Mark Bennett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific
Mark Bennett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division quality program manager, leads a discussion about the division’s current and future civil works and military construction projects during a regi... More
Mark Bennett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific
Mark Bennett, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division quality program manager, leads a discussion about the division’s current and future civil works and military construction projects during a regi... More
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, tours a memorial for those who were killed and injured in a 1944 explosion at then... More
Wildflowers bloom at Black Butte Lake. (U.S. Army photo
Wildflowers bloom at Black Butte Lake. (U.S. Army photo by Ken Wright)
A quarter placed alongside a hummingbird nest puts
A quarter placed alongside a hummingbird nest puts the size of the nest in perspective in Sonoma, California, March 8, 2018, five months after wildfires destroyed thousands of homes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi... More
Marysville Ring Levee, Phase 2C, deep mix method cutoff
Marysville Ring Levee, Phase 2C, deep mix method cutoff wall in Marysville, California, on June 21, 2020.
A view of the entrance to the new three-bay fire station
A view of the entrance to the new three-bay fire station at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 16, 2011. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District oversaw construction of the $4.5 million facility, which... More
Sacramento District's Geneva Kraus, left and Joanne
Sacramento District's Geneva Kraus, left and Joanne Goodsell pick through burned debris while helping search for cremains at the site of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, in February 2019.
Col. James Handura accepts command of the U.S. Army
Col. James Handura accepts command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District during a July 11, 2019, ceremony at the Masonic Temple in downtown Sacramento, Calif. Brig. Gen. Kim Colloton, South Pa... More
Vernal pools, such as this one seen in Solano County,
Vernal pools, such as this one seen in Solano County, are one of the focus areas for conservation amid expected housing and area city expansion that the South Sacramento Habitat Conservation Plan will protect.
Jeremy Nelson, a contracting officer representative
Jeremy Nelson, a contracting officer representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, inspects a roof at the Porterville Developmental Center in Porterville, California, April 14, 2020... More
Col. James Handura, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. James Handura, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, looks on as representatives from the Corps and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services sign a document transferrin... More
Sacramento District Commander Col. Mike Farrell joined
Sacramento District Commander Col. Mike Farrell joined Reps. Doris Matsui and Ami Bera, along with our state and local partners, to announce the completion of nearly 22 miles of American River levee improvement... More
The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office printed 6,000 copies of Sacramento District's “I Am Ready” Flood Preparedness Activity Book. The book was distributed to students from kindergarten th... More
Shown here are parts of the exposed bow-deck from the
Shown here are parts of the exposed bow-deck from the wrecked Clarksburg Ferry. Remains measure 60 feet in length and 24 feet in width, and sits at an approximate 20 degree angle, with its starboard side restin... More
Sacramento District’s Moe Adams and Kenneth Kuo test
Sacramento District’s Moe Adams and Kenneth Kuo test communications functions during a three-day simulation exercise held at Black Butte Lake near Orland, California in mid-November. This all-volunteer team is ... More
Safety Specialist, Benoit Palmer talks to a contractor
Safety Specialist, Benoit Palmer talks to a contractor on the site of a residential lot, Jan. 9 in Clearlake, California. Contractors continue to be cleared of debris caused by the October 2017 wildfires. The U... More
Buddy Briesmaster, 75th Civil Engineer Group director,
Buddy Briesmaster, 75th Civil Engineer Group director, briefs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division senior leaders about military construction projects the division has overseen at Hill Air Force ... More
Col. James Handura, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento
Col. James Handura, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District commander, and Alicia Kirchner, deputy district engineer for project management, greet guests after Handura took command of the district at a... More
A contractor with the USACE Sacramento District prepares
A contractor with the USACE Sacramento District prepares to secure a steel beam representing the last component of the framework of the Community Based Outpatient Clinic at the future Stockton VA medical comple... More
Al Faustino, District Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps
Al Faustino, District Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, has been awarded the Lester Edelman Spirit of Arrowhead Award for Legal Manager of the Year.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, talks with Task Force Barrier Commander Col. Eric McFadden during a flyover of about 100 miles of border near Yuma, Arizona.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District commander, is greeted by the Salt Lake Bees mascot during a game in Salt Lake City, Utah, June 24, 2019. Prior to the game, the AAA minor league ... More
Portrait of Prof. P.C. Boudousquie, who served as a
Portrait of Prof. P.C. Boudousquie, who served as a draftsman and assistant engineer in the Mobile District from 1870 to 1900. (Courtesy of Boudousquie Family)
Corps Sacramento District Changes Command
Col. Thomas C. Chapman addresses the crowd during his retirement ceremony at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium July 27. Chapman retires after commanding the Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engine... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers and Wilderness
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers and Wilderness Inquiry volunteers teamed up at Black Butte Lake, California, on April 11, 2019 to educate and train nearly 400 students from local elementary schools. S... More
The east end (project began on west end) of the completed
The east end (project began on west end) of the completed El Paso 4-mile 18-foot bollard barrier where it meets the existing 18-foot mesh barrier. The foundation of the completed barrier was constructed higher ... More
California Army National Guard members of the 132nd
California Army National Guard members of the 132nd Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), based out of Redding, California, conduct weekend drill training at Black Butte Lake recreation area Sept. 17.
