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    USACE Safety Program Made Me a True Believer

    In my 28-year federal career, first as an active-duty Air Force officer and then a Department of
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Commander, Col. Brandon Bowman, spoke to student participants of the Engineering Career Day, an event hosted in partnership with The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Jacksonville Post at the Downtown Jacksonville Main Library.

    Jacksonville District Engineers partner with SAME for Engineering Career Day

    JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Feb. 21, 2025) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Jacksonville Post, hosted an Engineering Career Day for area Jacksonville high school students at the Jacksonville Public Main Library.
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    ITL streamlines data collection process

    Team members from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) have developed an app that streamlines the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District (MVK) maintenance data collection process. The app provides an efficient way to submit daily reports to a repository, helping to track vital financial data.
  • In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Football League (NFL), and local, state and federal law enforcement, ERDC deployed two patented technologies at Super Bowl LIX designed to safeguard against potential vehicular and explosive attacks.

    Playing defense: ERDC innovations safeguard Super Bowl LIX

    In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Football League (NFL), and local, state and federal law enforcement, ERDC deployed two patented technologies at Super Bowl LIX designed to safeguard against potential vehicular and explosive attacks.
  • A small concrete mixer moved along railroad tracks to pour concrete into the base for the east end of the Galveston Seawall extension, circa 1920.

    SWG Celebrates 145 years

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District (SWG) celebrates its 145th birthday today. Since its establishment in 1880, SWG has played a pivotal role in maintaining channels and improving harbors, laying the foundation that would make Texas a leader in commercial navigation and trade. Though its mission has grown over nearly a century and a half, the district continues to embody the spirit of resilience that has gotten coastal Texas through some of it most challenging times.