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    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) along with representatives from AFCENT, AFCEC, and an architecture engineering firm team meet during a planning charette and conduct a Design Based Threat Assessment (DBTA) to assess and mitigate potential threats to U.S. military facilities.

    Middle East District offers mission partners new capability

    Prior to the Khobar Towers 1996 attack, there were no uniform Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection standards required for Department of Defense Facilities. After that attack in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the U.S. military made a multitude of changes to how it managed force protection and in 2002, conducting a Design Based Threat Assessment was codified in the military construction process. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) has developed dedicated support to help its mission partners with the DBTA process.

  • ERDC-CERL to test new hydrogen electrolyzer technology to support energy resilience

    In an effort to make U.S. Army installations less vulnerable to risks and hazards, the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) will test new hydrogen technology in support of energy resilience.
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    USACE needs more engineers for its Dam Safety Production Center

    Dams are often synonymous with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Responsible for more than 740 dams across the nation, USACE and its Dam Safety Program is responsible ensuring these structures provide many significant benefits to the nation while also reducing risks to people, property, and the environment. Central to this effort in the Southwestern Division are the engineers working for the Dam Safety Production Center.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mr. Michael Connor, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works

    Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project gets underway

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) announced the start of construction work for the Union Beach Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. 
  • Today, McNary is an essential part of the river highway that was envisioned before the formation of the Walla Walla District. It sits as the midpoint, the last lock on the Columbia before the mouth of the Snake River. With its 14 generator units, McNary is also an incredible source of hydropower, capable of producing 980-megawatts or enough electricity to power about 686,000 homes.

    A step towards navigable waters: A history of McNary Lock and Dam

    As people moved into the Pacific Northwest, communities grew around the rivers, especially the Columbia and Snake. Back then, the rivers were temperamental and hard to navigate. However, there was a vision to create a river highway, one that would allow barges to carry cargo from the Pacific Ocean to the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers, 465 miles inland.