Story by Andre Hampton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 11.08.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District’s Cleveland Resident Office is bringing a new look to its facility and the downtown waterfront....
Story by Master Sgt. Shaiyla Hakeem | 326th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 11.03.2024
Sappers have supported frontline infantry units in every American war. Sapper Leader Course was initiated more than 39 years ago, but the mission remains the same - mobility, survivability, and counter-mobility....
Story by Charles Walker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District | 10.24.2024
MOBILE, Ala. – When he was a plebe at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in the early to mid-1980’s, Pete Taylor never dreamed his career and life would be where it is currently. His thoughts then were to serve five years in the Army and then get out and pursue a civilian career. A 25-year Army career and a 16-year civilian career in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers later,......
Story by Carrie Fox | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District | 08.21.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, removed a spare set of miter gates, constructed for the Davis and Sabin Locks, from the St. Marys River this summer. The miter gates were hidden in the river for over 80 years and weighed about 350,000 pounds each. The gates were strategically stored downriver of the Soo Locks facility and out of the federal navigation channel in the 1940s......
Story by Jennifer Garcia | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Caribbean District | 07.29.2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) established a new enduring district under the South Atlantic Division (SAD). Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico (TF VIPR) transitioned into the Caribbean District on July 26, 2024....
Story by Maj. William Allred | 412th Theater Engineer Command | 04.16.2023
The 390th Engineer Vertical Construction Company (EVCC), under the 412th Theater Engineer Command (TEC) 844th Engineer Battalion, boosted their hands-on skills by improving Vicksburg’s Brig. Gen. George A. Morris Army Reserve Center (MARC) via five high-impact engineering projects during Operation Castle Upgrade from 6-17 March 2023....
Story by Kerry Solan | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | 06.28.2021
Off the coast of Oregon, Big Bertha moves in the water, inching toward land. Bertha, as her government creators to refer to it, is the result of three years of inter-agency planning. Her architects; some of whom work for the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; conscripted half of Portland District’s dredge fleet to scrape the river bottom and collect what was to become......
Courtesy Story | 319th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.14.2020
59th MAC Prepares for Blast of Lifetime Combat engineers from the 59th Mobility Augmentation Company, 20th Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, prepared for an exciting and rare mission-oriented explosives validation training at a range on Fort Hood on Sept. 14, 2020. The upcoming 48 hour event will feature the detonation of nearly a year's allocation of demolition charges in a variety of unique......