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    Wilmington District dredge arrives in Memphis to get new lease on life

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Merritt, homeported in the Corps’ Wilmington (North Carolina) District, arrived at Memphis District’s Ensley Engineer Yard today to undergo major maintenance to extend its service life. The vessel left Wilmington on Oct. 19 for the long voyage around the coast to Mobile, Ala., up the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway to the Ohio River and finally down the Mississippi River to Memphis.
  • Photo infographic breaking down the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District programmatic success in Fiscal Year 2017 by the numbers (created by Joe Ruszala, USACE VI Specialist).

    USACE Buffalo District delivers in Fiscal Year 2017

    During Fiscal Year 2017 the USACE, Buffalo District delivered $92.3 million worth of programs, contributing to the Army Corps of Engineers mission success, while delivering on promises to District stakeholders.
  • Jenkins leads debris removal team

    Jenkins leads debris removal team

    VICKSBURG, Miss. (Oct. 24, 2017) Edward “Lamar” Jenkins, director of public works at the U.S. Army
  • Maj. Christopher Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, enjoys the moment as his wife and children put on his new rank of lieutenant colonel during a promotion ceremony in Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 2, 2017. (USACE photo by Mark Abernathy)

    Nashville District says farewell to newly promoted deputy commander

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 2, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District said farewell to the deputy commander today, but not before the commander promoted Maj. Christopher Burkhart to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
  • Erma Henry-Raver holds a copy of the York Gazette and Daily newspaper from the flood of 1933 that she brought with her to the 75th anniversary open house celebration of Indian Rock Dam in York, Pennsylvania Saturday October 28, 2017. The flood of 1933 was the primary reason Indian Rock Dam - completed in 1942 - was built.

    Community celebrates 75 years of Indian Rock Dam reducing flood risks

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public attended by several hundred people.