Vicksburg District presents 2014 Regulator of the Year Award
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, Regulatory Branch has awarded Jeffrey (Chad) Phillips the 2014 Larry N. Harper “Regulator of the Year” Award. Phillips was recognized for his work to assure... More
William Carpenter Retires After 45 Years of Service
William Carpenter, civil engineering technician at the Greenwood Area Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 45 years of service.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, far right, speaks with Mayor of Greenwood Carolyn McAdams, far left, on the riverfront of Greenwood, Mississippi... More
Corps solicits volunteers to operate Lower Mississippi River Museum
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District is seeking volunteers to operate the Lower Mississippi River Museum and Interpretive Site (LMRM). The Corps is developing a list of interested volunteers to o... More
Matt Pierce, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Matt Pierce, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) employee speaks with MVK Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, at the Grenada Lake spillway in Grenada, Mississippi, Feb. 28. The comma... More
On June 4, 2019, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
On June 4, 2019, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, along with district engineers and technical experts, hosted USACE Deputy Commanding General for Civil... More
Dredging on the Mississippi River
The dredge Jadwin works on the Mississippi River clearing the way for commercial shipping.
Heather Sibley of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Heather Sibley of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (Corps) recently obtained her Professional Civil Engineer license. Only a licensed engineer may prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering ... More
US Army Dive Team completes repairs at Corps’ Narrows Dam
The 569th Engineer Detachment (Dive), 30th Engineer Battalion, 20th Engineer Brigade of Fort Eustis, Va., completed repairs earlier this week at Narrows Dam at Lake Greeson in Murfreesboro, Ark. Sgt. Bryan Crow... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier and fellow MVK employees inspect an embankment slide near Enid Lake Dam in Enid, Mississippi, Feb. 28. The inspec... More
Vicksburg District honors local STEM students and teachers
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District recently commended local high school students and teachers from area schools that excelled in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) ... More
From left, Jason Overstreet, area engineer for the
From left, Jason Overstreet, area engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Vicksburg District’s (MVK) Greenwood Area Office, provides an update to MVK Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, MVK Emerg... More
Imminent Activation of Arkabutla Lake Dam Spillway
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District notified local authorities and emergency management personnel April 16 that the activation of the spillway at Arkabutla Lake Dam, located 35 miles nor... More
Taylor Bradley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Taylor Bradley of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (Corps) recently obtained their Professional Civil Engineer license. Only a licensed engineer may prepare, sign, seal and submit engineering... More
Vicksburg District Civil Engineer Returns from Alaska Deployment
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District team member, Lamar Jenkins, recently returned from emergency deployment to Galena, Alaska, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city o... More
Jackie Smith, park contract representative at the Grenada
Jackie Smith, park contract representative at the Grenada Lake Field Office recently retired from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, after 25 years and 11 months of service.
On June 4, 2019, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
On June 4, 2019, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, along with district engineers and technical experts, hosted USACE Deputy Commanding General for Civil... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier, right, speaks with Jason Overstreet, area engineer for the MVK Greenwood Area Office, at the Fort Pemberton Stru... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District recently selected Vicksburg native, Patricia Hemphill, as the Deputy for Programs and Project Management (DPM). This is the highest civilian position within t... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Vicksburg District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier and Kent Parrish, MVK project manager, inspect a levee near Cruger, Mississippi, Feb. 28. The commander visited ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is currently working within the Corps’ Memphis District boundaries laying articulated concrete mats (ACM) on the Mississippi River’s ... More
Dan Carney, lead electrician with the U.S. Army Corps
Dan Carney, lead electrician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District, operations and maintenance branch, recently returned from a 13-month deployment to Kabul, Afghanistan. This was his third t... More
Arkabutla Lake 12th Annual Fish Habitat Day successful
Arkabutla Lake recently hosted the 2014 fish habitat day. Twenty-five volunteers gathered at the Arkabutla Lake Field Office to assist with the placement of fish structures in the lake bed. These volunteers don... More
Chief Engineer of Corps’ Motor Vessel Retires
Walters is shown in photo accepting Commander’s Award for Civilian Service from Col. John W. Cross, Commander of the Vicksburg District. (Photo by Alfred Dulaney)
High Water Delays Work at Columbia Lock, Dam
VICKSBURG, Miss. – Elevated water levels on the Ouachita River have delayed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s emergency repair work at Columbia Lock and Dam, located approximately se... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District (MVK) Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier speaks with Jimmy Matthews, Quitman County emergency management director, in Marks, Mississippi, Feb. 28. The mee... More
Marcus Hooker, engineer, speaks with Col. Michael C.
Marcus Hooker, engineer, speaks with Col. Michael C. Derosier, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (MVK); Kent Parrish, MVK project manager; and local authorities near a pumping operation... More