Tourist Attraction - Cape Bridges at Sunset
Cape Cod Canal Bridge at Sunset.
Hartwell drought, Oct. 26, 2012
Shoreline at Hartwell Lake Oct. 26, 2012. The Savannah River Basin has been in a prolonged drought since summer 2011 and has experienced significant rainfall deficit. The reservoirs entered "drought level 3" on... More
Workers install new deck grating at the Summersville
Workers install new deck grating at the Summersville Dam project.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Power Restoration Safety Manager Bill Pioli, of Buffalo District, Buffalo, New York, goes over a Traffic Control Zone checklist with MasTec Crew Leader Caleb Screws in Na... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers roofing contractors prepare
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers roofing contractors prepare to install a temporary roof on a home in Carolina, Puerto Rico on Feb. 26, 2018. Most of the roofs that qualify for the program are constructed out of co... More
Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland
Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River at Lake Cumberland in Jamestown, Ky., discharges water Feb. 24, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is increasing the releases today from 45,000 cubi... More
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's updated fossil hall, opening June 8, 2019, displays snapshots of the past, such as this Diplodocus reaching out to feed.
Bourne Bridge construction work.
Bourne Bridge construction work. Public domain photograph related to the history of England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Josh Kinser, a mechanic at the Lake Barkley power plant,
Josh Kinser, a mechanic at the Lake Barkley power plant, simulates rescuing Ramiro Santoyo, an electrician at the Cheatham power plant, during a fall and rescue protection training class at the Cheatham Dam and... More
A simulated victim, a newly acquired training dummy,
A simulated victim, a newly acquired training dummy, dangles in a confined space June 14, 2018 at Old Hickory Hydropower Plant in Hendersonville, Tenn. Recognizing the importance of “taking care of people,” U.S... More
This is an American Bald Eagle flying high over Dale
This is an American Bald Eagle flying high over Dale Hollow Lake, Jan. 28, 2012, during an eagle watch tour.
Meghan Riehl, a Savannah Corps geologist, inspects
Meghan Riehl, a Savannah Corps geologist, inspects soil samples during groundwater investigations near Fort Jackson, S.C., Jan. 26. Soil was extracted using the TerraSonic drill rig - a piece of high-tech machi... More
Crane operators complete the placement of a concrete
Crane operators complete the placement of a concrete beam which is part of the 350-foot bridge that will span House Creek in Fort Hood, Texas.
Attendees wait for the ceremony to commence at the
Attendees wait for the ceremony to commence at the James J. Maloney Canine Training Facility Ribbon Cutting, at the U.S. Secret Service' James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, Sept. 12, 2019. (U.S... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District contractor crew constructs a bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border near Naco, Arizona, Oct. 30. These projects are being executed by USACE, as directed... More
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect a border barrier fabrication yard where bollard panels for several project are assembled near Yuma, Ariz., February 5, 20... More
Several miles of 30-foot-tall bollards disappear into
Several miles of 30-foot-tall bollards disappear into the foothills of the Jacumba Mountain range at the El Centro 1 project site, near Calexico, California, January 23, 2020. Conditioned soil is then placed be... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District coastal
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District coastal engineer Weston Cross conducts the Fall 2020 Presque Isle beach walk at Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA, October 28, 2020. In 2020, the Presque Isle san... More
Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy
Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Gene Snyman, far right, talks about water and boating safety with some of the visitors at Lake Eufaula July 10. Snyman was spending his week... More
Corps recognizes 40th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
The Clean Water Act set a new national goal "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation’s waters."
Social Distancing
Social Distancing signage to be displayed at Tulsa District recreation areas.
A training team from the U.S. Department of Homeland
A training team from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, provides specialized archaeological resources protection training to a group of Nashville District park ran... More
Steve Hobbs, structural engineer for the St. Louis
Steve Hobbs, structural engineer for the St. Louis District and Level I certified for rope access technician, prepares to inspect the top chords of the railroad truss at the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Ten... More
Hoses from an R-12 hydrant service vehicle are shown
Hoses from an R-12 hydrant service vehicle are shown connected to one of three new fuel hydrant pits located at the aircraft hot cargo area May 28, 2020, on Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Maximum-performance... More
A van is abandoned near Pioneers Park in Lincoln, Neb.,
A van is abandoned near Pioneers Park in Lincoln, Neb., after the owner attempted to drive through flood waters May 7, 2015. The high water led to several closed roads in the local area.
