Employees of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps
Employees of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers paused their busy schedules to participate in a Days of Remembrance program. Days of Remembrance aims to raise awareness about the victims of the ... More
James “Ooker” Eskridge, mayor of Tangier, points out
James “Ooker” Eskridge, mayor of Tangier, points out some areas of concern to Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, during a boat tour of Tangier Island. The district is working on a jetty project for th... More
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new Morelli
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new Morelli Auditorium is a state-of-the-art room which can facilitate large group meetings, secure video conferencing and other functions. The auditorium is a part of t... More
Col. Patrick Kinsman, Norfolk District Commander, leads
Col. Patrick Kinsman, Norfolk District Commander, leads a discussion with local, state and federal representatives in the Hampton Roads Convention Center, on how best to convert the building into an alternate c... More
(HOUSTON, Texas) – U.S Army Corps of Engineers, St.
(HOUSTON, Texas) – U.S Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District employee Scott Tichy inspects the control structures at Addicks Dam here September 9, 2017. Tichy is part of the more than 390 Corps of Engineer... More
Thanks to five new buildings at Fort Lee soldiers can
Thanks to five new buildings at Fort Lee soldiers can learn how to maintain weapons systems and vehicles in high tech high bay facilities. The buildings are all part of the new Army Ordnance Center campus at Fo... More
Col. Paul Olsen presents Jorel Nadal, a district safety
Col. Paul Olsen presents Jorel Nadal, a district safety and health specialist, with the pen he used to sign the Voluntary Protection Program Commitment Statement affirming the district’s support to participate ... More
Coast Guardsmen with the Deployable Operations Group
Coast Guardsmen with the Deployable Operations Group hook up additional pumps at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ventilation facility on Governor’s Island. The groups is assisting with the dewatering efforts in New... More
Contractors upgrade interior spaces and rooms at the
Contractors upgrade interior spaces and rooms at the Fort Lee Building 3004 with new fixtures, improved structural support and modern heating and cooling systems, June 6, 2014. The $14.8 million Building 3004 r... More
A ceremonial emblem depicting Fort Monroe, the Army
A ceremonial emblem depicting Fort Monroe, the Army Training and Doctrine Command’s previous home, is a part of the floor just outside of the new headquarters building, Morelli Auditorium. The new 263,676-squar... More
DFAC Construction review, Newport News, Virginia
Michael Bullock, Norfolk District project engineer (left), and Kris Carey, project manager with Mortenson Construction, discuss ongoing construction items at the Army Initial Training Dining Facility project lo... More
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, talks with
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, talks with local, state and federal representatives in the Hampton Roads Convention Center, on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The Fe... More
Norfolk District Commander, Col. Patrick Kinsman signs
Norfolk District Commander, Col. Patrick Kinsman signs the Norfolk Harbor Navigation Improvements Design Agreement as District employees look on today at the District headquarters building. The executed agreeme... More
Duane Robinson, a project manager, measures the slope
Duane Robinson, a project manager, measures the slope of a walkway at Arlington National Cemetery while Alice Pool, an architect, takes notes March 27. The two Norfolk District employees are a part of a distric... More
Soldiers with the 249th Engineer Battalion train with
Soldiers with the 249th Engineer Battalion train with a private utility company in Chester Virginia. The training allows Soldiers and private utilities to work on better coordination should USACE be called on b... More
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play ceremonial music as guests attending the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the command’s new headquarters building at Joint Base Langley-Eustis arrive. ... More
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Water is being slowed out of the
