At the Second Annual Sweetgrass Pulling Day at the Charleston District's St. Stephen Powerhouse, the Horlback family pulled sweetgrass for the first time. Their family has been weaving these precious baskets for generations, but they themselves had never pulled the grass. Learn about their story below.
Need to find the closest USACE office in your area and not sure where to look? Check this out: http://ow.ly/vS9Ez
On Monday we celebrate Labor Day, a national holiday established by Congress in 1894 to recognize all of the contributions hard-working men and women have made to the strength, growth, and well-being of our great country.
The Department of Defense is the largest government agency in the United States, with more than 1.3 million Soldiers and 742,000 ...Civilians. This Labor Day, know that your hard work is very much appreciated and never goes unnoticed by USACE leadership, the Army and the American people. No matter what your role is in our organization, YOU are a critical part of our efforts to bring value and support to the Nation.
Traditionally, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. Whether spending time with family, enjoying a parade with friends or recreating outdoors, please do so safely. If you are planning to travel, be mindful of the importance of safe driving practices. Remember driving requires your full attention. Please be sure to avoid distractions such as adjusting your GPS, eating or drinking and talking on the phone. Reduce your stress by planning ahead and giving yourself plenty of travel time. Most importantly, wear your seat belt at all times - as a driver or passenger.
As you enjoy your long weekend, please take a moment to remember our Soldiers and Civilians who are currently deployed around the world. It is their selfless service and sacrifice that ensures our freedom and way of life.
Last week, the Nation reflected on the 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Over the past ten years, the Corps has made a commitment to engage with every resource available to deliver a remarkable risk reduction system for the people of Southeast Louisiana. Today, the greater New Orleans area has a 133-mile perimeter system comprised of integrated levees, floodwalls, gated structures and pump stations. However, our work is not yet done. The commitment we made to the city of New Orleans and the Nation is ongoing and we will continue to work together with our local, state and federal partners to help rebuild and accomplish our mission.
Whatever activities you have planned this holiday, please remember to be safe, relax and prepare to close out another great fiscal year. Again, thank you for what you do every day for the Corps and the Nation.
Thank you,
Thomas P. Bostick
Lieutenant General, US Army
Commanding
Essayons...Building Strong...Army Strong!
September is National Preparedness Month. Don't wait. Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects prevent $13.3 billion in flood damages during recent rains: http://ow.ly/RLSrr
Combat engineers of the 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, participate in a chemical biological radiological and nuclear defense lane Aug. 27, 2015, as part of the Pfc. Gaviola Expert Sapper Competition. Expert Sapper training helps to maintain the combat readiness of the troops who participated in the week long exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ian Ives, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs/Released)http://ow.ly/RIy3Z
Reserve combat engineers dig deep for success on international stage: http://ow.ly/RFj4C
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the largest provider of water-based outdoor recreation in the nation. Its 403 lakes and river projects in 43 states provide a diverse range of recreational opportunities. Visitors of all ages can enjoy traditional activities like hiking, boating, fishing, camping and hunting, and for those slightly more adventurous there is snorkeling, windsurfing, whitewater rafting, mountain biking and geo-caching. Regardless of your favorite outdoor activity one thing is certain, recreation enriches people's lives. A visit to an Army Corps of Engineers' recreation area can strengthen family ties and friendships; create unforgettable memories and connect people to nature that will last a lifetime. Plan your trip!
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In one of the most logistically-challenging renovations the district has seen, the Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers helped to complete the monumental task of renovating 260,000 square feet in over 41 departments throughout the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Medical Center Complex in Ohio—all with minimal impacts to patient care.
Make a Plan!
During the first week of #NatlPrep month, make a flood safety plan with your family. Here’s a new page from Ready.gov that makes it easy – and you can view it on your mobile device. http://go.usa.gov/3HHfx
In case you missed it: The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission for a full year to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide. Learn more at everykidinapark.gov!
Lt. Gen. Bostick, USACE Commanding General, recently met with employees of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District to recognize their accomplishments and to speak with the workforce.
