Natural disasters leave little room for control, but preparation and a ready response can help minimize loss of life and damage to property. This is where the Emergency Management (EM) division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Fort […]
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A major goal of the Fort Worth District’s Office of Small Business Programs is to support the government’s policy of placing a fair portion of contracts with eligible small businesses. Another point of emphasis is to assist small businesses in
For two weeks, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Logistics Activity (ULA) Logistics Support Teams (LST) participated in a Forward Engineer Support Team—Advanced (FEST-A) training exercise in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Much of the exercise took place on the U.S.
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The 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) is a versatile power-generation battalion assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) that provides commercial-level power to military units and federal relief organizations during full-spectrum operations. The organization is charged with the
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When Typhoon Mawar devastated the island of Guam, the USACE Logistics Activity’s (ULA) emergency response team members sprang into action to support recovery efforts. The storm was one of the strongest to hit the U.S. island in decades, leaving thousands
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On Aug. 8, wildfires swept across Maui, devastating land and communities and catastrophically damaging the town of Lahaina. In the immediate aftermath, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) arrived to help the state of Hawai’i and Maui County begin the
Hawai’i Wildfires: Q&A With the Outgoing ESF#3 Team Leaders Read More »
The Institute for Water Resources’ (IWR) Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC), located in Davis, California, took home the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Innovation of the Year Award for adding Post-Wildfire Modeling capabilities to its software. These software capabilities provide
Software Wins Innovation Award for Predictive Flooding Capabilities Following Fires Read More »
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon assumed duties as the 55th chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Sept. 10, 2020, after most recently serving as the USACE deputy commanding general for civil
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When Hurricane Ian hit south Florida last fall, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers worked in partnership with local, state and federal agencies to respond to the natural disaster. Every year, USACE, as part of the federal government’s unified national
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers went into action after receiving a mission assignment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sept. 13 to design and oversee the installation of modular buildings for the temporary elementary school in Lahaina. “The
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