Story by Lawrence Brooks | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 08.25.2025
The Kansas City District has long played a significant role in testing and implementing new approaches to conducting work across its sprawling footprint in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Now, a new pilot program that leverages GoPro cameras and Artificial Intelligence technology reflects a broader commitment to using these tools for smarter, more efficient ways to serve the needs of the......
Story by Lawrence Brooks | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 08.25.2025
The Kansas City District has long played a significant role in testing and implementing new approaches to conducting work across its sprawling footprint in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Now, a new pilot program that leverages GoPro cameras and Artificial Intelligence technology reflects a broader commitment to using these tools for smarter, more efficient ways to serve the needs of the......
Story by Marcy Sanchez | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District | 08.04.2025
On July 10, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, celebrated the 3,200-feet-long Lower Granite Lock and Dam’s 50 years of service to the Pacific Northwest along with the generations of people who made it possible. Lower Granite Lock and Dam, located on the Snake River in southeastern Washington, includes a dam, navigation lock, powerhouse, fish ladder, and......
Story by Lawrence Brooks | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 07.30.2025
The Kansas City District's Readiness and Contingency Operations Office and the Emergency Management Division could not function as designed without the many dedicated volunteers who take time away from their families and normal professional duties, when asked to deploy across the county in response to natural disasters....
Story by Marcy Sanchez | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District | 06.02.2025
A potentially tragic situation at Lucky Peak Dam was narrowly avoided thanks to the swift actions, situational awareness, and deep commitment of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Walla Walla District staff and Ada County law enforcement....
Story by Marcy Sanchez | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District | 05.05.2025
On a crisp spring morning, a small aircraft rises into the bright sky over southeastern Washington and parts of Oregon and Idaho. Inside, a specialized crew from the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, peers down at the landscape. Their mission is to gather critical data about the snowpack, nature’s high-altitude water reserve, which will define the region’s rivers, farms,......
Story by Lawrence Brooks | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division | 04.24.2025
Dams are a critical component to domestic infrastructure that provides benefits to the American citizen that are sometimes overlooked. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, manages 18 of the nation's more than 3,000 federally owned dams, and maintenance and inspection of these engineering marvels are crucial to preventing major flooding throughout the region. That's why a......
Story by Lawrence Brooks | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District | 03.13.2025
It's a customary practice and U.S. Army tradition, to surround inexperienced soldiers with seasoned mentors. To the contrary, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, an institution that supports the Army's mission, is comprised of mostly civilians with no military service. Despite the glaring difference, using the mentor-mentee relationships and its many principles, is how the......
