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    Burnsville Lake hosted approximately 200 visitors during its Open House on Aug. 31, 2014.

    Burnsville Lake Open House

    Burnsville Lake hosted approximately 200 visitors during its Open House on Aug. 31, 2014.
  • Using the metal detectors of the day, USACE contractors in 2005, look for munitions at the former Lowry Bombing and Gunnery range near Denver, Colo.

    FUDS: Then to now... still charging ahead

    In 1982 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made the clean-up of Baird McGuire the one of its top priorities. Who did they call? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District and its Environmental Branch, which took the “Superfund” assignment, hit the ground running, and more than 30 years later is renowned for its comprehensive expertise and clean up capabilities relative to hazardous, toxic and radioactive waste sites.
  • SANTA ROSA, N.M., -- A New Mexico State Parks ranger checks the fit of a life jacket on a Santa Rosa Elementary student. It's important to not only wear a life jacket, but to wear a properly fitting life jacket!

    The Albuquerque District Shares Water Safety Tips for Labor Day Holiday

    It’s almost time to say goodbye to summer. If you’ll be spending the weekend on or around the water this Labor Day, the Albuquerque District, USACE urges you to remember these safety tips.

  • USACE Galveston District Spotlight on Tom Brauer

    GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 29, 2014) – A quick look at the diverse engineering projects headed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was all it took to convince a young engineering graduate wanting to make his mark in the profession that this is where he needed to be. However, the career path for Department of the Army (DA) Civil Engineer Intern Tom Brauer, who entered the Corps 18 months ago through the DA Intern Program, wasn’t always this clear.
  • NORFOLK, Va. -- Bill Cofer (left), president of the Virginia Pilots Association, and Betty Grey Waring, Norfolk District operations branch chief, brief Sen. Tim Kaine about the status of the Hampton Roads federal navigation channel here Aug. 28, 2014. The senator also toured the district’s Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area and received a briefing on the status of its eastward expansion and how Craney benefits the local economy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Partnership put Craney, port issues on display for senator

    Often referred to as the jewel of Hampton Roads, the Norfolk District put Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area on display through a partnership of port, state and corps officials for Sen. Tim Kaine Thursday.