ERDC Locations Placemat
ERDC Locations Placemat
The area surrounding Thule Air Base, Greenland, located
The area surrounding Thule Air Base, Greenland, located in the Arctic Circle is pictured.
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
Construction workers place concrete in the last pile
Construction workers place concrete in the last pile to complete the barrier wall at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., March 6, 2013. It is the last of 1,197 piles that are approximately four feet in diameter a... More
RAMS - Restoration of Abandoned Mine Sites
Abandoned mines are no place for exploring or adventure. They can be extremely dangerous and often deadly for those who do not heed the motto: Stay Out, Stay Alive.
Mobile District Completes Ship Island Restoration
Aerial photograph of Ship Island after completion of the Ship Island Restoration Project conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at Ship Island, Mississippi on November 30, 2020. The Ship ... More
Aerial of New Creek Bluebelt. New Creek meanders through
Aerial of New Creek Bluebelt. New Creek meanders through the Midland Beach neighborhood on Staten Island.
Re-enactors portraying US defenders at Craney Island,
Re-enactors portraying US defenders at Craney Island, fire muskets loaded with blanks during a field maneuver demonstration. Re-enactors from several non-profit groups were on-hand on-board historic Fort Norfo... More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D.
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Exe... More
McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System Long-Term Maintenance ...
Motor Vessel Katherine Berry navigating upstream on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. (Photo by Tim Zimmerman)
Herat University engineering students and faculty watch
Herat University engineering students and faculty watch a crate filled with engineering equipment being lifted from a flatbed truck for delivery to the school’s Information Technology Center building April 12. ... More
An M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle lifts a truck on snow.
An M88 Armored Recovery Vehicle lifts a truck on snow. Snow and ice can render the ARV ineffective in recovery operations. (Photo courtesy of Greg Netardus, U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center)
Some of Stull's radio equipment, including a new multiband
Some of Stull's radio equipment, including a new multiband radio. (photo courtesy of Leo Stull)
3D Print Concrete Building - Public domain portrait print
3D Print Concrete Building
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao,
World-renowned composites expert, Dr. Hota V. GangaRao, P.E. of West Virginia University, explains how composites were used in repairs at East Fork Bridge to Col. Leon Parrott, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hunt... More
(Left to right) Nathan Rister, fisheries technician;
(Left to right) Nathan Rister, fisheries technician; Andrew Porterfield, fisheries technician; Josh Tompkins, fisheries biologist; and Matt Combs, fisheries biologist; Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife R... More
From Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, Bennington Lake levels rose
From Feb. 6 to Feb. 7, Bennington Lake levels rose from 15% to 65% full following more than 8 inches of rain in the Blue Mountains. By noon Feb. 7, Bennington Lake was approaching 72% full, and by 5 p.m. it had... More
Following the destruction left from Hurricane Michael
Following the destruction left from Hurricane Michael that strict the Florida panhandle, structural technicians and architects from the Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District deployed to Tyndall Air Force Bas... More
Map of Uganda and the areas where the EWB-NE team
Map of Uganda and the areas where the EWB-NE team constructed rainwater harvesting systems. Uganda’s population is 34.8 million people and it is located in east Africa north of Lake Victoria, one of the sources... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, environmental engineer, Marissa Campobasso, delivers an organic solution into the flocculation and coagulation instrument used to separate suspended solids portion from the wat... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District contractor Ryba Marine Construction Co. pumps out dredged material from a scow in Cleveland Harbor and into a confined disposal facility, Cleveland, OH, November 3,... More
Linda L. Spadaro (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Linda L. Spadaro (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Small Business Office chief, interacts with Kathy Scarbrough during the 5th Annual Small Business Forum at Tennessee State University in Na... More
Hatheway & Patterson Superfund Team receives top EPA Award
New England District contractor, Sevenson Environmental, performs work at the Hatheway & Patterson Superfund site, which was a 40-acre former wood treatment facility located in the towns of Mansfield and Foxbor... More
Afghan National Police district headquarters
Pictured is an example of a uniformed police district headquarters project. Afghanistan Engineer District-North contracting officials recently awarded $43.77 million in contracts. The Corps of Engineers is the ... More
Table Rock Lake sunset
The Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock district, recently completed the Table Rock Lake Master Plan scoping report compiled from comments received during the public comment period and from workshops held in late 2012.