Today’s town hall meeting with Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick began with what is perhaps the most gratifying duty for a commander: rewarding exempla...ry performance. De Flury medals, an award of the U.S. Army Engineer Association that recognizes Soldiers and civilians for outstanding service, were presented to: Stephen Buechi; Matt Snyder; Andrew Hannes; Kelly Maccarone; Mark Schwab; and Joan Sparacino. A “Commander’s Award for Civilian Service” went to Joshua Unghire, while Diane MacPherson garnered a U.S. Army Certification Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.
Since Lt. Gen. Bostick was in Buffalo District to get a briefing on the district, he also felt it incumbent upon him to talk about some of the important matters swirling around Washington, DC. Both the political and fiscal environment is about as tough as he’s seen it, he offered, with sequestration looming in the not too distant future. IF the latest round of sequestration cuts hits in October, we will have time to plan for their implementation, but as the Corps of Engineers is project funded, our impacts will be different—we are “in a pretty good place,” Bostick said.
Bostick also related that no matter where he travels in the world, especially in the People’s Republic of China, the Corps of Engineers is respected for the work it does, and even more, serves as a model.
During the question and answer session at the end of the town hall meeting, Lt. Gen. Bostick was asked when the time came to pass the torch to the 54th Chief of Engineers, what he thought his legacy would be. The general could have given a “Look-on-my-works-ye-Mighty-and-despair!” answer out of Shelly’s poem “Ozymandias.” But he did not. Instead, he reflected back on his seven years as Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, responsible for developing, managing, and executing manpower and personnel plans, programs, and policies for more than 1 million Soldiers and 300,000 Civilians in the Army. It taught him to value people more than anything else: how we recruit, train, retain. “People are our greatest resource,” he said. So, while we need to think of the future of the Corps of Engineers as an institution, we need to be cognizant that the future rests on the character and quality of those who will take over when we have left and carry on.
#USACE Pacific Ocean Division Human Resources Director Kim Kaminski-Donaher answers some of the most commonly asked questions about working for the Corps overseas: http://ow.ly/RDrrh
A joint military team including #Soldiers, #Sailors, #Marines, #Airmen, and #Coastguardsmen continues to support relief efforts in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the aftermath of #TyphoonSoudelor which hit the U.S. territory with tremendous force Aug. 3. Particularly hard hit was the capital of Saipan, where power outages and a lack of running water and food plagued the 44-square-mile island about 135 miles northeast of Guam. Here are ph...otos of our Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s #249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. #Army Corps of Engineers and Civilian members of #USACE Power Planning and Response Team in action installing generators to power water pumps in Saipan as part of the federal response. The 249th Engineer Battalion, USACE Civilians, contractors, and commonwealth and local entities are assessing, installing, and maintaining emergency generators at critical facilities, especially at wells to ensure that residents of Saipan get a much needed supply of drinking water. The 249th, along with our District’s Power Planning Response Team, is supporting #FEMA, making a huge difference, and includes specialists for contracting, liaisons, mission management, data management, logistics, and quality assurance. One Team - Building Strong®! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/…
See MoreA joint military team including #Soldiers, #Sailors, #Marines, #Airmen, and #Coastguardsmen continues to support relief efforts in the Commonweal...th of the Northern Mariana Islands (#CNMI) in the aftermath of #TyphoonSoudelor which hit the U.S. territory with tremendous force Aug. 3. Particularly hard hit was the capital of Saipan, where power outages and a lack of running water and food plagued the 44-square-mile island about 135 miles northeast of Guam. Here are photos of our Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s #249th Engineer Battalion, U.S. #Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Civilian members of our Power Planning and Response Team in action installing generators to power water pumps in Saipan as part of the federal response. The 249th Engineer Battalion, #USACE Civilians, contractors, and commonwealth and local entities are assessing, installing, and maintaining emergency generators at critical facilities, especially at wells to ensure that residents of Saipan get a much needed supply of drinking water. The 249th, along with our District’s Power Planning Response Team, is supporting #FEMA, making a huge difference, and includes specialists for contracting, liaisons, mission management, data management, logistics, and quality assurance. One Team - Building Strong®!
