Story by Sabrina Dalton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 10.26.2022
The upper Pearl River which courses through north Jackson, Mississippi, and supplies water to the Ross Barnett Reservoir experienced flooding which prompted the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Vicksburg District to activate its emergency operations center (EOC) at level 2 on Aug. 27th to provide direct and technical assistance to the state of Mississippi, affected counties, partners and sponsors.......
Story by Sabrina Dalton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 09.01.2022
The U.S. Army of Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission assignment to perform pump assessments at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Sept. 1, 2022, to support the Jackson water crisis....
Story by Anne Buys | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 03.01.2022
Programs and Project Management Division’s (PPMD) Senior Project Manager Kent Parrish’s retirement brought closure to a long, successful, and memorable career. Kent served many roles throughout his time with USACE. He was known as a subject matter expert, teacher, mentor, and most importantly, a friend to countless people throughout the Vicksburg District region....
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 Sabrina Dalton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 08.31.2021
Mr. Jaime A. Pinkham, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works who also serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, along with Mr. David Leach, P.E., Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Project Planning and Review), visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District, Aug. 25, 2021, to learn more about the Yazoo Backwater......
Story by Sabrina Dalton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District | 05.10.2021
The USACE Vicksburg District's Dredge Jadwin initiated the 2021 dredging season along the Mississippi River and its tributaries....
Story by Carol Coleman | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 09.01.2020
Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District to develop and test a low-cost, rapid watershed assessment using remote sensing technology to evaluate problems associated with watershed instability including erosion, sedimentation, flooding and environmental degradation....
Story by Sabrina Dalton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Mississippi Valley Division | 12.07.2018
Teamwork is the cohesive bond which unites the Corps. Whether it be engineering solutions or disaster response, all across the enterprise – we communicate and assist one another. This year’s hurricane season tested the USACE’s mission set of supporting the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. The Corps assists FEMA’s emergency support function #3 (ESF-3) mission by providing......