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Water is being slowed out of the Addicks Dam as engineers begin closing gates on the Addicks Reservoir here September 7, 2017. It is estimated The Addicks and Barker watersheds averaged abou... More
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The... More
Construction is nearing completion on the 62,820-square-foot
Construction is nearing completion on the 62,820-square-foot Columbarium Court 9 here. The new $12.9-million-dollar facility will add 20,292 niche spaces and extend the availability of first inurnment to 2024. ... More
A damaged shack that once housed equipment used by
A damaged shack that once housed equipment used by watermen on Tangier Island sits empty along the harbor here Nov. 3, 2014. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a breakwater that wi... More
A contractor prepares a pre-fabricated exterior wall
A contractor prepares a pre-fabricated exterior wall to be lifted by crane into place at the Fort Lee Advanced Individual Training Phase II project, June 6, 2014. The project includes a five-story, 300-person a... More
Bill Cofer (left), president of the Virginia Pilots
Bill Cofer (left), president of the Virginia Pilots Association, and Betty Grey Waring, Norfolk District operations branch chief, brief Sen. Tim Kaine about the status of the Hampton Roads federal navigation ch... More
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Roadways, which run through Barker
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Roadways, which run through Barker Reservoir, remain underwater here September 7, 2017. It is estimated the Addicks and Barker reservoirs retained 140 billion gallons of water that would have... More
Ryan Nagel, a Norfolk District Electrical Engineer,
Ryan Nagel, a Norfolk District Electrical Engineer, performs a site assessment at a building in Virginia Beach for potential use as an alternate-care-site, should the need arise, for additional medical faciliti... More
Sgt. Maj. Pleasant Lindsey serves as the master of
Sgt. Maj. Pleasant Lindsey serves as the master of ceremonies at the ribbon cutting celebration for the Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters building located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in New... More
Sam McGee, the Craney Island facilities manager, looks
Sam McGee, the Craney Island facilities manager, looks on as Col. Paul Olsen signs the Voluntary Protection Program Commitment Statement affirming the district’s participation in the safety program at the Crane... More
The joint New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages
The joint New York and New Jersey Harbor Anchorages Study team utilized a webinar to practice social distancing while celebrating the signing of the Chief's Report by Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers ... More
Stephen Zanchi (left), a Norfolk District electrical
Stephen Zanchi (left), a Norfolk District electrical engineer, and Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer, conduct a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potentia... More
Levi Masters (left), monitors theflight controller
Levi Masters (left), monitors theflight controller for an unmanned aerial system at Sandbridge beach in Virginia Beach, Va., as Aaron Ansell looks on, Sept. 8, 2019. The team of surveyors from Huntington Distri... More
Levi Masters (left) and Aaron Ansell, from Huntington
Levi Masters (left) and Aaron Ansell, from Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, set up a gps control point for an unmanned aerial system flight at Sandbridge beach in Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 8,... More
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Roadways, which run through Barker
(HOUSTON, Texas) – Roadways, which run through Barker Reservoir, remain underwater here September 7, 2017. It is estimated the Addicks and Barker reservoirs retained 140 billion gallons of water that would have... More
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The... More
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer,
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer, talks with a facilities representative during a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care f... More
Sgt. Maj. Pleasant Lindsey serves as the master of
Sgt. Maj. Pleasant Lindsey serves as the master of ceremonies at the ribbon cutting celebration for the Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters building located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in New... More
Master support signing - A man and a woman sitting at a table signing ...
