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    Connecticut State Update Report - June 2015

    Connecticut Update Report

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  • Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, left, commanding general and chief of engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, arrives at Monterey Airport prior to taking a tour of the Presidio of Monterey, one of several projects he visited while in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    South Pacific Commander visits Bay Area projects

    SAN FRANCISCO - The general in charge of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ operations for all of the Southwestern United States got a first-hand look this week at how Corps projects in the San Francisco Bay Area are improving the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of residents and contributing to the region’s multi-billion dollar shipping industry.
  • This 3D model of Rock Island District’s Brandon Road Lock in Chicago, Illinois, developed by the INDC, is used during online webinars to illustrate operations and maintenance needs to Corps staff who have never seen the facility in real-life.

    Inland Navigation Design Center Taking Shape for Infrastructure Needs

    On Jan. 15, 2013, the Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, endorsed the creation of an Inland Navigation Design Center Mandatory Center of Expertise (INDC). The purpose of the new organization was to use in-house technical expertise in both the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD) and the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) to deliver inland navigation projects. Expert resources from across the Corps could then be engaged if the workload demanded or specialization in specific areas were needed.

  • Army reductions response to changing fiscal, warfighting needs

    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of the Army today announced force structure decisions and stationing plans for the reduction of the Regular Army from 490,000 to 450,000 Soldiers. This reduction of 40,000 Soldiers will occur in fiscal years 2016 and 2017. This represents a cumulative cut of 120,000 Soldiers from the Regular Army, or 21 percent, since 2012. These will be accompanied by a reduction of approximately 17,000 Department of the Army Civilian employees.

  • District completes Mount Charleston Storm Water Diversion Project

    The project is designed to help divert rain flows and debris running off the side of the mountain and away from communities to mitigate damage to neighborhoods and critical infrastructure until native vegetation can reestablish itself.