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  • November

    Public comment period begins for Upper Guadalupe River report

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District (USACE), in collaboration with the Santa Clara Valley Water District as our non-federal sponsor, has prepared a Draft General Reevaluation Report and National Environmental Policy Act Supplemental Environmental Assessment (GRR/EA) for the Upper Guadalupe River Flood Risk Management Reformulation Study in San Jose, Calif.
  • Brig. Gen. Antoinette R. Gant was promoted to the rank of brigadier general on October 28, 2022, becoming the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) first active-duty African-American female general officer. Gant held her promotion ceremony at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University as a distinguished military graduate with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and a commission in the Army’s Engineer Regiment. She holds a Master of Science in engineer management from Missouri University of Science and Technology, and a Master of Science in national resource strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. She is also a certified Project Management Professional.

    SPD commander hopes to inspire new generations into USACE, STEAM careers

    Colonel Antoinette R. Gant proudly stands facing a packed room of family, friends, and colleagues. Her eyes are beaming. Her smile can’t be contained. She not only commands the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Pacific Division; she’s in complete command of the attention in the room. Her husband, son, and daughter join her on a small stage. With careful hands, her family unveils two shiny silver stars from decorative boxes. That’s the last time her family—and anyone else, for that matter—will see her in a colonel’s uniform.
  • Dr. Andy Nelson, Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for a flow battery at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 3, 2022. ERDC-CERL was selected earlier this year to provide management for the new battery. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Kaley Skaggs)

    Groundbreaking Ceremony held at Fort Carson for flow battery

    The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) team at the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Operational Energy (OE) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the installation of a flow battery at Fort Carson, Colorado, Nov. 3, 2022. The ERDC-CERL team was selected earlier this year to provide management for the new battery.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District contractors construct a reinforced embankment to protect critical infrastructure against flooding Oct. 5 in Duncan, Arizona. Large stones and rocks are used with sand and soil in a process called rip rap to strengthen embankments dikes and levees.

    LA District protects critical infrastructure during Duncan flood fight

    The small eastern Arizona town of Duncan, home to about 800 people, suffered damage to homes and critical infrastructure after the Gila River flooded in late August.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District leadership pose with members of the Society of American Military Engineers Nashville Post Sept. 21, 2022, at the headquarters building of Barge Design Solutions, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville District provided program updates, review of current and upcoming projects, and provided a list of contracting opportunities to the group. (USACE Photo by Ron Collett)

    Partnerships are building blocks for success in the Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2022) – Partnerships are the building blocks for success when it comes to construction projects, operation and maintenance of hundreds of recreation areas and facilities, and even the management of dams that generate hydroelectricity and provide water resources that support navigation in the nation’s inland waterway system.