Small commercial fishing vessels in Rhode Island. (Photo
Small commercial fishing vessels in Rhode Island. (Photo Courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Diane Parks (right), chief of operations for the U.S.
Diane Parks (right), chief of operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, shares some facts about the "Wear It" Life Jacket Campaign before Maj. William L. Judson (left), deputy district... More
Contractors work on a new gymnasium at Duquesne Elementary
Contractors work on a new gymnasium at Duquesne Elementary School in the Joplin School District. Students from a Joplin school that was destroyed in the May 22 tornado will attend classes at Duquesne. A modular... More
Representatives from the U.S. Air Force, Army Corps
Representatives from the U.S. Air Force, Army Corps of Engineers and Contrack International Inc. gather to open the ammunition supply point on Kandahar Airfield.
From left to right are Sgt. Roberto Camacho, Pfc. Callahn
From left to right are Sgt. Roberto Camacho, Pfc. Callahn Talcott, Spc. Austin Gardner, Staff Sgt. Hernando Hoyos, Pfc. Coleman Sisley and Sgt. Benjamin Earle assigned to the 10th Mountain Division and detailed... More
The Camp Eggers choir performs during a King Day event
The Camp Eggers choir performs during a King Day event at Camp Eggers on Jan. 16.
Capt. Dave Jenkins, Granite City Fire Department, provides
Capt. Dave Jenkins, Granite City Fire Department, provides instruction to the first firefighters that responded to the exercise at Locks 27, Tuesday, May 15, 2012. The St. Louis District Corps of Engineers, coo... More
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team prepares
A member of Bonneville’s rope rescue team prepares to remove trees growing through the shotcrete, a material used to minimize soil erosion at the Sediment Retention Structure.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Afghanistan Engineer District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Afghanistan Engineer District North military members, civilians employees and contractors attend a change of command ceremony. Army Col. Alfred A. Pantano, Jr., accepted command of t... More
Sorina, left, and Abby Neaverth donate four cases of
Sorina, left, and Abby Neaverth donate four cases of Girls Scout Cookies to the Deployee Support Group for spring care packages in Winchester, Va., March 21, 2013. John Ballard, right, accepted the donation. (... More
Adam Walker, a civilian assigned to the U.S. Army Corps
Adam Walker, a civilian assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineer District-South checks the grill in advance of cooking for the wounded warriors at Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar province,... More
Lana Bean, manager of operations evaluation river scheduling
Lana Bean, manager of operations evaluation river scheduling and river operations from the Tennessee Valley Authority briefs a team from the Transportation Ministry Delegation from Beijing at the Chickamauga Lo... More
Crystal Markley, right, sits with children who are
Crystal Markley, right, sits with children who are wearing the Disney shirts she brought for them on her latest trip with EWB-USA to Las Vegas in the Nahuaterique region of Honduras.
Mattera briefs hospital project to the commander
Michael Mattera, serving as the senior project engineer with the Gardez Resident Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic District North, briefs U.S. Army Col. Alfred A. Pantano Jr., Transatlantic Div... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic District North (TAN) color guard takes its post during the inactivation ceremony for TAN at Camp Phoenix, Kabul province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2013. (U.S. Army p... More
Justin Gay, a project manager with the Fort Irwin Resident
Justin Gay, a project manager with the Fort Irwin Resident Engineer Office, Los Angeles Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, assesses damages at the Medina Jabal training area, Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 29, ... More
Sand being pumped onto Coney Island Beach, New York.
Sand being pumped onto Coney Island Beach, New York. Credit: Public Affairs, New York District.
The new addition to West Point Middle School has been
The new addition to West Point Middle School has been completed.
Lt. Col. Duane R. Dickerson received the Bronze Star
Lt. Col. Duane R. Dickerson received the Bronze Star medal during an award ceremony at Bagram Air Base, May 13 for his support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Afghanistan District.
Completed project area showing newly installed wood
Completed project area showing newly installed wood posts and rails along with new lawn area. Newly installed Kiosk (side view) is third in row.
Types of projects considered in CAP
Under the CAP, the Corps is authorized to construct small projects within specific federal funding limits. The total cost of a project (including studies, design and construction) is shared between the federal ... More
Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s Robert Thompson
Survey Party Chief Robert Thompson splits his work day between the shore and sea, planning, conducting and coordinating land and hydrographic surveys to determine the condition of major navigation channels and ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Buffalo District in partnership with the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo State College, and SUNY University at Buffalo, have begun the Emerald Shiner Stu... More
David Bogema, a civil engineer assigned to the Water
David Bogema, a civil engineer assigned to the Water Management section, Engineering and Construction Division, talks with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math students during the Middle Tennessee Stem Exp... More
Cold Regions Lab hosts 2015 Research Symposium
Heather Selmer (left) discusses “Advancement to Autonomous Rovers” with Loren Wehmeyer, Ph.D., who heads the research and engineering division for the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory ... More
Students at Stratford STEM Magnet School in Nashville,
Students at Stratford STEM Magnet School in Nashville, Tenn., tour a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle to learn more about emergency response as part of their curriculum on Patr... More
Seasoned engineer brings maintenance, navigation experience to Nashvil...
