Story by Anna Owens | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 07.13.2022
Down an unassuming concrete corridor at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg campus, half a dozen students concentrate on five different long arm robots designed for assembly, picking and packing maneuvers. The scene could be mistaken for segments of an automotive plant in miniature, except instead of installing windshields or mounting wheels, the robots are a glimpse of the district’s......
Story by Anna Owens | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 09.15.2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) forged ahead with revetment operations on the Mississippi River, Tuesday, following a safety pause due to COVID-19....
Story by Susan Blair | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 11.06.2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District will host a ceremonial ribbon cutting event and media site tour, 1:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 at the Athol Springs project site, adjacent the Hoak’s Restaurant located at 4100 Lake Shore Rd, Hamburg, NY 14075....
Story by Jessica Haas | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District | 06.09.2020
Pipefitter Welder Shawn McGuire is repairing and preparing the clamshell bucket used by the Clearing and Snagging Unit during the Revetment Season....
Story by Diana McCoy | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District | 04.30.2012
The Kansas City District is pleased to announce that the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project has received over $31 million of Disaster Relief Appropriations Act funding to repair flood damage to the river rock structures that comprise the BSNP. This is in addition to over $45 million already received in DRAA funds to repair damaged levees within the district....
Story by JoAnne Castagna | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District | 06.09.2011
For years, there has always been a veil of mystery surrounding Plum Island that's restricted by the public and located just off the northeastern shore of Long Island, N.Y. There was talk in the media, along with movies and in books that the federal government was conducting crazy animal experiments there....