Story by Nathan Wilkes | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District | 03.02.2023
With roaring winds, relentless rain, and surging waves, Hurricane Ian made landfall near Cayo Costa and Fort Myers, Florida shortly after 3 p.m. on Sept. 28, 2022. For the next 24 hours, Ian would carve a path through the sunshine state, gradually weakening to a tropical storm before reaching the Atlantic Ocean....
Story by Kerry Solan | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District | 11.11.2022
The conference room in downtown Portland was set up like any other training event: Logistics employees wheeled out gray chairs in bunches of six and tucked them under rows of roll-away tables with honey-brown wood-laminate tops. But, in the corner, one table would eventually host a coffee maker that would slowly drip on the carpet over the following month – a testament to all the caffeine......
Story by David Ruderman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 10.14.2022
USACE leaders and technical staff met with leaders in Flagler and St. Johns County and the City of St. Augustine Oct. 9 to view coastal conditions impacted by Hurricane Ian and discuss present and future coastal storm risk management projects and studies....
Story by Spc. Caitlin Wilkins | 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division | 10.11.2022
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. – Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division successfully evacuated approximately 60 aircraft to Fort Benning, Georgia, and hangared the remainder of the fleet here on September 28, 2022....
Story by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 10.08.2022
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Fort Myers, Florida, installed reinforced plastic sheeting today, Oct. 8, for the first home from the aftermath of Hurricane Ian....
Story by Mark Rankin | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District | 10.06.2022
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 5, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 55th chief of engineers visited the Fort Myers Beach, Florida area to tour the damage from Hurricane Ian, a ferocious storm that struck the southwestern coast a week ago, unleashing widespread destruction of homes and businesses. Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited......
Story by Daniel Szarek | Joint Force Headquarters - Mississippi National Guard | 10.06.2022
Approximately 20 Soldiers and Airmen of the Mississippi National Guard (MSNG) successfully completed their emergency response mission in Florida, Oct. 6, 2022. The Guardsmen left Mississippi September 29 for a week-long deployment in support of the Florida National Guard (FLNG), the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and local civil and emergency response personnel during Hurricane Ian......
Story by Staff Sgt. Jacob Hancock | 125th Fighter Wing | 10.04.2022
The Florida Air National Guard’s 202nd Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron is clearing debris from barrier island roads damaged by Hurricane Ian in southwest Florida....