Chris Atkins, a native of Helena, Ark., is name the new chief of the Operations Division’s Technical Services Branch. Atkins recently took the helm of navigation and took charge of hydropower for the Nashville ... More
Jason Stick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
Jason Stick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District geographer, performs a stormwater management survey in Annapolis, Maryland, April 27, 2016. This survey will help show the current capabilities and... More
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory and Partners Awarded for ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Green Innovation Award was awarded to "Net Zero Planner & CAMPS Tool Integration," a partnership between the Corps’ Fort Worth District and the Construction Engineering Research... More
New Hanscom Dormitory - A couple of buildings that are next to each ot...
Design work on a new dormitory to replace these dormitories will take place in October 2016.
Baltimore District Alternate Care Site Task Force Members
Baltimore District Alternate Care Site Task Force Members Shawn Crossfield, chief of the Mechanical Section, and Tim Wheeler, mechanical engineer, brief the team prior to a site inspection at the Brockbridge Co... More
Brian Blukonis, Planning Division. Employee Spotlight - July 2017
Brian Blukonis, Planning Division. Employee Spotlight - July 2017
Dale Hollow Dam Road closing for scheduled maintenance
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces Dale Hollow Dam Road at the dam in Celina, Tenn., is closing to all traffic 8 a.m. CST Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 while personnel perform scheduled maint... More
CLEWISTON, Fla. – Jacksonville District Commander,
CLEWISTON, Fla. – Jacksonville District Commander, Col. Jason Kirk welcomed Florida Gov. Rick Scott to the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee on Oct. 9, 2017.
Josh Wickham, Tennessee Silver Jackets coordinator
Josh Wickham, Tennessee Silver Jackets coordinator with the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, speaks during a quarterly meeting with federal, state and local partners at the TEMA Headquarters in Nashville,... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor Monte Miller,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor Monte Miller, electrician, prepares a cable to be connected from the generator to the panel box Nov. 10, during the installation of the 500th temporary FEMA generator at ... More
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ contractors install transformers and secure power lines in mountainous terrain in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Jan. 24, 2018. The USACE currently has 3,052 pe... More
Oak Ridge project team earns Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the Hedgehog Award to a team credited with ensuring a construction project for the U.S. Department of Energy at... More
This shows the completed waterproofed roof at the courthouse
This shows the completed waterproofed roof at the courthouse in Guayama Puerto Rico, performed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, on February 18, 2018. Following Hurricane Maria, the Federal Emergency Managem... More
Most power restoration material on the island is received
Most power restoration material on the island is received by barge at either Port of San Juan or Port of Ponce. Cranes move the materials off the barge and organize them for inventory. Within 24 hours of arriva... More
Corps opens house for business opportunities
Supervisory Biologist Sallie Diebolt, Arizona-Nevada Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, explains the Corps Regulatory Program to a prospective contractor at the Business Opportuniti... More
Today we said farewell to Sgt. Maj. Gary McCann, who
Today we said farewell to Sgt. Maj. Gary McCann, who after 32 total years of service finally laced ‘em up for the last time. During a ceremony that included his wife and three children, McCann was lauded by Col... More
HQ USACE names Canton Lake Ranger Chittenden Award winner
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers selected Park Ranger Shawna Polen, from the Canton Lake Project Office to receive the 2018 Chief of Engineers Natural Resources Management Hiram M. Chittenden Award for Interpre... More
Sgt. Wayne Waldon supervises while Spc. Darius Davis
Sgt. Wayne Waldon supervises while Spc. Darius Davis pushes a hand tamper as part of a washed out road repair project at Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, N.C., Sept. 22. The Soldiers, from both from 161st E... More
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Nepali soldiers perform the Chaliya
KATHMANDU, Nepal—Nepali soldiers perform the Chaliya dance, popular in central and western Nepal, during a cultural program hosted for attendees of the 2018 Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise a... More
Sgt. Matthew Greene, 57th Sapper Company, Combat Airborne
Sgt. Matthew Greene, 57th Sapper Company, Combat Airborne Rough Terrain, operates a compact track loader with an attached hydraulic auger system Oct. 5, at one of the sites damaged by Hurricane Florence on the ... More
Corps environmental compliance specialists ensure debris sites are man...