Cathy Mangum, NASA Langley Research Center director, and Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, sign a proclamation announcing a master support agreement between the two agencies for planning, design, eng... More
Dredging the James - A large boat floating on top of a body of water
The crew of the Cottrell Contracting Corporation Dredge Marion works to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel just off shore from James City County, Va., Nov. 6 2013. The river plays a r... More
A contractor prepares a pre-fabricated exterior wall
A contractor prepares a pre-fabricated exterior wall to be lifted by crane into place at the Fort Lee Advanced Individual Training Phase II project, June 6, 2014. The project includes a five-story, 300-person a... More
Fernanda Brooks a Navy Facilities Mid-Atlantic architect,
Fernanda Brooks a Navy Facilities Mid-Atlantic architect, and Wayne Miller, a senior Norfolk District structural engineer, conduct a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potentia... More
Contractors barge in rock to be used in stabilizing
Contractors barge in rock to be used in stabilizing the York River shoreline along 800 feet of the Colonial National Parkway here June 6, 2013. The area is part of more than four miles of shoreline that is in n... More
Andrew Willey is lead forester in the Real Estate Office
Andrew Willey is lead forester in the Real Estate Office at Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The district’s two-member forestry section is responsible for timber disposal and helping manage fores... More
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer,
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical f... More
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters building, located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News, Va., officially opened, May 24. The new 263,676-square-foot building houses 1,260 employ... More
Nearly seven miles of beach along the Willoughby Spit
Nearly seven miles of beach along the Willoughby Spit and East Ocean View areas of the city will expand by 60 feet through a partnership between the city of Norfolk and the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony to praise the completion of five new high-tech buildings, all part of the new Army Ordnance Center campus at Fort Lee, Va. The five new building... More
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play ceremonial music as guests attending the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the command’s new headquarters building at Joint Base Langley-Eustis arrive. ... More
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, performs
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, performs a site assessment at a building near the Williamsburg Area for potential use as an alternate-care-site, should the need arise, for additional medical faciliti... More
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer,
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer, conducts a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care facility. The Norfolk District continue... More
Brian Boynton, a Norfolk District project manager,
Brian Boynton, a Norfolk District project manager, tours the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia during a meeting with local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the buildin... More
Contractors have demolished and cleared 11 buildings
Contractors have demolished and cleared 11 buildings here, June 6, 2014. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to support the engineering needs of the installation and the Soldiers who re... More
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony to praise the completion of five new high-tech buildings, all part of the new Army Ordnance Center campus at Fort Lee, Va. The five new building... More
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The... More
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads
Meetings are taking place inside the Hampton Roads Convention Center in Hampton Virginia between local, state and federal representatives on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The... More
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer,
Zacharie Grose, a Norfolk District mechanical engineer, conducts a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care facility. The Norfolk District continue... More
Randy Barton, an Arlington National Cemetery engineering
Randy Barton, an Arlington National Cemetery engineering technician, lights a torch from the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame April 29, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bloodgood/Released)
Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, and Paul
Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, and Paul Fraim, mayor of Norfolk, Va; sign an agreement combat sea-level rise as members of the Norfolk City Council look on March 30, 2015. The agreement paves the ... More
Employees of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps
Employees of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers paused their busy schedules to participate in a Days of Remembrance program. Days of Remembrance aims to raise awareness about the victims of the ... More
Randy Barton, an Arlington National Cemetery engineering
Randy Barton, an Arlington National Cemetery engineering technician, lights a temporary flame using a torch that was lit from the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame at the cemetery April 29, 2013. The temporary flam... More
Alice Pool, an architect, assists Duane Robinson, a
