DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Supporting Critical Missions... 12.14.2025 | Story by James Finn When U.S. Army engineers are called to deploy for critical infrastructure support overseas, a Forward Engineer Support Team-Advanced answers the...
Rock Island District Tackles Emergency at Chicago... 12.15.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff Working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presents unique opportunities when vital aging infrastructure needs repair. Composed of specialized...
Employee Spotlight 12.15.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff For many people, the question of what to do with their life is one of the most difficult to answer. Not for Rock Island District civil engineer...
We Work The Waterways 12.15.2025 | Story by Frances Candelaria The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District partners with organizations and programs across a wide range of initiatives. One such...
Nature-Based Mitigation Banking: Beaver Dams at New... 12.15.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff n a unique collaboration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and New Melleray Abbey have partnered with nature’s engineer, the beaver, to...
Celebrating a Legacy of Flood Risk Management and... 12.14.2025 | Story by Samantha Heilig This year marks the 20th anniversary of Silver Jackets, a nationwide flood risk management initiative supported by the U.S. Army Corps of...
Rangers Share Illinois Waterway History, Expertise... 12.14.2025 | Story by James Finn For the past three summers, park rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, have...
Major Fletcher promoted to lieutenant colonel 09.18.2025 | Story by Jordan Raiff U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, Deputy Commander Major Matthew Fletcher was promoted to lieutenant colonel Aug. 8. He chose...
USACE Rock Island District Year In Review 12.02.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff USACE Rock Island District Year In Review
AROUND THE DISTRICT 10.15.2025 | Courtesy Photo Program Manager Jim Homann was honored as the Silver Jackets Coordinator of the Year, receiving a flag flown over the USACE Mississippi Valley...
DEPLOYMENT SPOTLIGHT: Supporting Critical Missions... 01.03.2025 | Photo by manuuil nausik kaaliu ock Island District Civil Engineer Andrew McClanahan (second from right) and his Forward Expeditionary Support Team – Advance teammates pose for...
Rock Island District Tackles Emergency at Chicago... 11.03.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Before repairing the pin, the assembly shown here was grinding metal-on-metal
Employee Spotlight: Megan Phlamm 11.28.2024 | Courtesy Photo Megan Phlamm stands near the ongoing construction at Brandon Road.
We Work The Waterways 09.25.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff Kelly Thomas, deputy operations manager for the Mississippi River Project Office, speaks with local high school students about the many career...
Nature-Based Mitigation Banking: Beaver Dams at... 08.29.2025 | Photo by Jordan Raiff USACE Rock Island District’s Regulatory Division Western Branch Chief Abby Steele packs a mixture of dense mud and weeds into a man-made...
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 Newsletter - 09.22.2021 09.22.2021 | Courtesy Publication The September 2021 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
Brandon Road Interbasin Project Newsletter - 01.12.2022 01.12.2022 | Courtesy Publication The January 2022 issue of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project newsletter.
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...
