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    A conceptual diagram of the VHF data exchange system is depicted, showing how vessels and shore stations might communicate using terrestrial communications and how satellite communication would augment and extend the terrestrial component.

    ERDC researchers aid in VDES development

    Automatic Identification System (AIS) technology is a very useful and effective tool for
  • Adam Tarplee, natural resources program manager (left) and Chris Abernathy (right) of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary partnered with Anna Stewart of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Palm Beach County to educate the public about water safety at the South Florida Fair.

    Corps shares water safety messages at south Florida events

    As the nation’s largest provider of water-based recreation with an important water safety mission, one of the most effective ways for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to promote its safety message is to take it to events where it will reach the maximum audience. In south Florida, this means hitting events like the annual South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach and the FLW fishing tournament.
  • Budget analyst Tina Cox checks the balances remaining in various program accounts within Operations Division. Cox’s personal commitment to duty includes a strong work ethic and making sure she treats taxpayer money like it was her own.

    Teamwork gets the job done in Operations Division

    Budget analyst Tina Cox’s personal commitment to duty includes a strong work ethic and making sure she treats taxpayer money like it is her own.
  • Hydropower Plant Project Manager Randy Crabtree from the Old Hickory Dam looks on (left) and Lt. Col. John L. Hudson, Nashville District commander (Right) talks with Donovan Sohr,(center) a sophomore student from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., during a tour at the Old Hickory dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., on Feb. 28, 2014.

    Prep student shadows Nashville District engineers for STEM experience

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 6, 2014) –A sophomore student from Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tenn., participated in a engineer shadow program today with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Engineering Branch and shadowed Nashville District engineers.
  • Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick (left), commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents the AbilityOne Award to Col. Alan Dodd, commander of Jacksonville District, at the 2013 Society of American Military Engineers Small Business Conference in Kansas City, Mo. The district was recognized for awarding $2.9 million in contracts to AbilityOne nonprofit agencies, the second highest dollar amount awarded to AbilityOne contractors by a Corps district.

    Jacksonville District receives the AbilityOne Award at small business conference

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presented the AbilityOne Award to Jacksonville District Commander Col. Alan Dodd during the recent Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Small Business Conference in Kansas City, Mo.