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  • November

    Page from Communications Update about IPAs

    Virtual Assistant Technology Holds Promise for USACE

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.   Devices such as Amazon’s Echo or Google Assistant are two of many types of
  • Major General Robert Whittle, Commanding General, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

    MG Whittle's Visit

    Major General Robert Whittle, Commanding General, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division visited the Huntington District to gain a greater appreciation of the district's mission.
  • Joel Raplee, of McNary's rigging team and Jared Butler from Portland District USACE.

    Remote Operated Vehicle sent from Portland to do inspection at McNary

    The Columbia River was a deep shade of ocean blue, and the sky was surprisingly clear and sunny for a November afternoon. A perfect day for a dive. On top of McNary dam, on November 4, two men unloaded a large, green remote operated vehicle (ROV) from the back of their trailer. The task for the day was to send the ROV down on the upstream side of the dam to conduct an inspection.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Formerly Used Defense Sites Program PROPOSED PLAN

    This Proposed Plan, presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), provides an opportunity for public review and comment on the recommended action for the Airport Landfill (Area of Concern [AOC] 1), Sewage Treatment Plant Landfill (AOC 2), and Former Fire Training Area (AOC 3) (please see Figure 1) at the former Sewart Air Force Base Formerly Used Defense Site located in Smyrna, Tennessee. The Airport Landfill (AOC 1) and Former Fire Training Area (AOC 3) properties are owned by the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport Authority.
  • ERDC-EL gets patent for recyclable graphene oxide/chitosan composite membrane.

    Researchers receive patent for method to recycle composite material

    VICKSBURG, Miss. ⸺ When Dr. Victor Medina, a research engineer with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Environmental Laboratory, was designing the Decontamination Effluent Treatment System, he visited his teammates to make a request.