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  • October

    JED awarded a whopping 341 contract actions— purchases of facility construction or repairs, supplies or equipment for the laymen, totaling $434 million during FY22, the largest year on record, and an astounding $269 million more than previously executed compared to FY21.

    JED ‘demolishes’ fiscal year record

    JED awarded a whopping 341 contract actions— purchases of facility construction or repairs, supplies or equipment for the laymen, totaling $434 million during FY22, the largest year on record, and an astounding $269 million more than previously executed compared to FY21.

  • September

    Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, second from left, stands with a group of officials and partners for photos after the Sept. 8 Prado Dam mural groundbreaking ceremony in Corona, California. The event included officials from Riverside, Orange and San Bernardino counties, as well as other local city mayors and leaders. From left to right: San Bernardino County Fourth District Supervisor Curt Hagman; U.S. Rep. Ken Calvert (CA-42); Riverside County Second District Supervisor (and former mayor of Corona) Karen Spiegel; Terri Smith Ferguson, a member of the Corona High School Class of 1976 and the one who came up with the idea of painting a bicentennial theme on the Prado Dam spillway; Col. Julie Balten, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander; and Jason Uhley, Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District general manager and chief engineer.

    Prado Dam bicentennial mural greenlit for restoration

    It’s been a cultural landmark to residents, commuters and visitors in Corona for nearly 50 years, and now, after successful coordination between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and its partners, the aging Prado Dam bicentennial mural is getting safely removed to make way for a new one.
  • The dredging vessel Ranger dredges on the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River south of the Coffeeville Lock in Alabama, Sept. 23, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is performing its annual dredging of the BWT and Alabama River to ensure safe navigation along both waterways.

    Annual dredging of the BWT and Alabama River ensures reliability

    Each year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District dredges the Black Warrior-Tombigbee River and the Alabama River to an adequate depth to ensure reliability of the federal channel to allow commerce to traverse the inland waterways.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon (far left) awards the Matagorda Ship Channel Project Delivery Team with a group certificate of achievement during an award ceremony, September 29. (Starting second from left) Pictured are: Lisa Finn; Ashley Neil, Konstantinos Kostarelos; and Kari Gauntt. The team worked with the project's non-federal sponsor to design and provide oversight to improve navigation along the Matagorda Ship Channel.

    SWG holds FY22 4th Qtr awards ceremony

    District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon and Deputy District Engineer Byron Williams recognized more than 100 “Champions of the Texas Coast” during the Fiscal Year 2022 Fourth Quarter Awards Ceremony, held September 29, 2022, at the Jadwin Building and virtually via WebEx.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District Commander Col. Rhett A. Blackmon brings employees up to speed on the events leading into the new fiscal year during a townhall meeting, September 29. Having officially taken command back in July, Blackmon shared his insights on learning about all the different projects, meeting with non-federal partners, and getting to know the District during his first two months at Galveston.

    SWG holds 4th Qtr townhall

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District held a townhall meeting, September 29, to address many of the trending topics within the District during the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2022.