See MoreTake a look at the recent aerial shots taken at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys by our US Army Corps of Engineers Far East District: https://flic.kr/s/aHskfX7CLZ
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville Energy Division is assisting the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) in developing a comprehensive energy reduction plan that delineates the path DeCA must take to achieve mandated energy reduction goals for its West Area sites.
Representatives from the Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined local officials on Monday to officially sign the project partnership agreement for the Village of New Boston Combined Sewer System Improvements Project in New Boston, Ohio.
The project partnership agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Village of New Boston will continue the ongoing work of the Combined Sewer System Improvements construction project. The Federal share of thi...s Section 594 Environmental Infrastructure Program project has been allocated $1 million.
The Project falls under the Section 594 Environmental Infrastructure Program and will complete the efforts to reduce environmental impacts to the community during storm events and comply with Federal regulations. Since its inception, the Section 594 Program has provided over $129 million in Federal funding to improve water and wastewater infrastructure in Ohio.
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is pleased to partner with the Village of New Boston in this project that will have lasting positive impacts in this community,” said Corey Weaver, project manager.
Show that you Wear It! and encourage others to always wear a life jacket while boating by sharing the Wear It! pledge: http://ow.ly/RDffJ
If you or someone you know is in bad shape, take action! Seeking help is not a sign of weakness. http://ow.ly/RDed1
These multi-million dollar infrastructure projects will serve to improve the standard of living and modernize training areas for thousands of Soldiers who train... there year round.
"The real benefit for us is the expediency of having somebody on site collecting the information, validating the information with us, and not having to contract it out," said Greg Vallery, director of Fort Hunter Liggett DPW.
He said that incorporating Army Reserve Soldiers for such projects saved the Federal government in excess of $100,000 to contract civilians to perform the same work.
FULL STORY: http://www.army.mil/article/154264
U.S. Army engineers with 500th Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, based out of Grafenwoehr, Germany, level the foundation to a new playhouse during a community relations project at the Vinni Family Home Aug. 29, in Vinni, Estonia. The visit is a chance for the engineers to reinforce the United States’ commitment to supporting its NATO ally, Estonia. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Juana M. Nesbitt, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)
President Obama, with the support of the Federal Interagency Council on Outdoor Recreation to include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, announced today the start of a new initiative to give every child in the United States the chance to explore and learn about America’s great outdoors. The Every Kid in a Park initiative will provide all fourth grade students and their families with free admission for a full year to more than 2,000 federally-managed sites nationwide. Learn more at everykidinapark.gov!
Col. Ed Chamberlayne, Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander (at left), and Lt. Col. Michael Ruppert, Baltimore District deputy commander (at right), attend the departure of seven Forward Engineering Support Team - Advance (FEST-A) members, as they deploy overseas on a 9-month tour, late August, 2015. FEST-A is a small, advance-engineering team that rapidly deploys worldwide and provides technical engineering support to the combatant commands. The team is comprised of active duty soldiers and civilian engineers. Support may include critical infrastructure surveys, engineer operations, base camp planning and drawdown, geospatial operations, and construction planning, design and management capabilities.
The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center Huntsville Energy Division is assisting the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) in developing a comprehensive energy reduction plan that delineates the path DeCA must take to achieve mandated energy reduction goals for its West Area sites.
Safe boating....... There's an app for that. The US Coast Guard mobile app can help you anywhere in the United States. Weather, state boating informations, bouys, float plans, even a request for safety assistance. Check it out!
As part of routine maintenance and operational testing, officials at Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Project tested four of the dam's 23 spillway gates Aug. 26, 2015. http://ow.ly/RyjDB
Fort Irwin Water Treatment Plant Project Update: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District is Building Strong with more than 80 percent of the project complete!
Navigational hazards can come in all shapes and sizes.
So was the case Aug. 27 as crew members from the M/V Raccoon and Safe Boat, San Francisco District, US Army Corps of Engineers debris-removal vessels, responded to a call from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to tow away a 30-foot whale carcass found floating in the Oakland Estuary.
