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  • November

    This edition highlights providing environmental and economic benefits, in support of Environmental Operating Principle #3.

    The Corps Environment – Fall 2024 edition now available

    The Fall 2024 edition of The Corps Environment is now available! This edition features ongoing projects and initiatives that are providing enduring environmental and economic benefits around the globe.
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    ERDC Engineers Enhance Data Classification with Regional Locality-Sensitive Hashing Patent

    The “Classification Engineering Using Regional Locality-Sensitive Hashing (LSH) Searches” represents a significant leap in data classification and retrieval techniques, with applications across a variety of research fields. This method leverages the power of LSH, a popular technique in high-dimensional data processing, to accelerate the search and classification of large databases.
  • The history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) represents a cornerstone in the development of our nation, with its impact extending far beyond the mainland United States. Since the early 20th century, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean region have played a vital role within USACE, marked by a century of engineering innovation and collaboration. United States Army Corps of Engineers dated 1927, available at the Library of Congress | Control number 98687143.

    Over a Century of Engineering Excellence: The history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

    The history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) represents a pillar in the development of our nation, with its impact extending far beyond the mainland United States.
  • H2Rescue driving through finish line, setting record for longest distance by a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle heavy-duty truck without refueling

    ERDC’s H2Rescue truck drives into GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ Books

    In a partnership with Accelera™ by Cummins, a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title has been set for the longest distance traveled by a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) heavy-duty truck without refueling. This prototype truck, designed for emergency response missions, is part of a collaborative project between the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and Vehicle Technologies Office, the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems (GVSC) Center, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory and Accelera™ by Cummins.
  • Cleveland Resident Office Mural

    The USACE Buffalo District gives its Cleveland Resident Office a facelift

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District’s Cleveland Resident Office is bringing a new look to its facility and the downtown waterfront.