In the background, the USS Mobjack, a motor torpedo boat tender commissioned in the Navy from 1943 to 1946, is moored at the location of Great Bridge Lock along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, V More
The anchor storage on the deck of the derrick boat Elizabeth bares the insignia of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a castle with three towers, as the boat sits dry docked at Colonna's Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Oyster Reef Team hosts Norfolk Christian Schools fifth-grade students to assist with the oyster restoration on the Elizabeth River near Fort Norfolk, Va., Nov. More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District assists Newport News Public Schools at the NNPS Engineering Design Challenge held at Newsome Park Elementary School, Newport News, Va., Nov. 2, 2018. Fourth and More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Oyster Reef Team hosts Norfolk Christian Schools fifth-grade students to assist with the oyster restoration on the Elizabeth River near Fort Norfolk, Va., Dec. More
Six U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District members devegetate a dredged material placement site at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Jan. 10, 2019. An overgrowth of phragmites, a genus if perennial grasses More
Greg Steele, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Water Resources Division chief, and Rachel Haug, a USACE Norfolk District senior planner, hold up a container of donated goods headed for a local food More
Alicia Logalbo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District environmental analysis section chief, briefs the Green Ribbon Committee on the progress of the Lynnhaven River Ecosystem Restoration in Virginia Bea More
Air Force Col. Erin Cluff, 633rd Mission Support Group commander, left, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman, talk during a meeting with Matt McKeehan,Norfolk Distric More
Approximately 50 college students and recent graduates attend the 2019 Federal Careers Open House held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, Virginia, Jan. 30, 2019. The event served to educate More
Chris Tolson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District operations and maintenance project manager, stands outside the Norfolk District headquarters at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2019. Tolson recently More
Leah Weaver, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District hydraulics and hydrology section engineer, talks with the district public affairs office at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2019. Weaver began her USA More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Operations Branch Design Section Chief Mike Anderson, third from left, poses for a photo with his teammates at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 12, 2019. The former fie More
Johnny Grandison, Jr., a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District senior project manager, stands outside the district headquarters building at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 12, 2019. Grandison credits the d More
The water is calm at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three o More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District navigation crew of the ND-6 crane barge assists in rehabilitation of the dredged material upland placement site on the feeder ditch at the Dismal Swamp Canal, V More
Retired Air Force Capt. Howard L. Baugh, son of an original Tuskegee Airman, holds up a photograph of his father while serving as guest speaker for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Black Histor More
Kearston Gonzales, standing, and Kendall Gonzales provided a musical performance for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Black History Month celebration at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2019. T More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman, refines his broadcasting skills for a USACE media project with Patrick Bloodgood, district public affairs deputy chief, on the deck More
Dr. Rafael Landaeta, Old Dominion University Batten College of Engineering associate dean, engages in lively discourse regarding the soft skills of project management with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk D More
Michelle Hamor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District’s Floodplain Management Services Section chief, points to flood-prone areas of on a map at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, March 13, 2019. The Norfolk Distr More
From right to left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman, Deputy Secretary of Natural Resources for the Commonwealth of Virginia Joshua Saks, and Environmental Protection More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District employees pose for a group photo at the 30th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, March 27, 2019. District More
A map of proposed work for the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Project for the City of Virginia Beach is flanked by a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hard hat and USCAE literature on a desk at Fort Norfolk, Vir More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District hosts a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers agency-owned-facility meeting at the Norfolk District, Virginia, April 17, 2019. The goal was to help key personnel underst More
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regulators present an educational interactive display for approximately 1,300 school-age children for Earth Day at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, April 18, 2019. The di More
Creeds Senior Resource Center members visited Fort Norfolk, Virginia, April 24, 2019. The group received a personalized history tour of the grounds and the Waterfield building, obtained information on the distr More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held its Holocaust Day of Remembrance at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, May 2, 2019. The goal of the Department of Defense's observation is to remember the atrocities More
Kyle Guess, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District assistant district council, poses for a photo outside the district headquarters building June 7, 2019. Guess was a Navy officer and Navy civilian attorn More
Large construction equipment is postured ready to begin beach renourishment in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Proje More
Newly placed fitness equipment sits in the Norfolk District fitness center of the Waterfield Building, Fort Norfolk, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The fitness center was opened to support the health and wellness of More
A dredge pipeline floats out before submerging behind the hydraulic cutter head dredge, as it positions to begin a cut in the turning basin of the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Project, Virginia Beach, Vir More
