TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.—Before he even understood the engineering behind it, Stephen Sewell loved to build. From an early age, models, forts and nearly anything that required instructions caught his attention.
As he aged, he excelled at math and science, making engineering a perfect fit.
“My parents always said I would spend hours in my room building things as a kid,” said Sewell.
He earned a degree in civil engineering from the University of Memphis.
Today, Sewell is the area engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District, where he leads a team responsible for delivering critical military construction projects. He leads a team responsible for delivering critical military construction projects that help the Air...
02.27.2026 | TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, OKLAHOMA, US |
Story by Stacey Reese
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District has extended the public comment period for the Keystone Master Plan Draft Supplement to Feb. 23, 2026.
TULSA, OK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today announced that State Highway 151 will be restricted to one lane of traffic over Keystone Dam from Feb.13 through March 9, 2026.
The Housing Authority of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the last three houses that will complete the build out of the Village West housing development in Shawnee, OK., March 5, 2026.
The USACE, Tulsa District, is supporting the Housing Authority of the Kickapoo Tribe under the Tribal Construction Support Program. Through this program, Tulsa District technical expertise is partnered with Tribal expertise to execute construction projects that improve community health as well as social and economic development.
Before construction of the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee, homes and businesses along the Arkansas river in Tulsa County had few defenses from floods.
The 1908 and 1923 floods displaced over four thousand Tulsans and caused seven hundred fifty thousand dollars in damages, about one hundred twenty million dollars in modern construction costs.
Passage of the Flood Control Act of 1941 authorized the levee’s construction, and in 1945 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District turned over the completed twenty-mile levee system to Tulsa County Drainage District 12 for operations and maintenance.
The Tulsa West Tulsa Levee didn't eliminate Arkansas river floods, but it has helped prevent billions of dollars in flood damages during its...
