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  • October

    Nathan Payne, summer laborer, uses a hose to wash mud and debris out of one of the tainter gates at Newburgh Locks and Dam, Newburgh, Ind.

    Newburgh team up to elbows in cost-saving cleanup

    It’s a dirty job. In recent years, the tainter gates at Newburgh Locks and Dam—those gates which
  • The Forward Engineering Support Team-Advanced, deploying to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance, is honored with a departure ceremony at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany Oct. 20, 2014. The 13-member team of military and civilian technical experts — from electrical and environmental engineers, to real estate and power generation specialists — will support the construction of Ebola Treatment Units as part of the operation. The ETUs will be constructed at site locations chosen by the Government of Liberia Ministry of Health and the Armed Forces of Liberia to assist in the containment of Ebola. Additionally, USACE military and civilian personnel will assist with the construction, planning, surveying, and design of life-support and logistics facilities in Senegal and Liberia. U.S. Agency for International Development is the lead U.S. Government organization for the operation and U.S. Africa Command is supporting the effort by providing command and control, logistics, training and engineering assets — including the FEST-A — to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deploys Team in Support of Operation United Assistance

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed a team with engineering and engineering-related expertise to Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance, which is part of the comprehensive U.S. Government Ebola effort in West Africa led by the U.S. Agency for International Development.
  • Energy Information Management integrates, monitors and manages all the energy production and consumption activities on an installation.

    Developing an Army Energy Information Management plan from the ground up

    Huntsville Center is leading an effort to develop the Army’s energy information management standards and an Armywide implementation plan that identifies the optimal strategy to integrate, monitor and manage all the energy production and consumption activities on an installation.
  • Two Pittsburgh District employees participated in the 2nd annual West Penn Trail Triathlon Oct. 11, portions of which were held on Conemaugh Dam property.

    District partners with conservancy to host triathlon

    Two Pittsburgh District employees participated in the 2nd annual West Penn Trail Triathlon Oct. 11, portions of which were held on Conemaugh Dam property.
  • Hunters, fishermen and boaters should use caution when on or around cold water. The fact is that drowning is a leading cause of death among outdoorsmen and unexpectedly finding yourself in cold water can bring on hypothermia much faster than one might think. Wearing a lifejacket when around a lake or stream and knowing what to if you find yourself unexpectedly wet can significantly increase your chances of survival.

    Hunters, fishermen and boaters – be cautious of cold water

    Autumn is a time when many hunters and anglers take to the woods or lake for a day of hunting or fishing. Very few consider that they may not return from their outing because of drowning or succumbing to hypothermia. The fact is that drowning is a leading cause of death among outdoorsmen and unexpectedly finding yourself in cold water can bring on hypothermia much faster than one might think.