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacramento District
In spite of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacramento District is still looking for qualified candidates to join our team.
Dr. Christine Altendorf, Senior Executive Service,
Dr. Christine Altendorf, Senior Executive Service, speaks to employees of the Sacramento District after being inducted into the district’s Gallery of Distinguished Civilian Employees at the district’s 90th anni... More
Contracted workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Contracted workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, use an excavator to dig trenches for underground utilities at the site of the future VA clinic in Stockton, California, June 29, 20... More
Ernest Conant, Mid-Pacific regional director for the
Ernest Conant, Mid-Pacific regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation, and Cheree Peterson, SES, director of programs for the South Pacific Division, sit ready to speak during a signing event for the Folso... More
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Business Opportunities Open House on Feb. 20. Known as the BOOH for short, businesses both small and large took advantage... More
Contruction work continues at Marysville Ring Levee
Contruction work continues at Marysville Ring Levee Phase 2A South on July 24, 2020.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers and Wilderness
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park rangers and Wilderness Inquiry volunteers teamed up at Black Butte Lake, California on April 11, 2019 to educate and train nearly 300 students from local elementary schools. St... More
In the early morning hours of July 24, 2020, contracted
In the early morning hours of July 24, 2020, contracted workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, place concrete into formwork to construct the footer of a Central Utility Plant at the ... More
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District commander, is awarded the Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal from Brig. Gen. Kim Colloton, South Pacific Division commander, prior to Ray relinq... More
Sacramento District invests in employees through Supervisor Excellence...
Graduates of the Sacramento District’s first Supervisor Excellence Program pose for a photo after their graduation from the program at the district headquarters Sep. 24, 2019. The curriculum includes courses in... More
Aerial photo looking south from the Fiddleneck day
Aerial photo looking south from the Fiddleneck day use area and boat launch at New Hogan Lake, California, May 13, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District aviation team captured these scenic ... More
A role player prepares to fire off a cannon during
A role player prepares to fire off a cannon during Civil War Days at the Knights Ferry Recreation Center March 20, 2016.
Patricia Fontanet speaks to a class about flood preparedness
Patricia Fontanet speaks to a class about flood preparedness while working with the Peace Corps in La Trinidad, Philippines.
Core sampling for deep mix method cutoff wall.
Core sampling for deep mix method cutoff wall.
Sacramento District employees celebrated the 240th
Sacramento District employees celebrated the 240th Army Birthday on June 12, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Luke Burns)
More than 100 community members and dignitaries turned
More than 100 community members and dignitaries turned out for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the U.S. Forest Service Kern River Ranger Station in Kernville, California. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacrame... More
In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, USACE is supporting
In response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, USACE is supporting the state of California under FEMA mission assignment to provide planning and site assessments for Alternate Care Facilities in California. As part of t... More
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility of ecosystem restoration on northern California's Yuba River met with the public Jan. 16, 2018 in Marysville, California. The team shared details of the tenta... More
Looking west along the completed El Paso 4-mile border
Looking west along the completed El Paso 4-mile border barrier along the Rio Grande River. The international border actually runs along the middle of the riverbed below. (Monumento a la Mexicanidad across the r... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District delivered a state-of-the-art training center to The Army School System at Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Nov. 5, 2019. Lt. Col. Laura Shiplet, district dep... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
George Minges, an Emergency Operation Manager with
George Minges, an Emergency Operation Manager with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, explains features of Sacramento District's new sandbagging machine during a Flood Fight Equipment Seminar and... More
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento
Col. David Ray, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District commander, discusses current and future civil works and military construction projects with senior military and civilian leaders from the USACE S... More
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, receives a briefing from USACE Sacramento District team members and contractors on... More
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, receives a briefing from USACE Sacramento District team members and contractors on... More
Wharf 2 construction at Military Ocean Terminal Concord
Wharf 2 construction at Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO). The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project is part of an effort to modernize military installations and improve overall readiness and capablities. ... More
A prominate butte looks out over the Stanislaus River
A prominate butte looks out over the Stanislaus River Valley near Knights Ferry, Cailfornia May 15, 2015.
