Video by Moses Ward | U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters | 07.03.2025
This is an energized announcement about a historic investment in the Coast Guard of over $24 Billion to modernize the force and repair infrastructure....
Video by Desiree Kapler and Timothy Reeves | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 06.26.2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, manages hundreds of locks and dams, which are critical components of a complex navigation system that is central to our nation’s economy and security. Inspecting this aging aquatic infrastructure often requires costly and dangerous processes, such as deploying divers or dewatering structures, which shuts down the flow of goods and materials. To......
Video by Marisa Gaona and Shelley Tingle | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center | 06.20.2025
At the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, innovation is transforming the speed and scale of delivery to the Warfighter and the nation – elevating mission readiness and the sustainment of critical infrastructure. From rapid part replacement in inland navigation systems to the use of high-performance materials for military......
Video by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.10.2025
The Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Wichita County Water Improvement District 2 partner to perform inspections and maintenance on Kemp Dam, which impounds the Big Wichita River to form Lake Kemp. Kemp Dam is owned by the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, and Wichita County Water Improvement District 2 and provides flood control, irrigation, and water supply to Wichita Falls....
Video by Aaron Berogan | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 03.26.2025
Andy Schimpf, Operations manager at the St. Louis District’s Rivers Project Office explains why new lift gates are being installed at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam, and the work that goes into it. Two lift gates leafs, each measuring 110-feet-wide by 26-feet tall and weighing 270 tons, were recently lowered into place by the Rock Island Structures Maintenance Heavy Fleet with the Heavy Lift......
Video by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 02.14.2025
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District alongside contractors recently placed concrete at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., as part of the scheduled Lift Gate Replacement Project. During this closure, the three-leaf upstream lift gate will be replaced with a modern two-leaf lift gate that will provide improved......
Video by Janet Meredith | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District - MVS | 12.11.2024
The St. Louis District’s Project Delivery Team began Phase III of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam Main Lock Lift Gate Replacement on January 1, 2025, requiring closure of the 1200-foot main lock chamber. The 600-foot auxiliary lock remained open 24/7 to accommodate tows and boats passing through the dam. During this closure the three-leaf upstream lift gate will be replaced with a modern......
Video by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 10.12.2024
Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees participated in a Touch-A-Truck event at Hardesty Public Library in Tulsa, Oct. 12. Keystone Lake Park Rangers and the Infrastructure Section’s Bridge Inspection Team showed off a fan boat and bridge inspection vehicle while talking to kids about USACE’s Bridge Safety program and Water Safety mission. The Halloween themed activity......
