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  • August

    Spotlight on USACE Galveston District’s Kenneth Finley

    WALLISVILLE, Texas (Aug. 1, 2013) – Meeting people from different parts of the world is just one fascinating aspect of working at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District’s Wallisville Lake Project according to Department of the Army Intern and Park Ranger Kenneth Finley.
  • A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to depart the Holland drop zone with paratroopers assigned to the 82 nd Airborne Division during Joint Operational Access Exercise (JOAX) 13-03, at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 27, 2013. JOAX is designed to enhance cohesiveness between U.S. Army, Air Force and allied personnel, allowing the services an opportunity to properly execute large-scale heavy equipment and troop movement.

    GSL participates in JOAX 13-03

    FORT BRAGG, N.C.—ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) researchers participated in Joint
  • Partners from the State of Texas and other Federal agencies joined in the discussions with the Army Corps of Engineers for the SWD-hosted Hurricane Table Top Exercise.

    Corps' Southwestern Division hosts hurricane exercise

    DALLAS-The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, joined by Corps Headquarters personnel, State of Texas officials, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other federal agencies, held a hurricane "table top" exercise today to help prepare for response in the event of a hurricane making landfall along the Texas Coast.

  • USACE, Army Reserve partner for project improvement, cost saving, training opportunities

    PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania-- An ongoing Army Corps and Army Reserve partnership could result in significant savings on a Loyalhanna Lake road repair project and more realistic training for combat engineers. The agreement, initiated three years ago, brought 21 Soldiers and construction equipment from the 340th Engineer Co., New Kensington, Pa., to the lake on July 13 and 14 to improve the Sportsman Access Area Road.

  • USACE Chicago District protects, restores natural treasures through GLRI and GLFER

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District manages an extensive ecosystem restoration program that restores and protects over 2,600 acres of streams, lakes and wetlands and opens up over 58 miles of free-flowing river. Completed projects and those currently in construction provide essential habitat for fish and wildlife, and extensive value to the public.