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  • February

    Gathright Dam to conduct a routine, controlled flood release

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin a controlled flood release at Gathright Dam near Covington, Va., at 9:00 a.m., today.

  • Europe District trio tackles Ironman event in Israel

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District employees showed some game last month as the only American entry at the 2014 Israman in Eilat, Israel. Capt. Joe Sawruk, Brian Finn and Jason Eckstein covered the swim, bike and run segments in a combined 6 hours, 21 minutes to place ninth in the Half-Ironman Distance Triathlon relay division for men under a combined age of 119.
  • Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd, Capt. Jack Claros, Capt. Joseph Claros, Capt. Donald Claros (now Maj.) and sister Bella Claros. Capt. Joseph Claros is one of three identical brothers and an engineering/logistics officer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Far East District Pyeongtaek Resident Office.

    Three of a kind

      The chances of being an identical triplet are more than a million to one. The odds those triplets
  • Cathy Spahn, educator from the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo., and Patriot, a rehabilitated bald eagle pose for pictures with visitors at the 4th Annual Kaskaskia Eagle Fest Feb. 1, 2014.

    Kaskaskia Eagle Fest a success

    Nearly 300 people braved the cold and ice Feb. 1 for the 4th Annual Kaskaskia Eagle Fest at the Kaskaskia Lock & Dam in Modoc, Ill.
  • Culvert 11 before removal in March 2012

    2014 promises to be busy year for dike rehabilitation

    2014 is shaping up to be a very busy year for rehabilitation at the dike. Jacksonville District continues to press on with construction projects, and will move closer toward completing a study that will provide options on the remaining measures needed to reduce the risk of dike failure.