USACE Vicksburg District celebrates Ouachita River levee resurfacing project completion as part of Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Tensas Basin Levee District partnership

USACE Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein cuts the ribbon to mark the completion of the Ouachita River Levees Crown Resurfacing Project Nov. 20, 2023. The project required 46,000 tons of limestone gravel, enough to fill a football field 15 feet deep.

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USACE Vicksburg District’s Plant Section are support heroes

VICKSBURG, Miss.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District’s Plant Section is the logistical muscle behind numerous district operations, but few see its true reach. Headed by Plant Section Chief Paul Richards, the 20-person team is the logistical backbone of the district’s Navigation Branch. Team members support not only district headquarters in Vicksburg, but the Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC) and other districts as needed. The team operates primarily from the district’s Harbor facility found along an arch in the Yazoo River, an area rife with oil refineries and trucking company outposts. This strategic placement provides easy access to the district’s vessel fleet via a steep boat ramp. Critical assets like the Motor Vessel Benyaurd recently received alarm system upgrades through Programmable Logical Controllers (PLCs) installations, which ensure the vessel’s bridge receives electronic alerts from the lower deck, as opposed to the earlier flashing button system. The Plant Section also propels the district into the future, handling upgrades such as carpentry and weather-proofing older vessel interiors as needed.

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USACE Vicksburg District celebrates 150 years of service to the nation

VICKSBURG, Miss.-- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District recognized 150 years of service to the nation with a formal celebration at district headquarters last Wednesday. Distinguished guests included Sam Andrews on behalf of Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, State Sen. Kevin Ford, JoAnne Clark on behalf of Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, Chase Emerson on behalf of Sen. John Boozman, Colby White on behalf of Sen. Tom Cotton, Hannah Livingston on behalf of Sen. John Kennedy, Stephanie Booker on behalf of Congressman Bennie Thompson, Brady Stewart on behalf of Congressman Michael Guest, Ramona Martin on behalf of Congresswoman Julia Letlow, Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., and Gene Higginbotham. The event included a signed proclamation by Gov. Tate Reeves and remarks from Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, who thanked the district’s past and present employees for their service. Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. also noted the district’s contributions to the region, particularly during floods in recent years. USACE Vicksburg District Commander Col. Christopher Klein presented Gene Higginbotham, a longtime public servant for various U.S. Representatives, with the Commander’s Award for Public Service Medal for his outstanding contributions. Carl Young, Jr., a winchman on the district’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU), opened the program with the invocation, and the Vicksburg High School Madrigal Choir sang an acapella rendition of the National Anthem.

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150 Years of Service to the Nation

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Vicksburg District Employee of the Year

Maurice A. Gilmore, of operations Division, is awarded the Vicksburg District Employee of the Year Award

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Vicksburg District holds series of public meetings for Pearl River FRM

Vicksburg District holds series of public meetings for Pearl River FRM

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The National Inventory of Dams (NID)

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Meet Armor 1

The revetment mission is about to get an upgrade. Armor 1 is a state-of-the-art piece of machinery that will make the task of fortifying the banks of the Mississippi River safer and more efficient than ever. Replacing the nearly 70-year-old Mat Sinking Unit, Armor 1 will revolutionize the way that we manage the mighty Mississippi.

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