Alice Pool, an architect, assists Duane Robinson, a project manager, measure the slope of a walkway at Arlington National Cemetery on March 27. The two Norfolk District employees are a part of a district team a... More
Gen. Robert W. Cone, Army Training and Doctrine Command
Gen. Robert W. Cone, Army Training and Doctrine Command commander, and Newport News Mayor McKinley Price cut the ribbon officially opening the command’s new headquarters building located at Joint Base Langley-... More
Gen. Robert W. Cone, Army Training and Doctrine Command
Gen. Robert W. Cone, Army Training and Doctrine Command commander, and Newport News Mayor McKinley Price cut the ribbon officially opening the command’s new headquarters building located at Joint Base Langley-E... More
Corps oversees construction on new 'battle lab'
(From left to right) Col. Patrick Mahaney Jr., Lt. Col. Jack Haefner, Col. Paul Olsen and Mike McCarthy throw dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Asymmetric Warfare Group’s battle laboratory compl... More
North Landing Bridge, which spans the Atlantic Intracoastal
North Landing Bridge, which spans the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway on the border of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach, Virginia, handles more than 11,000 vehicles per day under normal conditions. Norfolk District... More
No Homes for Christmas - A christmas tree is lit up in the dark
Santa Rosa, Calif. -- A former Coffey Park resident decorates his former neighborhood, devastated by the October wildfires, with Christmas trees and lights in hopes of bringing some holiday cheer to those who l... More
USACE, Port of Virginia ramp up Norfolk Harbor deepening efforts
The Ewell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District survey vessel, sails past cranes at the Virginia Port Authority’s Norfolk International Terminal. The first phase of Norfolk Harbor’s deepening project... More
Maj. Alexander Samms conducts a media interview with
Maj. Alexander Samms conducts a media interview with WRIC at the Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center in Richmond, Va. The district deployed 38 personnel to Richmond ahead of Hurricane Dorian impacting ... More
Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, talks
Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, talks with Sen. Tim Kaine (right) and John Bull, commissioner of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, about the Norfolk District’s Craney Island Dredged Materia... More
Maj. Alexander Samms conducts a media interview with
Maj. Alexander Samms conducts a media interview with WRIC at the Norfolk District Emergency Operations Center in Richmond, Va. The district deployed 38 personnel to Richmond ahead of Hurricane Dorian impacting ... More
Aaron Ansell (left) and Levi Masters, from Huntington
Aaron Ansell (left) and Levi Masters, from Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, prepare for take off of an unmanned aerial system at Sandbridge beach in Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 8, 2019. The te... More
Sgt. Christopher Handley (left) and Sgt. John Crosby
Sgt. Christopher Handley (left) and Sgt. John Crosby with the 249th Prime Power Battalion, Bravo Company, review schematics of the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ventilation facility on Governor’s Island to determine ... More
Beach building. NASA public domain image colelction.
Pipes strewn along the newly built beach at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility here in 2102 carry sand pumped from dredges offshore. The beach helped protect more than $1 billion in federal government and Co... More
James River navigation program
Crewmembers aboard the Cottrell Contracting Corp. dredge Marion work to remove shoals from the James River federal navigation channel in James City County, Virginia, Nov. 6, 2013. The river plays a vital role i... More
The Lori Robin, a Tangier Island based waterman boat,
The Lori Robin, a Tangier Island based waterman boat, sits dockside in the island’s harbor here Nov. 3, 2014. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a breakwater that will help protect... More
District preps for hurricane season
In preparation for this year’s hurricane season, the Norfolk District held a tabletop exercise to help determine courses of action for the district and its employees should a hurricane impact the commonwealth o... More
Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager,
Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager, and John Wall, a Norfolk District architect, perform a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, sho... More
A white fence temporarily blocks the public’s view
A white fence temporarily blocks the public’s view of the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame at Arlington National Cemetery April 29, 2013. The flame, which is undergoing repair and upgrade work, will receive new ... More
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new headquarters building, located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News, Va., is officially opened, May 24. The new 263,676-square-foot building houses 1,260 emp... More
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new Morelli
The Army Training and Doctrine Command’s new Morelli Auditorium is a state-of-the-art room which can facilitate large group meetings, secure video conferencing and other functions. The auditorium is a part of t... More
Dam breach, US Army Photo
A controlled explosion breaches a section of Embrey Dam on Feb. 23, 2004, as part of the dam's removal process. The 94 year old dam no longer served a useful purpose and was removed to help restore the environm... More
Construction is nearing completion on the 62,820-square-foot