Debris Quality Assurance Supervisor Lorman Younger talks with Natalie McNair, environmental compliance, New England District, at the Willis-Cook debris management site in Miller County in southwest Georgia. Eve... More
Lt. Col. Curtis Yankie speaks at the MOTCO Pier 2
Lt. Col. Curtis Yankie speaks at the MOTCO Pier 2 replacement project groundbreaking on Jan. 22, 2019
Tyler White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore
Tyler White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District hydrologist, reviews a building inventory list as part of a project in partnership with the City of Laurel to update flood modeling and flood hazard... More
Korea Water Corporation (K-water) CEO, Dr. Haksoo Lee
Korea Water Corporation (K-water) CEO, Dr. Haksoo Lee (center, back row) addresses attendees of the K-water high-level meeting, which included the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and other agencies, to di... More
A Fire Boss with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
A Fire Boss with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District explains his plan and execution techniques during a prescribed burn training class March 4-8, 2019, at Ft. Gibson Lake near Okay, Okla. The trai... More
A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream
A contractor crews lifts steel bulkheads on the upstream side of the St. Anthony Falls Lock on March 20, a tricky maneuver completed in advance of anticipated high flows resulting from snowpack melt in the Miss... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District hosted Camp Humphreys Middle School students during the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Car... More
Workers in the hot zone wear Tyvek suits and air-purifying
Workers in the hot zone wear Tyvek suits and air-purifying respirators. An air monitoring station is seen in the background.
Public Meeting for Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property FUSRAP, May, 1...
Buffalo, NY - A public information session regarding the Tonawanda Landfill Vicinity Property Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program site cleanup will be held on the evening of May 14, 2019, at 6:00 p.... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, left, receives an update about the Corps’ Long Beach Veterans Affairs Healthcare System project from the Corps’ contractor, Walsh Cons... More
Contractors install wire mesh in preparation for first
Contractors install wire mesh in preparation for first panel installation of the Tuscon 5 Mile project Aug. 22, near Lukeville, Ariz. Project completion is anticipated December 2020. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi... More
Graduates of Leadership Development Program, Level
Graduates of Leadership Development Program, Level 3 after receiving congratulations from Sacramento District leaders at the district’s 90th anniversary dinner in Sacramento Oct. 11, 2019. From left: District C... More
Looking over a map of Zion National Park (clockwise
Looking over a map of Zion National Park (clockwise from left) park ranger Tim Knauss, Sacramento District's Darrin Rummel and Corrie Stetzel, Zion Park Ranger Annette Werderich, and Sacramento District's Lori ... More
Workers construct border barrier panels
Workers construct border barrier panels that will be used at the border barrier near the Barry M. Goldwater Range along the U.S.-Mexico border, near Yuma, Arizona, Feb. 27, 2020. USACE is providing direction an... More
Jim Walters, Registered Communications Distribution
Jim Walters, Registered Communications Distribution Designer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, poses in the USACE trailer at the VA Canandaigua Mega-Project, Canandaigua, NY, March 12, 2... More
USACE Chicago District staff conducts planning for
USACE Chicago District staff conducts planning for Alternative Care Facilities to assist in the COVID19 outbreak.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District on
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District on a mission assignment from FEMA for planning and site assessments of alternate care facilities in Arizona in response to COVID-19. Our team is assisting the s... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Assessment
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Assessment Team member Jon Springer photographs an electrical panel during an inspection at a former Yakima, Washington, hospital April 1. The hospital closed in J... More
Tulsa District constructs alternate care facilities for the state of O...
Contractors, Hospital Administrators and USACE Tulsa District personnel stand for a group photo May 6, 2020. While working on a FEMA mission assignment at the request of the state of Oklahoma, the Tulsa Distri... 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 t... More
Summer hires Dayla Dillon and Joshua Jacobs pose with
Summer hires Dayla Dillon and Joshua Jacobs pose with a longnose gar while electrofishing along the Kankakee River.
Survey monuments are marked prior to being placed at
Survey monuments are marked prior to being placed at various locations along the Red River of the North and its tributaries. The Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, in partnership with the Rock Island and Om... More
Gerry Slattery, program manager for the Folsom Dam
Gerry Slattery, program manager for the Folsom Dam Raise project, gives a briefing on the recently completed Folsom Dam Dike 8 to Ernest Conant, California-Great Basin regional director at the Bureau of Reclama... 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
Engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle
Engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District and members of the Lebanese Armed Forces survey the port at Tripoli Naval Base during a visit in October 2020.
Steve Eggers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul
Steve Eggers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District senior ecologist, teaches wetland delineation methodologies during a delineation short course near La Crosse, Wisconsin, Oct. 2.
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
Lake Charles area blue roofs, Oct. 10, 2020
USACE Chicago District completes record-breaking fiscal year with $241...
USACE Chicago District completes record-breaking fiscal year with $241M program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District provide a tour on the worksite of Indian River Lagoon South C-44 on November 18. About 10 public officials from Martin County joined in.