Andra Shavone Homer, Sacramento, California
Andra Shavone Homer Public domain image related to the State of California, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Corps contractors properly conducting tree debris removal
Corps contractors properly conducting tree debris removal in July 2011 after tornadoes tore through the state in April. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing debris removal from the tornadoes as part of ... More
Quality Assurance Supervisor Chris Langstaff discusses
Quality Assurance Supervisor Chris Langstaff discusses debris removal operations in Sonoma County, CA, with Quality Assurance Specialist Michelle Cook. Both are with the Bureau of Reclamation and are augmenting... More
Brig. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander, speaks to senior military and civilian leaders from the division about current and future civil works and military co... More
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, presents Arianna Raymundo, USACE Sacramento District Army/Air Force section chief,... More
Students at Schaefer Elementary School, located in
Students at Schaefer Elementary School, located in the Coffey Park community, returned to their school building after a three-month absence when the October 2017 wildfires blazed through their community. Waitin... More
The number of deaths that occurred during recreational
The number of deaths that occurred during recreational boating in 2015 rose from the previous year. In 85% of those fatal accidents, the victim was not wearing a life jacket. As the nation’s leading provider of... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Seth Jantzen
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Seth Jantzen (right) and scouts with Boy Scout Troop 6 cleared brush from a hiking trail at Black Butte Lake, Calif., Sept. 24, in celebration of National Public Lands D... More
Tim Geiger, a mechanical engineer with the U.S. Army
Tim Geiger, a mechanical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, assesses a building for potential use as an Alternate Care Facility in Northern California, on March 31, 2020. USACE ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Senior Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Senior Program Manager Yvonne Prettyman-Beck visits levee construction sites and flood risk management features in Sacramento, California, July 13, 2018. (U.S. Army pho... More
Looking southwest across Success Lake toward the Highway
Looking southwest across Success Lake toward the Highway 190, located near Porterville, Calif., Nov. 8, 2004. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District completed construction of Schafer Dam in 1961 a... More
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility of ecosystem restoration on northern California's Yuba River met with the public Jan. 16, 2018 in Marysville, California. The team shared details of the tenta... More
Dave Mello, a land surveyor with USACE Sacramento District,
Dave Mello, a land surveyor with USACE Sacramento District, provides a briefing about the recently purchased Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) the district will begin using. Mello briefed Sacramento's Commander Col.... More
Volunterring - A man standing in front of a lake
Ralph Soares, 70, begins his volunteer workday early on a recent Saturday morning, scrubbing and cleaning picnic benches at the Corps’ New Hogan Lake in Valley Springs, California.
The Corps Environment - February 2020
The February 2020 edition of The Corps Environment highlights Environmental Operating Principle #6, Leverage scientific, economic and social knowledge to understand the environmental context and effects of Corp... More
Son Ha, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco
Son Ha, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District chief of engineering, and Tim Geiger, a mechanical engineer with the USACE Sacramento District, assess a building for potential use as an Alternate Ca... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors clean facilities
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors clean facilities at the Porterville Developmental Center in Porterville, CA, to prep the site for modifications that will turn it into an Alternate Care Facility, April ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
Construction of the spillway’s left abutment at Richard
Construction of the spillway’s left abutment at Richard L. Schafer Dam, located near Porterville, Calif., May 20, 1967. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District completed construction of Schafer Dam... More
Addison "Tad" Davis, IV (center), Chief Executive Officer
Addison "Tad" Davis, IV (center), Chief Executive Officer for the U.S. Army Reserve Command, chats with Col. Bill Leady (left), commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, during a ground... More
Student park ranger, Mylaina McMurray, observes a ranger
Student park ranger, Mylaina McMurray, observes a ranger educating school children about water safety at Black Butte Lake, Calif., on April 11, 2019. Warm weather at Northern California’s 22 state parks, seven ... More
Mike Herman (center, red hat) with SAME (The Society
Mike Herman (center, red hat) with SAME (The Society of American Military Engineers) Sacramento Post, addresses volunteer workers before they start a home repair and improvement project on April 27, 2019.