Oceanfront storm damage protection measures take place at Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 3, 2019. The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage project last occurred in 2012 with 1.25 million cubic y More
Robert Pretlow, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Programs and Project Management Division senior project manager, poses with his daughter, Lindsey Ambush, district resource analyst, in the Waterfi More
Cherie Kunze, Norfolk District deputy for small business programs, addresses nearly one hundred architecture and engineering firm representatives at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District Industry More
The Virginia Beach Hurricane Protection and Storm Damage Reduction Project takes place at 37th Street in Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 31, 2019. THe project is comprised of three parts: a widened 100 foot bea More
A beach visitor crosses over the sand ramps built to transit over the discharge pipeline used in the beach renourishment project on the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virginia, Aug. 1, 2019. Crews will be placing a More
Kristin Mazur, Norfolk District project manager, explains beach-quality sand during an interview regarding the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virgi More
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees, from left to right, Kimberly Robinson, Ashton Burgin and Chris Tolson, participate in a Hampton NAACP event aimed at increasing health and offering reso More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Directorate of Contracting gather for a "Halfway There" luncheon to celebrate and maintain motivation in the midst of the year-end surge to complete the fiscal More
Equipment and pipeline for the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project is mobilized at 68th and 61st streets for upcoming renourishment operations at Virginia Beach, Virginia, Nov. 8, 2019. More
Students and teachers from Norfolk Christian Lower School geoprocessed data with employees from Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to recognize GIS Day in Norfolk, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2019. Celebrat More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a Combined Federal Campaign fair at the district in Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2019. The CFC is the world's largest, most successful annual workplace More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, held the promotion ceremony for Norfolk District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Alexander Samms, at the headquarters building in Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 30, 2020. More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation support team replaces pilings and a floating dock preceding dredging operations at Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Feb. 12, 2020. The Rudee More
From left to right, Scott Titus, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District port engineer, Will Colonna of Colonna's Shipyard Inc., Glen Boykin, derrick boat Elizabeth marine machinery mechanic, and Richard More
A clamshell bucket sits along Great Bridge Lock of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, in Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three of eight chamber valves More
The water is still at the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated to replace three More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman shakes the hand of Kendall Gonzales after she and her sister, Kearston, provided a musical performance for the district Black History More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman sits next to retired Air Force Capt. Howard L. Baugh, son of an original Tuskegee Airman, who served as guest speaker for the distric More
Robert Pretlow, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Programs and Project Management Division senior project manager, attends his retirement breakfast held at the Waterfield Building, Fort Norfolk, Vi More
Nearly one hundred architecture and engineering firm representatives contribute to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District Industry Day at Fort Norfolk, Virginia, July 24, 2019. Designed to drive di More
Chris Tolson, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil engineer, explains invasive species in the ecosystem by using a U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development model during a Hampton NAACP event More
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, hosted a Combined Federal Campaign fair at the district, Norfolk, Virginia, Dec. 12, 2019. The CFC is the world's largest, most successful annual workplace gi More
Curtis Sawyer, of the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Support Section, places signange for boaters near Broad Bay in the Lynnhaven River, Virginia, July 29, 2020. The signs will serve More
The derrick boat Elizabeth sits dry docked at Colonna's Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., Oct. 29, 2018 The boat is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District fleet and is currently undergoing overhau More
A sign indicates distances relative to the Deep Creek lock on the Dismal Swamp Canal, part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 13, 2019. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is slated More
Retired Air Force Capt. Howard L. Baugh, son of an original Tuskegee Airman, interacts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District audience as guest speaker for the district’s Black History Month cel More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Commander Col. Patrick Kinsman presents certificates of appreciation to sisters Kearston Gonzales, left, and Kendall Gonzales for their performance at the district More
Farrah Harris, Clayton Cope and Col. Patrick Kinsman, Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, cut the ribbon to the new fitness center in the Waterfield Building on Fort Norfolk, Virginia, June 19, 2019 More
Pipes are postured as dredging crews ready to begin beach renourishment while beach-goers sit near the water in Virginia Beach, Virginia, June 19, 2019. The renourishment is part of the Virginia Beach Hurricane More
A coastal research amphibious buggy conducts survey operations as dredging continues is support of the Virginia Beach Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project at the Virginia Beach oceanfront, Virginia, Aug More
Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees participate in a Hampton NAACP event aimed at increasing health and offering resources to local families in Hampton, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2019. District mem More
The Norfolk District, Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Support Section places signange for boaters near Broad Bay in the Lynnhaven River, Virginia, July 29, 2020. The signs will serve to inform those on the w More