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  • August

    During his tour of Vicksburg’s campus, Sacramento District’s Joe Hernandez visited the Environmental Laboratory’s Cognitive Ecology Ecohydraulics Research Facility for a briefing on Computational Modeling for Fish Tracking and the Information Technology Laboratory where he will be working on his six-month project for ERDC University.

    Sacramento District’s Joe Hernandez selected for ERDC University

    Researchers from 10 U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Districts have been selected for the 2023 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U). Joe Hernandez, an economist with the Sacramento District, has been chosen to participate in the detail program.
  • Scott Air Force Base

    Division commander visits Scott Air Force Base

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Quander visited Scott Air Force Base in Illinois Aug. 25, 2023, to see first-hand how the Louisville District is delivering key projects for the United States Air Force.
  • Col. Andrew Baker, center left, listens during an after-action review Aug. 28 about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s response to Tropical Storm Hilary, starting with day one leading up to the storm, throughout the storm and the two days following the storm.

    LA District preps for Hurricane Hilary, keeps public safe, captures water from storm

    In the week leading up to Hurricane Hilary – the first tropical storm to make landfall in Southern California in more than 80 years – the wheels were already in motion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.
  • A group of people stand and talk in safety vests and hardhats in the early morning hours.

    USACE team earns White House praise

    Following President Biden’s visit, the White House Communications Agency presented the temporary power team with a certificate of appreciation.
  • photos of lower granite during construction and present day overlaid with eachother

    The end of a long journey: a history of Lower Granite Lock and Dam

    It was early in the morning and a steam-powered paddleboat made its way up the lower Snake River, trimmed with colored flags. The date was June 19, 1975, and the mood was festive. The vessel was heading for Lower Granite Lock and Dam, whose pool had been raised just four months prior.