Proposed IPO office space in Canal Park
The highlighted area shows the proposed location for a 50-foot by 120-foot temporary office space in Canal Park on the Soo Locks property in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The proposed one-story structure will hou... More
Survey technician Jack Salzer at the helm of the Florida
Survey technician Jack Salzer at the helm of the Florida II. Salzer was working for the Corps when the Florida first arrived in 1973. (Photo by Capt. David Morrison)
Cheryl Michener at her desk in Buffalo, New York, while
Cheryl Michener at her desk in Buffalo, New York, while serving as an administrative assistant for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, engineering design branch, in the late 1980s.
The First Baptist Church on Bute Street in Norfolk,
The First Baptist Church on Bute Street in Norfolk, Va., is now a registered Virginia Historic Landmark on the National Register of Historic Places of the United States. Established around 1800 as an interracia... More
Dignitaries cut the ribbon during the Ribbon Cutting
Dignitaries cut the ribbon during the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the new Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas.
Whether you enjoy boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming,
Whether you enjoy boating, canoeing, fishing, swimming, picnicking or hiking Gillham Lake has an activity for you.
An Air Force F-22 Raptor sits in front of the new Fuel
An Air Force F-22 Raptor sits in front of the new Fuel Composite Overhaul Test Facility at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Sept. 9, 2010. Built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, the $39.2 mill... More
Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Anthony P. Mitchell, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, answers media questions during a press conference at the Metro Center, Feb. 15. A joint team comprised of the U.S. Army C... More
Ed Eaton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District
Ed Eaton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District hydraulic engineer, observes a river gage on the Souris River near Sawyer, N.D., April 11. Eaton is doing reconnaissance work along the Souris River Bas... More
Paducah City Engineer-Public Works Director Rick Murphy
Paducah City Engineer-Public Works Director Rick Murphy and Mayor Bill Paxton talk with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. William T. Grisoli an... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors use a rope
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors use a rope tied to the top of a tree in order to topple it, while a contractor uses a chainsaw to cut the tree to the stump in Joplin, Mo. Removal of vegetation like thi... More
Amanda Burt (Left) and Lisa Maxwell scour an area for
Amanda Burt (Left) and Lisa Maxwell scour an area for litter and debris during a National Public Lands Day clean up event, Oct. 1, 2011, at Center Hill Lake.
Granite City’s Capt. Jeff Joyce meets with St. Louis
Granite City’s Capt. Jeff Joyce meets with St. Louis District’s Mark Griffith. Griffith’s knowledge of Locks 27 will be invaluable to Joyce, providing him expert information about the facility and staying at th... More
Sgt. First Class Gary Malkin, the 565th Engineer Detachment
Sgt. First Class Gary Malkin, the 565th Engineer Detachment FEST-A non-commissioned officer in charge carries the unit guidon during the Engineers Day 5k June 16 on Kandahar Airfield.
Suneeta Sahgal (center) a Los Angeles District FUDS
Suneeta Sahgal (center) a Los Angeles District FUDS project manager speaks with young participants about the 3Rs of explosives safety during a Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series event held at the Glen Helen Racew... More
The vehicle storage area was covered in recycled material
The vehicle storage area was covered in recycled material that cut costs and works with the adjacent retention basin to allow more water to percolate back into the ground. Even the external lighting for the new... More
Artist's rendering of the $14.2 million education center
Artist's rendering of the $14.2 million education center to be constructed on Vandenberg Air Force Base by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor Teehee-Straub, a joint venture out of Oceanside, Calif. Officia... More
2012 EAGLE Class participants install a lantern post
2012 EAGLE Class participants install a lantern post at one of the primitive campsites within Cordell Hull Lake's horseback riding primitive campground.
Weekly, Afghanistan Engineer District-South realty
Weekly, Afghanistan Engineer District-South realty specialists Russ Wallace, (right) and Nick Norals, (left) meet with Afghan prospective claimants to discuss their real estate situations and determine if their... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District, together with Safe Kids Greater Houston, kicked off the summer 2013 water safety season and announced a newly-formed partnership with Spanish-language media ... More
The materials within the USACE Digital Library include
The materials within the USACE Digital Library include information by and about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. All content is contributed by offices throughout USACE and is enriched with metadata designated ... More
Tom Crump, planning, left, and Mic Isham, Great Lakes
Tom Crump, planning, left, and Mic Isham, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission and Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwa chairman, canoe Big Sandy Lake, near McGregor, Minn., July 31.
When you drive to the lake in the spring and see a
When you drive to the lake in the spring and see a plume of smoke, it might be planned for a reason. The Corps conducts controlled burns at several locations to help clear out invasive species and strengthen ne... More
(Left to right) Bob Sneed, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(Left to right) Bob Sneed, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, Stephanie Coleman, Nashville District Equal Employment Opportunity specialist, Rob Baulsir, Nashville D... More