With the whale stuck under a dock at Mariner Square Marina in Alameda, crew members from the Safe Boat worked to hook the... carcass and drag it out into open water where the M/V Raccoon, a much larger and powerful vessel, could tow it across the Bay to an undisclosed location on Angel Island.
“It will be left there to decompose naturally,” said Marty Plisch, chief of Navigation Branch, who operated the Safe Boat during the early morning mission.
Exactly how the whale died remains undetermined until a necropsy is performed by scientists from the Marine Mammal Center in Marin, but clues, such as deep lacerations on the whale’s body, suggest it was struck by a large ship moving through the Bay.
“It is assumed the whale was brought in on the bow nose cone of a container ship and slipped while the vessel was turning in the turning basin,” said Derrick Dunlap, deputy chief of SPN’s Operations and Readiness Division.
September is National Preparedness Month. Don't wait! Communicate. Make your emergency plan today.
Buckhorn Lake - Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has Monarchs!!
The last two springs, Park Rangers and volunteers have worked to put in a butterfly garden around the Buckhorn Campground tollhouse. Specifically, they were hoping for Monarch butterflies. Monarch populations have plummeted over the last decade due to habitat loss and pesticides affecting the amount of milkweed plants available to them.
Here is their success story! Last year they had monarchs visit their garden and lay eggs but the caterpillars didn't survive to adulthood. This year they have a whole group of large monarch caterpillars happily eating on their three different types of milkweed plants.
Pictured below is one of their caterpillars and the other photo is a monarch laying eggs in the garden last year.
National Preparedness Month starts tomorrow. There will be a different theme each week, focusing on preparedness for floods, wildfires, hurricanes and power outages. Get the scoop: www.ready.gov/september
The River Basin Balancer Game, developed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District Leadership Development Class, offers insight into an inland waterway and a system of reservoirs, which are operated with a goal for serving each of the benefits, flood control, navigation, hydropower, irrigation, water supply, recreation, fish and wildlife, and water quality, for which many #USACE reservoirs are authorized and constructed.
Users can take charge of river operations and experience the unique challenges presented when managing reservoir operations in a variety of weather conditions across a geographically diverse basin. To try your hand at balancing the authorized purposes for operating a main stem inland waterway, go to http://1.usa.gov/1NYeurx
Elected officials joined the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and project partners to celebrate completion of the Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway control structure - Joint Federal Project Phase III. The project is part of a $900-million cooperative effort to improve the safety of Folsom Dam and reduce flood risk for the Sacramento area.
Soldiers from across the country taking advantage of the opportunity for some hands-on training out in the field as they learn how to become more proficient in supervisory roles in their military jobs at the Horizontal Construction Engineers Senior Leader Course.
Army cadets Melissa Hersey and Patrick Richardson recently finished up a summer stint at Europe District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Stuttgart Resident Office as part of the 2015 Cadet District Engineer Program.
Col. Michael Brooks, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, presents Randy Bowker with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters Small Business Champion Award for fiscal year 2013 during a ceremony Aug. 17. Bowker was recognized for his exceptional contributions to the district’s program that awarded more than 71 percent of all contracted dollars to small businesses in fiscal year 2013 and that exceeded the expected goal by 25 percent. He fosters a culture that harmonizes small business performance with the execution of the organization’s critical mission while challenging a diverse professional staff to rally around the common goals of the small business program. Bowker is an advocate for the efforts of the district’s small business specialist with industry outreach and client interaction. Congratulations!
If you need ideas where to vacation, here are 12 reasons to visit Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Wherever your recreational interest lies, please play it safe at the lakes.
As part of routine maintenance and operational testing, officials at Hartwell Lake and Dam tested its spillway gates Aug. 25, 2015. Video produced by Jason Corder, natural resources specialist / videographer; edited by Jeremy S. Buddemeier, Savannah District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District was part of the team that has helped in the cleaning of the Buffalo River, Buffalo, New York. What was once a "dead river" is now alive with life!
It's people like Youghiogheny River Lake Mill Run volunteer camp hosts, John and Nancy, that help keep the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers programs up and running. USACE, which stewards almost 12 million acres of land and water, offers many volunteer opportunities to care for recreation facilities and natural resources. They did a great job painting the exterior of the restroom as well as keeping tabs on the campground over this summer! We appreciate your efforts and we are sure the campers do too! Thank you!
