Story by Carol Vernon | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District | 12.27.2023
When fire ravished the historic towns of Lahaina and Kula, Hawai’i, on the island of Maui in August 2023, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was one of the first agencies on the site to assist the people in recovering from the devastating effects of the deadliest United States wildfire in more than 100 years....
Story by Charles Delano | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Honolulu District | 12.11.2023
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel must be flexible to work in a variety of locations when responding to emergency operations. With limited space on Maui, there are few options for workspaces to support the Hawaii Wildfire Recovery mission. The Logistics Planning and Response Team along with Enterprise Emergency Response Team have been collaborating with businesses to obtain locations with......
Story by George Stringham | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 09.29.2020
Often during disaster response, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Response Teams such as, temporary emergency power, debris removal and Operation Blue Roof are the Corps activities in the limelight; however, the little-known and little-seen Local Government Liaison, or LGL, national cadre is operating in the background, providing a critical lifeline of communication between......
Story by George Stringham | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 09.28.2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorated the one month anniversary of Hurricane Laura making landfall with the installation of the 5,000th roof as part of Operation Blue Roof in southwest Louisiana....
Story by George Stringham | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division | 01.07.2019
ALBANY, Ga. – The Army defines selfless service as putting the welfare of the nation, the Army and your subordinates before your own. It goes on to say the basic building block of selfless service is the commitment of each team member to go a little further, endure a little longer, and look a little closer to see how he or she can add to the effort. That’s the case of Triniece Wright, a......
Story by George Stringham | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division | 01.07.2019
DONALSONVILLE, Ga. – Corps of Engineers debris management team takes actions to protect a threatened species and the state of Georgia's official reptile, the Gopher Tortoise, which was discovered at a site when Hurricane Michael vegetative debris is being managed....
Story by Brooks Hubbard IV | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 01.21.2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it had completed its temporary roofing mission in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jan. 15....
Story by Brooks Hubbard IV | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters | 01.13.2018
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Wilmington District’s Contracting branch, has awarded a contract for Marine Debris Reduction and Off-Island Disposal, Jan.13....