Employees at Old Hickory Hydropower Plant take part
Employees at Old Hickory Hydropower Plant take part in a simulated exercise to extract a training dummy from a confined space during a Confined Space and Confined Space Rescue Course June 14, 2018 in Hendersonv... More
Rey Singson, electrical engineer for the U.S. Army
Rey Singson, electrical engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District, reviews blueprints for the Alaska Airlines Center and discusses possible site conversion based on the USACE standard conv... More
Workers tie together rebar that will strengthen concrete
Workers tie together rebar that will strengthen concrete floors at the Herat University Women’s Dormitory Project. Corps officials are overseeing construction of the Commander's Emergency Response Program proje... More
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Left) and
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Left) and Congressman James Comer, Kentucky 1st District, congratulate each other after McConnell initiated a button to commission a bio-acoustic fish fence Nov. 8, 2019 ... More
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development
Engineers from the Engineer Research and Development Center of Vicksburg, Miss., inspect 30-foot border barrier panels at the El Centro 1 Project near Calexico, Calif., February 4, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of ... More
Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases
Lake Darling Dam, northwest of Minot, N.D. releases 22,000 cubic feet per second, June 27. The corps is currently reducing the daily outflows from the dam by 1,000 to 2,000 per day until the lake reaches its no... More
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D.
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works R.D. James, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Exe... More
Zebra mussels were first discovered at the Gavins Point
Zebra mussels were first discovered at the Gavins Point power plant in Sept. 2015.
The Joint Michigan EGLE & USACE Dam Assessment Team
The Joint Michigan EGLE & USACE Dam Assessment Team inspects the failed Forest Lake spillway May 27, 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is providing dam assessment and inundation modeling t... 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
A tour group watches water spray into the tailwater
A tour group watches water spray into the tailwater at J. Percy Priest Dam during a public tour as part of the 50th Anniversary of J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir in Nashville, Tenn., June 29, 2018. The spray... More
Team members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Team members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, talked to students at SUNY Buffalo State College during a networking event, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012. A fe... More
Zebra mussels are a small mussel species that lives
Zebra mussels are a small mussel species that lives in lakes and rivers and feeds off plankton and other tiny food particles in water. Zebra mussels attach themselves to objects such as boats, docks, dam gates,... More
An interpretive device detailing the historical significance
An interpretive device detailing the historical significance of President Lyndon B. Johnson's visit to Eufaula, Okla., to officially open the Eufaula Dam will be unveiled during the 50th Anniversary of Eufaula ... More
USACE began remediation at the Formerly Utilized Sites
USACE began remediation at the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Site Property. Groundbreaking began on June 12. More information can be found athttps://www.... More
Ontonagon Harbor
Ontonagon Harbor, Michigan on the south shore of Lake Superior in 2019
Construction workers place the first concrete beam
Construction workers place the first concrete beam that will make up the new bridge over Fort Hood's House Creek. The bridge will be able to handle nearly any vehicle in the Army’s inventory, including the Abr... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers roofing contractors prepare
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers roofing contractors prepare materials for installation to a roof in Carolina Puerto Rico, Feb. 26, 2018. To date, the Corps has installed over 58,000 blue roofs out of the 63,000 e... More
Ada Caballero Miranda, Secretary of Infrastructure,
Ada Caballero Miranda, Secretary of Infrastructure, Ornamentation and Conservation, and Peter Gibson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Zone Engineer, sign memorandum denoting physical completion of debris removal i... More
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.
Justin Golliher with the Engineering Division of the
Justin Golliher with the Engineering Division of the Orange County Public Works, points out an area on the map of the Westminster Watershed for a community member during a Nov. 7 public meeting about the Westmi... More
A walk through the town of Detroit Sept. 15, after
A walk through the town of Detroit Sept. 15, after the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires ripped through the area, shows the destruction in the North Santiam Canyon, near Detroit Dam.
Park Ranger Dean Austin poses with a student at Ashland
Park Ranger Dean Austin poses with a student at Ashland City Elementary School in Ashland City, Tenn., May 10, 2018. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District park rangers at Cheatham Lake engages stu... More
A hopper dredge vessel uses a ship-to-shore pipeline
A hopper dredge vessel uses a ship-to-shore pipeline to transfer sand from the ocean flood to the shoreline as part of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers beach renourishment operations underway along Myrtle Beach, S.... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District contractor crew constructs a bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border near Naco, Arizona, Oct. 30. PROGRAM-These projects are being executed by USACE, as ... More
Historic image of armory use on Governors Island.
