Col. David Dake assumed command from Col. Rhett Blackmon as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District commander during a change of command ceremony, July 29, 2025, at the district’s headquarters in Galveston, Texas. U.S. Army video by Trevor Welsh.
Dr. Mohammad “Shahidul” Islam, Ph.D., P.E., BCWRE, a subject matter expert in the Hydrology & Hydraulic Branch of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, has been named Engineer of the Year for the USACE Hydrology, Hydraulics & Coastal Community of Practice (HH&C CoP) for Fiscal Year 2025.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District (SWG) rehearsed hurricane response timelines and actions to protect people and infrastructure with a tabletop exercise at the Jadwin Building in Galveston, Texas, June 10, 2024. The Atlantic hurricane season began June 1, and ends Nov. 30.
SWG’s, Corpus Christi Resident Office recently opened the doors and gangplank of one of its survey vessels to students from the Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science (CBI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC).
The CBI students have spent most of their time in college studying land surveying and are interested in pursuing careers in surveying and hydrography.
James M. Naismith, CBI’s, Chair for Excellence in...