Did you know?
-The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) hosts 370 million visits annually to its recreation areas.
-USACE-managed waters provide 33 percent of all U.S. freshwater fishing.
47,956 volunteers work 1.4 million hours annually at USACE projects--providing $33 million in value of service.
-Seven of the top 10 migratory bird flyways in the U.S. crossover USACE-managed waters. ...
-USACE manages 12 million acres of public lands and waters nationwide.
-A visitor to USACE recreation areas can find 55,390 miles of shoreline; 11,211 miles of trails; 90,610 campsites and 3,672 boat ramps nationally.
Check out our Recreation website with lots of information and links! http://ow.ly/RkNXk
As the month of August comes to a close, so does the Army's Antiterrorism Awareness Month. Despite the end of this observance, it is critical to remain vigilant today and every day. Remember - If you see something, say something. Always Ready - Always Alert!
Col. Michael Brooks, Alaska District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, presents Ivonne Drake, small business specialist, with the Army Small Business Specialist of the Year Award for fiscal year 2014 during a ceremony Aug. 17. Drake’s leadership and management helped to achieve the contract awards of more than $245 million to small businesses throughout fiscal year 2014. Her personal commitment has contributed to the improvement of the Pacific Ocean Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers small business goals. Congratulations!
"The event was a valuable opportunity to provide the Malian military the skill set required to design base camps to meet their specific mission requirements," said Army Lt. Col. Robert Hailey U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters, liaison to AFRICOM. (via U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM))
The #USARPAC Mission Command Facility (MCF) at Fort Shafter, which USACE is building, will consolidate USARPAC Headquarters into one facility that will support Mission Command of Army or joint forces across the Asia-Pacific Area of Operations. Pictured are Pacific Commanding GEN Brooks, USARPAC Chief of Staff MG Hughes, and other senior USARPAC and #USACE leaders. One Team - Building Strong®!
Have you ever seen this process in action? Wow!
Check out this time lapse video of a barge locking at Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18 near Inola, Oklahoma.
Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18 is a Tulsa District, U.S. Ar...my Corps of Engineers project. Primarily constructed for the improvement of the Arkansas River and its tributaries for commercial barge traffic, it also offers recreation and resource opportunities.
Newt Graham is the farthest upstream structure on the MKARNS. The Lock 18 pool offers 24.8 miles of navigable waters between the lock and the Tulsa Port of Catoosa.
In an average year, 13-million tons of cargo is transported on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System by barge. Products shipped on the river include sand and rock, fertilizer, wheat, raw steel, refined petroleum products and sophisticated petrochemical processing equipment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters operates and maintains about 25,000 inland and intracoastal waterways for commerce in 41 states.
Special thanks to Luis Berrios, a lock operator at Newt Graham, Lock and Dam 18. Luis was kind enough to share his video with us. To see the full length video visit https://youtu.be/lFFDSRgnLls.
You can also find additional Tulsa District videos at www.youtube.com/usacetulsa.
For still and video imagery, please visit www.flickr.com/usacetulsa.
#Portofcatoosa #USACE #Navigation #Barge #CorpsofEngineers
#Lock #Dam #NewtGraham
From the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Somebody order some transformers? Thank you to the boys from Yap, Palau, Kosrae, CUC, GPA, US Army Reservists, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers working in placing transformers around the island. Re-Energizing Saipan...One Pole and Transformer at a time.
If you head to the beach please keep these tips in mind and don't get caught up in a deadly rip current.
Did you know that Atlantic and Eastern Pacific hurricane tracking charts are available for download? Find them here: http://ow.ly/RkN5H
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“It will be left there to decompose naturally,” said Marty Plisch, chief of Navigation Branch, who operated the Safe Boat during the early morning mission.
Exactly how the whale died remains undetermined until a necropsy is performed by scientists from the Marine Mammal Center in Marin, but clues, such as deep lacerations on the whale’s body, suggest it was struck by a large ship moving through the Bay.
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