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  • June

    The Charleston District conducted ship simulations at the Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Miss. The simulations test the conditions of the current design for the Post 45 harbor deepening project to finalize plans for the future of the harbor.

    Ship Simulation Completed for Post 45 Project

    Approximately 730 miles away from Charleston Harbor is another Charleston Harbor. Well, it’s a
  • The Charleston District recently held two public meetings, including one for Palmetto Railways' proposed Navy Base Intermodal Container Transfer Facility.

    Two Public Meetings in One Month

    The Charleston District regulatory division strives to provide fair and reasonable permit decisions
  • The Charleston District christened its newest survey vessel, the SV Heiselman, with a ceremony to honor her namesake, former employee Gene Heiselman. The Heiselman family was there for the festivities and Heiselman's son christened the boat with a bottle of champagne.

    Christening the SV Heiselman

    The sound of shattering glass culminated the end of a memorable day as the Survey Vessel Heiselman
  • Mike Coy, chief of the Real Estate Branch, teaches Sabrina Dornellas, real estate specialist, how to use a laser distance finder April 29 while Michelle Sappa, real estate specialist, holds a target for the required measurement. The Real Estate Branch conducted an inventory of the Alaska District’s buildings on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The task served as a training opportunity to learn how to measure buildings, sidewalks and record the acquired data. The purpose of the assignment was to verify the real property inventory list and help prepare the real estate instrument that authorizes the district headquarters and its buildings to reside on the installation.

    Corps real estate branch manages diverse mission, Army’s footprint in Alaska

    From places like remote Alaskan villages to military recruiting stations across the state, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District’s Real Estate Branch is doing its part to complete the Army mission in the Last Frontier.
  • Jeffery Watts speaks during an Energy Huntsville meeting in April 2016.

    Energy team earns 2016 USACE sustainability award

    Huntsville Center’s Energy Division has earned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ 2016 Good Neighbor Award for its collaboration and partnership with Energy Huntsville, a non-profit dedicated to growing the region’s economy in the energy sector and establishing the city as the “go-to technology center for solutions to energy programs and projects.”