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Pituffik Space Base, Arctic
8/2/2023
Recently, Thule Air Base in the Arctic was renamed Pituffik Space Base, to recognize the native people of the region and their support of this installation that performs national security for the...
Army Corps shares update on Francis E. Walter Dam water release schedule
8/2/2023
The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2023 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan.The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be...
Biden-Harris Administration announces $454 million in Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works investments for emergency repairs, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and navigation projects
8/1/2023 UPDATED
WASHINGTON – The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announced today additional U.S. Army Corps of Engineers studies and projects funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan...
More than 25 thousand honeybees found at Bureau of Engraving and Printing demo project re-homed in Baltimore
8/1/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District safely rehomed 25-30k honeybees that were found during abatement and demolition services at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center...
USACE to begin applying safe tracer dye to sites along Connecticut River as part of invasive plant research
7/31/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District announced today that USACE and the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) will begin applying Rhodamine WT (RWT) tracer dye in August at...
Colonel Pabis assumes command of USACE New England District during ceremony at Faneuil Hall
7/28/2023
Col. Justin Pabis assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District from Col. John Atilano II during a change of command ceremony today at Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston.Pabis...
USACE seeks comments on proposed Eversource Energy work in Vineyard Sound
7/26/2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District received a permit application to conduct work in waters of the United States from NSTAR Electric Company doing business as Eversource Energy for...

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)