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  • September

    The moment of truth as the custom-made pintal ball is moved into place under the dam gate. There were no existing replacement parts available for this work at Chouteau Lock and Dam 17 in Chouteau, Okla., so crews were forced to wait until the actual placement of the part to know if it would fit, which it did.

    First-ever lock repair successfully completed by Tulsa District at Chouteau Lock 17

    Replacing the pintal ball at Chouteau Lock and Dam on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
  • Marcelo Maier (left), a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District civil engineer for special projects conducts a site inspection of a telemedicine facility in Kukes, Albania. After one year on the job and an informal mentorship Maier is helping to build the Humanitarian Assistance program.

    USACE People: Building strong through mentoring

    Brian Trzaska, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District civil engineer for special projects, is teaching, training, coaching, counseling and transferring knowledge to Marcelo Maier, a fellow district civil engineer and Trzaska's mentee.
  • DLNR Chairperson, William J. Aila, Jr. (right) and Lt. Col. Thomas D. Asbery, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, today signed a $3 million cost-share agreement to develop a watershed plan to support the West Maui "Ridge to Reef" Initiative. The Initiative is one of the first efforts in the state to implement a comprehensive management strategy to address impacts to coral reefs across multiple watersheds. The watershed plan will be funded 75-percent by the Corps and 25-percent by DLNR.

    DLNR and Corps of Engineers sign agreement to kick-off West Maui "Ridge To Reef" initiative

    The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District signed a $3 million cost-share agreement today to develop a watershed plan to support the West Maui "Ridge to Reef" Initiative. The Initiative is one of the first efforts in the state to implement a comprehensive management strategy to address impacts to coral reefs across multiple watersheds.
  • 2012 EAGLE Class participants dig a grill post hole at one of the campsites within Cordell Hull Lake’s horseback riding primitive campground Sept. 11, 2012. (USACE photo by Amy Redmond)

    EAGLE class makes equestrian campground maintenance its mane project

    Granville, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2012) – Upkeep of recreation areas, campgrounds and hiking trails often depends on volunteers who care deeply about the nation’s natural resources and want them to be there for their children and generations to come. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s EAGLE Class learned that important lesson of volunteerism today when they rolled up their sleeves and got their boots dirty at one of Cordell Hull Lake’s primitive horse trail campgrounds.

  • District contributes to "Feds Feed Families"

    The Rock Island District participated in the 2012 "Feds Feed Families" food drive in August. The Rock Island Arsenal and Soldiers from the U.S. Army Sustainment Command distributed collection cans, picked-up the donations and in total delivered more than 3,000 pounds of food to the River Bend Foodbank in Moline, Ill.