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    Farthing returns from sabbatical and teaching in northern Italy

    Farthing returns from sabbatical and teaching in northern Italy

    VICKSBURG, Miss. (April 5, 2018) -- The old world charm and culture of the Italian city of Padua was just one of the many high points Mathew Farthing experienced while in Italy on sabbatical from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center. Farthing, a research hydraulic engineer in ERDC’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory, spent the last year teaching a graduate level mathematical engineering course at the University of Padua, the second-oldest university in Italy and the world’s fifth-oldest surviving university. 

  • Forward Engineer Support Teams offer valuable career opportunities

    People say there’s no place like home, but sometimes venturing outside the known can enrich our careers and lives in ways we couldn’t have otherwise imagined. That’s just what Maj. Aaron Hotard and Sgt. 1st Class Shane Finney emphasized on March 27 when they spoke to 35 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District employees about the benefits of joining a Forward Engineer Support Team - Advanced.
  • Helpdesk IT Specialist Dawn Ratner performs a yoga bow pose. Ratner is one of 24 Savannah District employees who participate in the class during lunch.

    USACE employee helps to improve workplace wellness through Yoga Program

    Ten years ago when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Realty Specialist Emily Jimmo participated in her first yoga class, it was just for fun, but Jimmo said she soon realized the benefits of yoga.
  • Savannah Harbor maintenance dredging

    24-7, 365: Savannah Harbor Maintenance Dredging

    For 190 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah
  • Regional first responders tour J. Percy Priest Dam in Nashville, Tenn., April 5, 2019 during First Responders Day, an event where regional first responders work through a dam security scenario to communicate and facilitate awareness. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    First responders work through security scenario at J. Percy Priest Dam

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 5, 2019) – First responders worked through a security scenario at J. Percy Priest Dam today to open communication channels and facilitate awareness of possible threats to infrastructure operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.