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  • July

    A relief portrait memorializes Confederate Brig. Gen. Martin Green, one of four Confederate generals killed in action during the campaign. Green’s last words disregarded the threat of enemy fire: “A bullet has not been molded that will kill me.” Union sharpshooters proved otherwise.

    The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 26: The Union Approaches

    Introduction:Engineers in Union blue and Confederate gray played a prominent role in the Vicksburg

  • Corps continues to advance efforts in south Florida

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- This time last year the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District was managing a challenging scenario fueled by heavy rains during the dry season and early part of the wet season, forcing us to release billions of gallons of water from Lake Okeechobee to protect the Herbert Hoover Dike. One year later, I‘d like to highlight the progress we have made and how we intend to address challenges that remain.
  • Jayce Neal graduates from Space Camp Friday at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. A West Virginia resident, his stay in the Rocket City was made possible thanks to the Failure is Not an Option Scholarship Fund.

    Scholarship fund opens doors to space adventure

    Walking across the stage at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Space Camp graduation Friday, the possibilities before the two were endless. Possibilities they might not otherwise have seen growing up in Meadow Bridge, West Virginia, where the population is less than 400, at least a quarter of which lives below the poverty line, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
  • Ordnance Corps, Fort Lee, Norfolk District and other Army leaders ceremoniously shovel the first dirt for the construction of the new Ordnance Training Support Facility. The center will house ordnance historical collections and focus on providing training to Ordnance Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo/Chris Hart)

    Army, USACE, Fort Lee officials celebrate Ord. facility ground-breaking

    A ground-breaking ceremony was held July 12 to kick-off construction of the Ordnance Training Support Facility.
  • Sixteen grazing goats, known as the “Chew Crew,” are in charge of trimming the treacherous terrain above Buford Dam, a site run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.

    ‘Chew Crew’ at dam cut landscaping costs for Corps

    Sixteen grazing goats, known as the “Chew Crew,” are in charge of trimming the treacherous terrain above Buford Dam, a site run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.