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  • June

    LA 23 Asset Management Group, LLC (LA 23) (22-0193)

    LA 23 is requesting authorization to install a continuous, pile-supported wharf structure at the (-)50-foot contour in the river. There will be four discrete pile-supported approachways from the wharf back across the batture. Where the approachways cross the levee section they will be supported by spread footings. The approachways will then reach the elevated container stacking area. The container stacking area between the levee and Hwy 23 will be elevated to approximately (+)17.5 feet and retaining walls will be installed.
  • A picture of the Union City Dam reservoir after a high-water event.

    Is Union City Dam broken? The dry bed reservoir functions just right

    By definition, a dam is “a barrier preventing the flow of water or of loose solid materials such as soil or snow”…so why does Union City Dam sometimes look like there’s no water in it? That contradiction is by design: Union City Dam is the only “dry” reservoir in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District.
  • Since 2000, the Army’s 3Rs Explosives Safety Program, which focuses on Recognizing, Reporting and Responding to explosive hazards, has played a pivotal role in preventing accidents and ensuring the safety of personnel and communities by promoting awareness and safe handling practices. (Graphic courtesy of the Three Rs Explosives Safety Program)

    Army 3Rs Explosives Safety Program raises awareness amid recent incidents

    In the wake of two recent incidents involving the discovery and detonation of live grenades, the Army’s Three Rs Explosives Safety Program is increasing its efforts to raise awareness about the dangers associated with munitions.
  • FUDS

    A boom not heard…is a good thing

    In support of World War II, Camp Fannin was established in Smith County in 1943, six miles north of Tyler, Texas, as a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Center for small arms, artillery, and tank gunnery training. The site became home to more than 200,000 soldiers until it was declared surplus in 1946. At that time, the land acquired for Camp Fannin was excessed for privately owned use.
  • The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center and the Dominican Republic Ministry of Energy & Mining teams tour the Las Mercedes site.

    ERDC assists the Dominican Republic in the exploration of rare Earth elements

    Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory are currently assisting the Dominican Republic and its regional government agencies in the hunt for rare earth elements (REE).