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Army Corps awards contract for Delaware River maintenance dredging
6/30/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District awarded a contract to Seaward Marine of Norfolk, Va. for $12.9 million to conduct maintenance dredging of portions of the federal channel of the...
Blue Marsh Lake HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM ADVISORY Update
6/28/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Philadelphia District is updating the harmful algal bloom status at Blue Marsh Lake from a Watch Status up to a Harmful Algal Bloom Advisory Status. ...
Army Corps, partner agencies train for catastrophic flooding event
6/28/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is holding a field training exercise at Raystown Lake in coordination with local, state and federal agencies to prepare for potential high-water...
Army Corps Construction Projects Bring West Point Into the 21st Century
6/27/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has a robust military construction mission at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, providing more modern academic and living space...
Army Corps completes Baltimore’s Seagirt Loop Channel Study Report; identifies $64 million in modifications to channel
6/26/2023
Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, signed a Chief's Report for Baltimore Harbor Anchorages and Channels Modification of...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts Change of Responsibility and retirement ceremony
6/23/2023 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today conducted a Change of Responsibility ceremony between outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint, the 14th USACE command sergeant major, and incoming...
Gathright Dam pulse release scheduled for June 21
6/20/2023
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will conduct a pulse release at Gathright Dam, near Covington, Va., June 21, 2023, beginning at approximately 6 a.m. Water releases will gradually...

The Districts of the North Atlantic Division

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Holmes, 249th Engineer Battalion Charlie Company Prime Power production specialist, relays facility data to fellow soldiers during an exercise at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Chris Hood and a contractor discuss progress at ongoing administrative facility renovations on Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)
The New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier lies across New Bedford and Fairhaven Harbor. It is approximately 50 miles south of Boston. The project protects about 1,400 acres in New Bedford, Fairhaven, and Acushnet from tidal flooding associated with hurricanes and coastal storms. It is one of three hurricane barriers within the New England District. (U.S. Army photo by Joshua Voda)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District Commander and District Engineer Col. Matthew Luzzatto tours District projects at Rockaway Beach, New York, with USACE officials and partners from New York City's Office of the Mayor. (U.S. Army photo)
Anthony Lockridge, supervisory facility operations specialist and dam operator for USACE Norfolk District, exits the Gathright Dam outlet tunnel during a semi-annual dam inspection. (U.S. Army photo by Breeana Harris)
Francis E. Walter Dam, owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, operates as a system in conjunction with Beltzville Dam to reduce flooding in the downstream communities along the Lehigh River and preventing over $245 million in flood damage to the Lehigh River Valley. (U.S. Army photo)