specialist for Operation Blue Roof in the area of Villalba, Puerto Rico, communicates the details of Operation Blue Roof during a town hall engagement on Dec. 14, 2017. The ... More
Memphis District Commander Zach Miller meets with Corps
Memphis District Commander Zach Miller meets with Corps staff at the right-of-entry station in Cameron Parish, La. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the F... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Lake Charles, La., install fiber reinforced sheeting Sept. 30, 2020. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Fed... More
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy
Mississippi Valley Division Deputy Commander Col. Jeremy Chapman visited southwest Louisiana, Sept. 30, 2020, to view Hurricane Laura response efforts first hand. Over several stops, Col. Chapman, met with Corp... More
Albert Masticola, a USACE blue roof quality assessor
Albert Masticola, a USACE blue roof quality assessor from the Louisville District takes notes as he surveys damage done by Hurricane Irma to a home in the Summerland Key.
Omar Esquilin-Mangual speaks with Villalba Mayor Javier
Omar Esquilin-Mangual speaks with Villalba Mayor Javier Hernandez about Operation Blue Roof during a town hall engagement in Villalba on Dec. 14, 2017. Michael Feldmann (not pictured), Operation Blue Roof missi... More
Temporary Roofing Mission Manager Kevin Slattery, St.
Temporary Roofing Mission Manager Kevin Slattery, St. Louis District, talks about Operaion Blue Roof with Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, center, and Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller Sept. 16, 2020. Lt. Gen... More
Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller and Local
Memphis District Commander Col. Zach Miller and Local Government Liaison Dereck Wansing meet with a contractor at a home in Sulphur, La., where a temporary emergency roof is being installed. Operation Blue Roof... More
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer places a furring strip at
SEBRING, Fla. -- A roofer places a furring strip at the edge of plastic sheeting before nailing it into place on a Hurricane Irma-damaged roof in Sebring, Florida Oct. 1, 2017. The roofer and his crew are one o... More