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  • December

    Two engineers conduct a Target Interface Inspection for a range at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

    Huntsville Center Improves Targets for Range at Fort McCoy

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville’s Range and Training Land Program Mandatory Center of Expertise, RTLP MCX, recently completed a Target Interface Inspection, TII, for the Scout and Reconnaissance Gunnery Range at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin. The inspection is a significant step toward ensuring the state-of-the-art range is operational for soldier training in 2025.
  • Destruction of a facility.

    Demo project is refresher course in munitions response 3Rs actions

    Jake Gassaway, Huntsville Center FRP project manager said the proper steps were taken, following the 3Rs – Recognize, Retreat, and Report. EOD found the UXO wasn’t a threat and removed it.
  • Cayce Grall, project manager-forward for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Chickamauga Lock Replacement project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, poses for a photo overlooking the construction site, Dec. 3, 2024.

    Breaking barriers and building legacies: Cayce Grall’s role in the Chickamauga Lock Replacement

    The article highlights Cayce Grall’s journey from growing up near the Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga to leading its replacement project as project manager-forward for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. The new lock, replacing the aging 1939 structure, will modernize navigation and support the regional economy. As the first female quality assurance engineer on the project, Grall inspires others, especially young women, to pursue engineering careers. For Grall, this project is a personal legacy, combining her professional achievements with her deep ties to her hometown.

  • 12th Mekong Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange Builds Regional Resilience and Cooperation

    FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pacific Ocean Division (POD) will host the 12th Mekong Sister Rivers Partnership Exchange in Tennessee and New York from Dec. 8–12, 2024. This significant gathering will bring together water resource leaders and experts from Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the United States to strengthen international cooperation in sustainable water and resource management.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Commander, Col. Reyn Mann, along with Regulatory Division Chief, Eric Reusch, and senior project manager, Patti Grace-Jarrett, met with board members from the Kentucky Ecological Restoration Association (KERA) at Rolling Fork Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank near Bradfordsville, Kentucky, The site visit reinforced the Louisville District’s commitment to cultivating partnerships that support the district’s compensatory mitigation mission.

    Partnership aims to streamline mitigation bank process and improve ecological outcomes

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Regulatory Division is fostering a new