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  • June

    A photo of the Branched Oak Dam periodic inspection and assessment.

    Omaha District dam safety inspection season in full swing

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Dam Safety Section performed the first of two periodic tributary dam inspections scheduled for 2025 beginning with the Branched Oak Dam located northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska June 2.
  • Michael Wielputz, a materials regional technical specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District was named the 2025 USACE Materials Engineer of the Year as part of the USACE Engineering and Construction Community of Practice awards. The awards honor individuals who demonstrate excellence in leadership, professional development and outstanding performance across engineering and construction projects.

    Savannah District employee earns national award

    Michael Wielputz, a materials regional technical specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, was named the 2025 USACE Materials Engineer of the Year in recognition of his exceptional contributions to engineering excellence and the Corps' national and global projects.
  • Three men sit at a table watching a presentation.

    Not just an exercise: USACE has a tabletop exercise for Shallow Land Disposal Area

    Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Getting involved is precisely what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo and Pittsburgh districts, and their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agency partners, did, as they spent approximately eight hours ensuring that every “i” was dotted and every “t” was crossed during a Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) tabletop exercise (TTX) preparing for the start of physical remediation after a nearly 15-year interruption. They discussed work plans, processes, procedures, and contract lists, and used graphic, videos – but more importantly, they got involved.
  • Project Managers Jason Dickard, P.E., and Jase Ray, E.I. and their project delivery team successfully completed the Island 8 Parcel 2, Seepage Remediation Project in partnership with Fulton County, Kentucky Board of Levee Commissioners, and contractor Jerry B. Young Construction, May 30, 2025. The Island 8 Parcel 2, Seepage Remediation Project ensures the integrity of the Mississippi River levee embankment during flood events, reducing the risks to both life safety and property in Fulton County, Kentucky, as well as surrounding communities, including Lake County, Obion County and Dyer County, Tennessee. The project installed 79 relief wells discharging into 12,000 linear feet of subsurface piping, 1900 linear feet of new drainage ditches, five culvert replacements, and executed 1.6 miles of clearing along Running Slough. The newly installed relief wells prevent levee underseepage and sand boils by collecting and draining the water in a safe, controlled manner.

    Project Completion | Island 8 Parcel 2 Seepage Remediation

    Memphis Project Managers Jason Dickard and Jase Ray, along with their outstanding project delivery team, successfully completed a remediation project on May 30, 2025.   
  • Army landing craft utility offloads a high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle successfully across Submersible Matting (SUBMAT) during joint exercise Balikatan 25 in Dingalan, Philippines. The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s SUBMAT team supported beach landing operations with in-person engineering and technical guidance of the SUBMAT system during this year’s exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Knowles)

    ERDC’s SUBMAT enables successful beach landings during JLOTS25

    A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) rolled out an innovation designed to solve a tough expeditionary logistics challenge—getting heavy military vehicles from ship to shore without getting stuck. Armed with expertise and a groundbreaking technology called Submersible Matting (SUBMAT), ERDC researchers played a critical role in supporting beach landing operations during Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore operation (JLOTS 25), part of this year’s Balikatan, an annual exercise with the U.S. and Philippine military.