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  • October

    Fire Island Inlet to Moriches Inlet Stabilization Project, Long Island, N.Y.

    Army Corps’ New York District continues its Coastal Restoration Mission

    Since Hurricane Sandy 7 years ago, the Army Corps' New York District has performed its mission of coastal restoration and wrote the chapter on resiliency by restoring miles of shoreline and beach protection projects.
  • The senseFly eBee X fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system takes to the air just outside the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Alabama, during a preliminary survey flight Oct. 1, 2019.

    Unmanned aircraft tested at Huntsville Center

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center’s newly acquired unmanned aircraft system took to the skies above the main building here at 475 Quality Circle for its first formal set of survey flights Oct. 1, 2019.
  • Woman speaks to crowd using microphone

    Small business is big business for Norfolk District

    In the last two years, Cherie Kunze met with over 200 firms, conducted numerous outreach events and used each of her 30 years of contracting experience. In 2019, it paid off. The Norfolk District Office of Small Business Programs deputy took the commander’s program to record highs by far exceeding the district’s small business goals.
  • Andrew Johnson relocates a plain pocketbook mussel that was stranded as a result of the receding waters downstream.

    Sutton Lake Biological Surveys

    Huntington District's Water Quality Team, EC-GW-W cooperated with the WV DNR, WV DEP, and the USFWS downstream of Sutton Lake on the Elk River to maximize opportunities related to the shutdown of the outflow for the scheduled PI. Flow was shut down at the dam in order to allow inspections of the tunnels and outlet structure by USACE personnel. Staff from the separate state and federal resource agencies worked together to conduct both fish surveys and mussel assessments downstream of the dam. The combination of the shutdown and the surveys drew a crowd and allowed a great opportunity for outreach to our stakeholders.
  • Business representatives share their capabilities with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District program managers and discuss potential opportunities for doing business with the Corps at the annual Business Opportunities Open House Oct. 9 in the District's downtown LA headquarters.

    District opens house for business representatives

    More than 150 business representatives attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's annual Business Opportunities Open House Oct. 9 at the District's downtown LA headquarters.