In hindsight – considering the remarkable range of expertise found in the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment and the Corps of Engineers today – the problems confronted 250 years ago by the Army’s first Chief Engineer, Col. Richard Gridley, might seem […]
The Nation’s Problem Solvers: The U.S. Army Engineer Regiment and Corps of Engineers Read More »
It felt like a homecoming. In 2015, when Brig. Gen. Kirk Gibbs first assumed a leadership role within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, commanding the Los Angeles District, he and his family were returning to California. From 2002 to
USACE Military Programs: Material Support for Soldiers and Their Families Read More »
At 1:28 am on March 24, 2024, the Dali, a 980-foot container ship departing the Port of Baltimore, lost power and collided with a pier on the Francis Scott Key (FSK) Bridge; it was the first moment of a disaster
USACE Emergency Management: At an Inflection Point Read More »
The past year has been one full of challenges and opportunities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Civil Works program as it operated, maintained, and constructed the nation’s critical water resources infrastructure that touches so many parts of
USACE Civil Works Programs Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is an agency built to serve the U.S. military. Its original mandate – to protect and enable Soldiers of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War – has evolved and expanded considerably since
Military and International Operations: USACE’s Founding Mission Read More »
Most mainlanders under a certain age have forgotten where the first enemy aerial attack on the continental United States occurred – but the experts cleaning up the site, in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Alaska District, can’t help
Environmental Remediation: USACE Expertise in High Demand Read More »
As weather extremes become the norm, USACE and partners pioneer a new way to manage water resources. Although nobody knew it yet in January and February of 2020, the state of California was in the early months of what would
Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Read More »
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law helps accelerate some of the Corps of Engineers’ most urgent solutions – and create new ones – for communities throughout the states and territories. Over the past two years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Building Momentum: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Read More »
The Texas Gulf Coast is one of the nation’s liveliest and most productive economic regions: Every year, about 600 million tons of cargo move through ports from Orange to Port Isabel, generating about $250 billion in trade. A quarter of
Engineering With Nature Read More »
Examine the collaborative mindset, which has brought USACE expertise to every corner of the globe, and has infused the organization.
Providing Technical Expertise Around the World Read More »
