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  • September

    Pier drilling takes place as part of the construction of the South Parking Garage on the site of the Louisville VA Medical Center July 23, 2023.

    Louisville VAMC project reaches “bottoming out” milestone

    Louisville, Ky. – For most construction projects, progress can be visually measured as structures start to come out of the ground and begin to take shape. This would not be possible without the foundations that transfers the loads of the vertical structures to the soil safely. Part of that foundation work can include the installation of drilled piers.
  • Aerial

    District schedules Craney Island mosquito treatment for Sept. 25

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled aerial mosquito treatment on Monday, September 25, over the federal property on Craney Island.
  • A man in an Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Operations

    Emergency management specialist takes pride in helping hometown recover after Hawai'i wildfires

    Following natural disasters, countless USACE professionals step up and answer the call to aid in disaster response and recovery. When destructive wildfires swept across the island of Maui, emergency management specialist and Native Hawaiian, Kenny Amuro, couldn’t throw his hand up fast enough.
  • Two men wearing Army Corps of Engineers polo shirts talk to another man across a table from them.

    USACE shares debris removal information with residents impacted by Hawai'i wildfires

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives participated in the Upcountry Resource Fair held at the Kula Community Center in Kula, Hawai'i Sept. 18. The event provided an opportunity for residents who were impacted by the recent fires in Kula to receive disaster relief information from various government and non-profit agencies.
  • reviewing the locations of the Temporary Debris Management Sites on the island of Guam

    USACE Transatlantic Division supports Typhoon Mawar disaster relief

    A staff member assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division was activated and sent to Guam from June until July to assist FEMA, federal partners and territorial officials’ response to the typhoon which caused significant impacts to essential services throughout portions of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, including water, energy and transportation.