The San Diego secondary (foreground) and primary barriers
The San Diego secondary (foreground) and primary barriers run toward the Pacific Ocean (primary border barrier and Mexico to the left).
Rick Brown, a senior public affairs specialist with
Rick Brown, a senior public affairs specialist with the Sacramento District, monitors the live feed during a virtual town hall at district headquarters August 28, 2020. At the event, Col. James Handura, distric... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
Sutter Buttes Flooding, 1997., Sacramento, California
Sutter Buttes Flooding, 1997. Public domain image related to the State of California, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A sign announces the $10.8 million Marysville Ring
A sign announces the $10.8 million Marysville Ring Levee project. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project, lead by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, was held in Marysville, Calif., Sept. 2... More
Therese M. Lafferty, Sacramento, California
Therese M. Lafferty Public domain image related to the State of California, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Business Opportunities Open House on Feb. 20. Known as the BOOH for short, businesses both small and large took advantage... More
SPK’s Art Ceballos, (second from right) technical
SPK’s Art Ceballos, (second from right) technical lead for Marysville Ring Levee, talks to members of the MRL District and the Dept. of Water Resources/Central Valley Flood Protection Board about Marysville Ri... More
The project delivery team for the future VA Stockton
The project delivery team for the future VA Stockton medical complex, composed of representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as the VA, poses for a photo on the roof of the unfinished Communi... More
(From left to right) U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop; U.S. Air
(From left to right) U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop; U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Andrew E. Busch, Ogden Air Logistics Center commander; U.S. Army Lt. Col. Andrew Kiger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District deput... More
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility
Sacramento District's team studying the feasibility of ecosystem restoration on northern California's Yuba River met with the public Jan. 16, 2018 in Marysville, California. The team shared details of the tenta... More
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Anthony Funkhouser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Operations, receives a mission briefing from U.S. Army Lt. Col. Curtis Yankie, 834th Transport... More
Construction crews install a 700-foot-long cutoff wall
Construction crews install a 700-foot-long cutoff wall to reduce seepage and stability issues along Reaches 8 and 9 of the Sacramento River East Levee, part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's American River C... More
A contractor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A contractor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District welds the steel structure of the future Stockton VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Stockton, California January 21, 2021. The U.S. Ar... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Senior Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters Senior Program Manager Yvonne Prettyman-Beck visits levee construction sites and flood risk management features in Sacramento, California, July 13, 2018. (U.S. Army pho... More
Col. James Handura, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento
Col. James Handura, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District Commander, listens to guest speakers while joining Veterans Affairs leaders, members of Congress and many veterans from the Stockton communit... More
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps
Approximately 300 people attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Business Opportunities Open House on Feb. 20. Known as the BOOH for short, businesses both small and large took advantage... More
National Guard patrols 1955 Sutter Basin flood.
National Guard patrols 1955 Sutter Basin flood.
Military veterans listen to opening comments during
Military veterans listen to opening comments during a Nov. 8, 2019, ceremonial groundbreaking for a Veterans Affairs Central Valley Community Based Outpatient Clinic in French Camp, California. The U.S. Army Co... More
Col. James Handura, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Col. James Handura, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, inspects the Porterville Developmental Center in Porterville, California, alongside Corps employees and contractors April 9, 202... More
A 1962 dedication ceremony at Richard L. Schafer Dam,
A 1962 dedication ceremony at Richard L. Schafer Dam, located near Porterville, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District completed construction of Schafer Dam in 1961 and the reservoir provid... More
Volunteers from Boys Scout Troop 274 work on a walkway
Volunteers from Boys Scout Troop 274 work on a walkway at Lake Kaweah near Lemon Cove, Calif., Sept. 24, in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Around 100 volunteers turned out to help at Lake Kaweah, one... More