Army Corps of Engineers
DOVER, DE - APRIL 08: U.S. Air Force Senior Airman and Door Guard for the Transfer Vehicle Tameca Burnett shuts the doors on the transfer vehicle after U.S. Army soliders placed the flag-draped transfer cases containing the remains of Department of Defense Civilian Hyun K. Shin and U.S. Army Staff Sgt., Christopher M. Ward during a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base, on April 8, 2013 in Dover, Delaware. Shin, who was from Hesperia, Calif., was killed while supporting U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan, and Ward, who was from Oak Ridge, Tenn., was killed while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan.
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In the past, if we could not get easements from a town, the Army Corps of Engineers would not do a replenishment project
In March 1943, with bombing attacks on cities being intensified by all sides, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction at Dugway [Utah] on a series of 'enemy villages,' detailed reproductions of the typical housing found in the industrial districts of cities in Germany and Japan.
Where’s the thought process in all of this? No one is using common sense. It’s not the Army Corps of Engineers’ fault. They’re a fine bunch of people. It’s the regulationsMore quotes »
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Army Corps to study bayfront flooding
Army Corps of Engineers will include Nassau County's bayfront communities in a comprehensive storm protection study, Sen. Charles Schumer announced Wednesday.The Sandy Relief Bill included $20 million for the study of future flood risks to coastal populations Read more »
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Residents grill leaders about policies after Sandy
auditorium at Bay Shore High School, panelists -- including local and regional representatives from the Army Corps of Engineers and the New York State Assembly and officials from the Islip Town Board, Fire Island and Suffolk County -- answered questions about Read more »
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5 free things in Seattle, from salmon to library
buy.THE HIRAM M. CHITTENDEN LOCKSKnown locally as the Ballard Locks, this water gateway constructed and run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers separates the salty Puget Sound from Lake Union and Lake Washington using a system of water elevators. Recreational, Read more »
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Officials: Army Corps to restore Fire Island beach
Islip Town and Fire Island village officials say the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers appears poised to take on a massive beach replenishment project that would restore the barrier island's dunes, decimated by superstorm Sandy.At an Ocean Beach Village board meeting Read more »
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Sandy cleanup deal falls through again for Fire Island
been yanked from a Suffolk County-based contractor for the second time, and could now go to a nonlocal firm, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.The agency issued a new request earlier this week for proposals to haul superstorm Sandy debris off Read more »
Around the web
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Pentagon Pays Millions for Training, Drones, and Dredging
Marine Group , which won a firm-fixed-price contract for up to $7 million to perform dredging services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Concordia Parish, La. Boeing drone-building subsidiary Insitu, awarded a $7.9 million delivery order to perform maintenance 5/23/13 from Daily Finance Read more »
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Corps study addresses Missouri River sediment
FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a new study indicates that high discharge, short duration reservoir releases out of Fort Randall Dam could help flush fine sediment out of the Missouri River. The corps says it has been concerned about 5/23/13 from Washington Examiner Read more »
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Tour Lock and Day 16
release submitted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project will offer tours of Lock and Dam 16, every Sunday from May 26 through Sept. 1. Tours are at 2 p.m. weather permitting. A special Memorial Day weekend 5/23/13 from Quad-Cities Online Read more »
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Campground programs at Corps of Engineers Parks
release submitted by Muscatine Rangers Field Station The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mississippi River Project invites campers and the visiting public to attend campground programs held at Clark's Ferry and Shady Creek Recreation Areas. Throughout the summer, 5/23/13 from Quad-Cities Online Read more »
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Metro Miss. River locks closed to rec boats
PAUL, Minn. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed three Mississippi River locks in the Twin Cities to recreational boats because of high water. The corps closes the locks when the river is flowing at more than 30,000 cubic feet per second. Lockmaster 5/23/13 from MPR | Minnesota Public Radio Read more »