Historic image of armory use on Governors Island.
The Unified Command Group (UGC), comprised of senior
The Unified Command Group (UGC), comprised of senior representatives from FEMA, USACE, and PREPA, decided to cease operation of the temporary power generation units at the Palo Seco site incrementally, March 8,... More
Karen Baker, Huntsville Engineering and Support Center,
Karen Baker, Huntsville Engineering and Support Center, assists Lori Walters, Win Engineering LLC., during the 5th Annual Small Business Forum at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., March 17, 2016. ... More
The Missouri River mainstem reservoir system enters season well-prepar...
All gates open at Gavins Point Dam, releasing 150,000 cubic feet per second, Aug. 6, 2011.
Corps opens Volunteer Village at J. Strom Thurmond Lake
The Volunteer Village at Thurmond Lake provides qualified volunteers who work 20 hours or more per week with a lakeside campsite.
Water samples await laboratory testing at the Washington
Water samples await laboratory testing at the Washington Aqueduct in the District of Columbia, Jan. 8, 2016. Maj. Richard E. Bratton III, Washington Aquedcut deputy general manager, is seen at left. The aqueduc... More
Hurricane Florence
Damages from Hurricane Florence were widespread across coastal North Carolina
Alysen Abel, Public Works Director for the city of
Alysen Abel, Public Works Director for the city of Parkville, Mo., opened with remarks about the value of the project to the city and thanked the many people and organizations that have made it possible Decembe... More
Field personnel perform Digital Geophysical Transect
Field personnel perform Digital Geophysical Transect surveying in Afghanistan, March 23, 2015, after a surface clearance has been completed.
Bill Chelmowski, a marine machinery mechanic with the
Bill Chelmowski, a marine machinery mechanic with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' St. Paul District, uses an ice auger to drill a hole into Lake Pepin, near Wabasha, Minn., Feb. 13, 2013, during the first Mis... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Border District contractors complete barrier sections at the Tucson 3 border barrier project near Naco, Ariz., June 11. These projects are being executed by USACE, as ... More
Corps advances efforts to restore America’s Everglades
(South Florida Water Management District) Backfilling operations are being conducted as part of the Kissimmee River Restoration project. When completed, the project will restore more than 44 miles of the histor... More
The discharge pipe outflow of the dredged material
The discharge pipe outflow of the dredged material from the Dredge Goetz as it performs channel maintenance in Pool 20 of the Mississippi River within the Rock Island District.
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated
The Westport, a red and white hopper dredge operated by Manson Construction, dredges near the Port of Alaska on April 3, 2019. From May 1 to Nov. 1 each year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removes built-up s... More
The New Archangel Dancers perform the dance “Vyesolaya
The New Archangel Dancers perform the dance “Vyesolaya Kadril.” Speerstra, center, is the dance director and chairman of the board overseeing the ensemble’s every step.
A section of the generator from unit one. Workers are
A section of the generator from unit one. Workers are rewinding the generators with enhanced coils. The new coils will allow for a greater ratio of copper to insulation to increase electric output.
The Mulberry artificial harbor design, used near the
The Mulberry artificial harbor design, used near the coast of France during World War II, was supported by breakwater testing at the Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss. (ERDC PAO Archives)
Aerial of Governors Island in the heart of the New
Aerial of Governors Island in the heart of the New York Harbor in New York City.
Zebra mussels were first discovered at the Gavins Point
Zebra mussels were first discovered at the Gavins Point power plant in Sept. 2015.
The Reactor Pressure Vessel from the STURGIS, the Army’s
The Reactor Pressure Vessel from the STURGIS, the Army’s retired floating nuclear power plant in the process of being decommissioned, is carefully loaded onto a transport vehicle inside its specially designed s... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander U.S. Army Col. Kimberly Colloton welcomes the U.S. Army Deputy Commander, Support Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Hendrex before a command bri... More
Tommy Long (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Tommy Long (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District resident engineer, gives an update on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project while overlooking ongoing construction to R.D. James, assistant ... More
Vanessa Bateman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Vanessa Bateman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Civil Design chief, reviews J. Percy Priest Dam case history with students before going out to the dam in Nashville, Tenn., to take instrument ... 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
Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge
Pumps from the Army Corps of Engineers’ hopper dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, N.C., filters sand from Bennett's Creek to increase the depth from 2 to 6 feet. The shallow-draft dredging of the federa... More