Construction is nearing completion on the 62,820-square-foot Columbarium Court 9 here. The new $12.9-million-dollar facility will add 20,292 niche spaces and extend the availability of first inurnment to 2024. ... More
Contractors install white fencing at the John F. Kennedy
Contractors install white fencing at the John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., April 29, 2013. The fencing will block the public’s view of the flame while contractors ... More
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer,
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical f... More
Martin Borger, a Norfolk District architect, performs
Martin Borger, a Norfolk District architect, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical facilities i... More
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication
Soldiers participate in a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony to praise the completion of five new high-tech buildings, all part of the new Army Ordnance Center campus at Fort Lee, Va. The five new building... More
Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager,
Capt. Douglas Cook, a Norfolk District project manager, performs a site assessment at a building in Northern Virginia for potential use as an alternate care site, should the need arise, for additional medical f... More
A team of Norfolk District engineers and architects,
A team of Norfolk District engineers and architects, performs a site assessment at a building near the Williamsburg area for potential use as an alternate-care-site, should the need arise, for additional medica... More
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer,
Stephen Zanchi, a Norfolk District electrical engineer, conducts a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care facility. The Norfolk District continue... More
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play
Members of the Army Training and Doctrine Command play ceremonial music as guests attending the official ribbon cutting ceremony for the command’s new headquarters building at Joint Base Langley-Eustis arrive. ... More
Tom Booth, a Norfolk District site assessment team
Tom Booth, a Norfolk District site assessment team lead, discusses preliminary results from team members on their findings during a site assessment at a building near the Williamsburg area for potential use as ... More
Fernanda Brooks a Navy Facilities Mid-Atlantic architect,
Fernanda Brooks a Navy Facilities Mid-Atlantic architect, assists the Norfolk District in conducting a site assessment on a building in the western section of Virginia for potential use as an alternate care fac... More
Amy Hollis, a conservator and superintendent for work
Amy Hollis, a conservator and superintendent for work on the Tombs of the Unknown, talks about her role in repairs to the crack in the stone at the tomb. Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has partn... More
Deep Creek Bridge - Drawing. Public domain image.
Built in 1934, Deep Creek Bridge is a federally owned and operated facility. The bridge passes over the Dismal Swamp Canal where U.S. Route 17 crosses in Chesapeake, Va. (Official U.S. Army Photo by Patrick Bloodgood)
Contractors operating a telescopic crawler crane use
Contractors operating a telescopic crawler crane use rock to stabilize the York River shoreline along 800 feet of the Colonial National Parkway at Yorktown, Va., June 6, 2013. The area is part of more than four... More
Flood plain manager flooded with praise
Michelle Hamor poses for a photo after being named the 2013 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood risk manager of the year in Norfolk, Va., June 24, 2013. The Corps gives the award yearly to individuals who excel ... More
(ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY) - Contractors, working
(ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY) - Contractors, working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, use a special flame treatment to resurface the granite walkways leading to the President John F. Kenne... More
James “Ooker” Eskridge, mayor of Tangier, points out
James “Ooker” Eskridge, mayor of Tangier, points out some areas of concern to Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk district commander, on a map at the Tangier Island history museum here Nov. 3, 2014. The district is workin... More
NORFOLK, VA – Additional Heavy equipment is staged
NORFOLK, VA – Additional Heavy equipment is staged along the beach in Norfolk, Virginia’s East Ocean View neighborhood. Contractors will use the equipment to move sand dredged from the floor of the Chesapeake B... More
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, talks with
Drew Gebler, a Norfolk District architect, talks with local, state and federal representatives in the Hampton Roads Convention Center, on how best to convert the building into an alternate care facility. The Fe... More
Amy Hollis, a conservator, fills a test channel with
Amy Hollis, a conservator, fills a test channel with a formula of lime, cement and crushed marble that will be used to fill the cracks in the sculpted stone at the Tomb of the Unknown at Arlington National Ceme... More
Sgt. Christopher Handley with the 249th Prime Power
Sgt. Christopher Handley with the 249th Prime Power Battalion, Bravo Company, (center) inspects the an electric panel at the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel ventilation facility on Governor’s Island where he will perfo... More
Assistant secretary views shell
Jennifer Armstrong (right), a Norfolk District project manager, shows Jo-Ellen Darcy, the assistant secretary of the Army for civil works, fossilized oyster shell stored at the district's Craney Island Dredge M... More