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  • January

    Louis Munoz, dam tender supervisor for the Corps' Los Angeles District, describes the operation of Prado Dam's upgraded regulating outlet gates to South Pacific Division Commander Col. Pete Helmlinger during a Jan. 18 visit to the dam's control tower in Corona, California.

    Division commander visits Prado Dam, Santa Ana River

    Col. Peter Helmlinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division, visited the Prado Dam Visitor Center in Corona, California, Jan. 18 for an update on the Santa Ana River Mainstem project and a tour of the dam’s recently modified embankment and outlet works.
  • Park Rangers from Alum Creek Lake and Delaware Lake participated in the Bishop Backer Community Day. Fans visited the booth to talk about boating and water safety and to discuss general questions about recreation around the lakes and the Corps mission. Corey the Safety Boat made his rounds reminding kids to learn to swim and wear a lifejacket.

    Rangers Participate in the Bishop Backer Community Day

    Park Rangers from Alum Creek Lake and Delaware Lake participated in the Bishop Backer Community Day. OWU fans visited the booth to talk about boating and water safety and to discuss general questions about recreation around the lakes and the Corps mission. Corey the Safety Boat made his rounds reminding kids to learn to swim and wear a lifejacket.
  • Omar Flores has been named chief of the Survivability Engineering Branch of the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi.

    Flores named GSL branch chief

    Omar Flores has been named chief of the Survivability Engineering Branch of the Geotechnical and

  • Louisville District Open House Presentations

    Louisville District Open House held January 19, 2017.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander talks about work at Chickamauga lock with Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander about work to the construction site at Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 25, 2017.

    Gen. Toy visits Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2017) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Toy visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., today. He also toured the U.S. Department of Energy Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to see the new Construction Support Building project.