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From refugee to USACE project manager of the year

Story by Jasmine Chopra-Delgadillo | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Afghanistan Engineer District - South | Date: 11.12.2012

How does a young Vietnamese refugee with no English, no money and no education go on to become a licensed professional engineer and in 2012, recognized as the best project manager in the entire U.S. Army Corps... Read More

National Guard relieves suffering after Hurricane Sandy

Story by Jim Greenhill | National Guard Bureau | Date: 11.03.2012

About 7,000 Guard members are helping people who are living without power – the temperature low, water-ruined possessions piled at the curb, transportation infrastructure crippled, simply pumping gas a... Read More

Green tech: Corps of Engineers wetland habitat lowers flood risk for Dallas

Story by James Frisinger | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | Date: 11.03.2012

A string of sky-blue ponds – surrounded by grasslands – unwinds across the North Texas countryside. Overhead hundreds of cormorants crisscross in and out of formation. Read More

Nashville District unveils its newest mountain bike trail at Old Hickory Lake

Story by Amy Redmond | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | Date: 11.03.2012

Cheers and applause were heard from an on looking crowd as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and members from the Friends of Shutes Branch cut the ceremonial ribbon during the Shutes Branch... Read More

Corps reduces Savannah River Basin reservoir outflows in response to drought level 3

Story by Billy Birdwell | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District | Date: 11.01.2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District will reduce outflows from the three reservoirs it operates on the upper Savannah River Basin in response to water levels reaching drought level 3. Water... Read More