Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day 05.28.2026 | Story by Jordan Raiff On May 15, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees across the globe participated in “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day.” This event also...
RIDWA NEWS 05.28.2026 | Courtesy Story The Rock Island District Welfare Association (RIDWA) continues to support District employees through activities, events, and programs focused on...
DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Cory Haberman “The most... 05.28.2026 | Story by Jordan Raiff Responding to a flood fight mission is never an easy task. However, for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District’s National Flood...
Training Strengthens District Flood Response Readiness 05.28.2026 | Story by Jordan Raiff From April 7-9, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District held training for flood area engineers, state liaisons and members of the...
Nolan Hagge: Geotechnical/Materials Engineer 05.28.2026 | Story by Samantha Heilig Nolan Hagge serves as a geotechnical/materials engineer for the Engineering and Construction Division, Geotechnical Branch, Investigations and...
Preserving the Future: Major Maintenance Repairs... 05.28.2026 | Story by James Finn For more than 90 years, the Lockport Lock and Dam has served as a critical gateway on the Illinois Waterway, connecting the Great Lakes to the...
USACE and City of Cedar Rapids Break Ground on Next... 05.28.2026 | Story by Frances Candelaria Employees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, along with Cedar Rapids city leaders and community members, gathered in May...
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month... 05.28.2026 | Story by Jordan Raiff Across the Department of War, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and here in the Rock Island District, Teal Tuesdays and other activities are held...
Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day 05.15.2026 | Courtesy Photo On May 15, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees across the globe participated in “Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day.” This event also...
RIDWA News 04.01.2026 | Photo by Jordan Raiff A RIDWA volunteer prepares teal pancakes to kick off Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Cory Haberman “The most... 04.09.2026 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Cory Haberman providing instruction on how to prepare, load, and deploy large helicopter-hoisted sandbags for flood response missions.
Training Strengthens District Flood Response Readiness 04.09.2026 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Nick Bails demonstrates how to connect piping for a self powered water pump.
Employee Spotlight- Nolan Hagge: ... 12.04.2023 | Photo by Frances Candelaria Nolan Hagge serves as a geotechnical/materials engineer for the Engineering and Construction Division, Geotechnical Branch, Investigations and...
Preserving the Future: Major Maintenance Repairs... 04.06.2026 | Courtesy Photo At the Lockport Lock on the Illinois Waterway, crews use the Quad Cities Heavy Lift Crane to hoist a 550,000-pound miter gate for repairs.
USACE and City of Cedar Rapids Break Ground on Next... 05.15.2026 | Photo by Frances Candelaria City Manager Jeff Pomeranz delivers closing remarks prior to the official groundbreaking for the newest phase of the Cedar Rapids Flood Risk...
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month... 04.29.2026 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Denim Day supporters gather outside the Clock Tower on April 29.
Tower Times - 05.28.2026 05.28.2026 | Courtesy Publication The April/May 2026 issue of the USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the...
Tower Times - 03.02.2026 03.02.2026 | Courtesy Publication The February/March 2026 issue of the USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the...
Tower Times - 12.15.2025 12.15.2025 | Courtesy Publication The November/December 2025 issue of the USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the...
SWCLA Newsletter - 09.15.2025 09.15.2025 | Courtesy Publication SWCLA Newsletter - Issue 2 (Sept. 2025)
SWCLA Newsletter - 03.15.2025 03.15.2025 | Courtesy Publication SWCLA Newsletter - Issue 1 (Mar. 2025)
Tower Times - 09.18.2025 09.18.2025 | Courtesy Publication The USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the Corporate Communications Office...
Tower Times - 07.16.2025 07.16.2025 | Courtesy Publication The USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the Corporate Communications Office...
Tower Times - 05.20.2025 05.20.2025 | Courtesy Publication The USACE Rock Island District's command information magazine. This publication is published bimonthly by the Corporate Communications Office...
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Overview 10.02.2024 | Video by Frances Candelaria A comprehensive overview of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project that uses satellite imagery and digitally rendered structures to provide a...
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Update 04.16.2025 | Video by Frances Candelaria Project Update: Construction continues on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project as contractors excavate from the Illinois Waterway riverbed near...
Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures Reaches... 08.01.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures projects started June 1. This video describes the work leading up to the halfway point of the project....
Army SOH Star Ceremony - USACE Rock Island District 06.29.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The USACE Rock Island District was awarded the U.S. Army's Safety and Occupational Health Star Award during a ceremony held June 29, 2023, at the...
2023 Illinois Waterway Closure Preview 06.01.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The 2023 Consolidated Closures on the Illinois Waterway begin June 1. Annually the Illinois Waterway generates an estimated $2 billion of...
Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program... 04.04.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria The project is located in Saverton, Missouri. The primary purpose of the project is to increase access to upstream mainstem river and tributary...
Wicket Repairs on the Illinois Waterway 01.06.2023 | Video by Frances Candelaria To keep the wicket dams at Peoria and LaGrange lock and dam on the Illinois Waterway operational, trained divers must perform wicket inspections...
Lock 15 Dewatering Time-lapse B-roll 02.01.2022 | Video by Samantha Heilig B-roll of time-lapse footage taken over a 24-hour period as the main lock chamber at Locks and Dam 15 on the Mississippi River were dewatered for...
