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  • May

    Facing west, the location is Lake Ontario shoreline, just west of the Olcott Harbor West Pier. Gabions were installed as part of Operation Foresight around 1973 or 1974. Photo was taken on Sept. 10, 2007.

    Lake Ontario flooding in 2017 reminds communities of Corps of Engineers assistance provided in 1973

    Lake Ontario water levels are the highest they’ve been since the last record high in 1973 and nearly three feet higher than the average 246 feet, causing widespread flooding and erosion across the shoreline.
  • Col. James Delapp, Mobile District commander, speaks to local stakeholders May 25 during the annual Hurricane/Industry Day, held at the Alabama International Trade Center. Hurricane season officially begins June 1.

    Emergency Management hosts Industry Day to kick off hurricane season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, talked hurricane preparedness May 25 to kick off the June 1 start of hurricane season, hosting the annual Hurricane/Industry Day, held at the Alabama International Trade Center. The Corps, Coast Guard, NOAA, Alabama State Port Authority and other stakeholder partners have met annually since 2004, the year Hurricane Ivan swept across the Gulf of Mexico, causing billions of dollars in damage to Alabama, Florida and other Southeastern states.
  • BG Mark Toy, Commanding General, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division presented Commander's Coins for Excellence to Kathy Eubanks, Chris Wilson and Travis Morgan during his recent visit to Meldahl Locks and Dam. General Toy was there to visit the Heavy Fleet while they were dewatering the main chamber in preparation of a miter gate replacement. Kathy Eubanks, Chris Wilson and Travis Morgan were recognized for their outstanding performance in the day-to-day operation of this critical piece of infrastructure.

    BG Toy visits R3F Heavy Fleet

    Recently BG Toy, Commanding General, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, visited the Heavy Fleet of the Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) at Meldahl Locks and Dam. The Heavy Fleet is currently replacing Miter Gates and BG Toy was able to get a firsthand look at the work and spend some time with the crews of the fleet and the locks and dam.
  • The US Highway 62 Bridge across the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam has been re-named in memory and in honor of former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kentucky Lock resident engineer George A. (Tony) Ellis in a brief ceremony May 30, 2017.

    Ellis Bridge named in memory of former Kentucky Lock resident engineer

    GRAND RIVERS, KY (May 30, 2017) – The US Highway 62 Bridge across the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam has been re-named in memory and in honor of former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kentucky Lock resident engineer George A. (Tony) Ellis Tuesday.
  • Jimmy D. Horne, chief of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory’s Research and Engineering Division. Horne earned a bachelor’s in mathematics from Louisiana State University, a master’s in physical oceanography and meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a master’s in physics from the University of Southern Mississippi. Horne is a member of the Oceanography Society, American Meteorological Society and Military Officer’s Association of America.

    CRREL selects new Research and Engineering Division chief

    Jimmy Horne was recently selected as chief of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development