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  • February

    Don Kelly (left), president of Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes officially signs the cooperative agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Trey Jordan along with members from the board.

    Corps signs agreement with locals, promotes volunteer and educational programs

    Community leaders, volunteers, visitors and members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered Feb. 11 at the Ives Run Visitor Center for a ceremonial signing of the Friends of Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes cooperative agreement. This agreement establishes a formal relationship between the Corps and community to provide volunteers, services, educational programs and family events to the local community.
  • Little Rock District Deputy District Counsel Ralph Allen stands with a movie poster for “The Monuments Men,” a current film about the dangerous job his grandfather, Ralph W. Hammett, held during World War II.

    A Monument Man

    When Deputy Counsel Ralph Allen from the Little Rock District Corps of Engineers was 13-years-old his grandfather took him on a tour through Europe explaining what the United States and Allies endured during World War II. What Allen didn’t know as boy is that his grandfather was a Monuments Man charged with preserving the history and architecture of the war torn country during the world’s darkest hours. The recent release of George Clooney’s new film “Monuments Men,” has propelled Allen and his family to research the legacy of their beloved grandfather.

  • PR14-003 Summersville Dam releases to be Reduced

    SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily stop flows below the

  • PA14-003 Summersville Dam releases to be Reduced

    SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily stop flows below the

  • Baltimore District team deploys to support an overseas contingency operation

    A nine-person team of specialists deployed Feb. 8 to support a U.S. Army – Central Command