Tornado damage in Massachusetts
Joe Potter sits with his mother, Kate Potter, in front of what is left of her home in Springfield, Mass., on June 2, the morning after a tornado is believed to have gone through the area. (U.S. Army photo by Sg... More
Strong partnerships committed to rebuilding Joplin
Libby Turner, Federal Coordination officer and Mike Karl, Joplin Division supervisor, both of FEMA, talk with Sean O'Donnell of the Corps’ Critical Public Facilities Planning and Response Team, while taking a t... More
An artist's rendition shows a bird's eye view of where
An artist's rendition shows a bird's eye view of where modular homes will be placed to provide temporary housing for those who were affected by the devasting May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo. The Corps of Engineers... More
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New England District, estimates loads of debris to be dumped from the F-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. ... More
Removing Joplin Tornado Debris July 4
Marissa Wright, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, and Perry Copes from the Corps' Philadelphia District, both quality assurance specialists, spend their Fourth of July working the debris remov... More
Removing Joplin Tornado Debris July 4
Arianna Raymundo, quality assurance supervisor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, and Jim Matthias, quality assurance specialist from the Corps' Portland District, share notes on the debris rem... More
Corps' emergency operations general visits Joplin tornado area
Col. Daniel Patton, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Joplin Recovery Field Office, talks with Maj. Gen. William T. Grisoli, deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer... More
Maj. Gen. William T. Grisoli, deputy commanding general
Maj. Gen. William T. Grisoli, deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looks at photos of critical public infrastructure projects while visiting the Corps' Rec... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction on the temporary housing sites for the just south of Joplin Regional Airport, Joplin, Mo. The Corps began construction of the two community group sit... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor hammers a
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor hammers a wedge into a chainsaw cut in order to widen the space between the stump and the rest of the tree and to help direct it in the area they want it to fall on a r... More
Lynn Jefferies, quality assurance representative, U.S.
Lynn Jefferies, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with a contractor while supervising debris clearing from a home that was destroyed after an EF-5 tornado struck Joplin, Mo.,... More
Night work continues on the Hope Haven temporary housing
Night work continues on the Hope Haven temporary housing site. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing the construction of the site and working 24 hours a day, seven days a week to complete the constructio... More
Ron McDonald, quality assurance supervisor, Joplin
Ron McDonald, quality assurance supervisor, Joplin Recovery Field Office, and Karen Durham-Aguilera, director, Contingency Operations and Office of Homeland Security, both of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, d... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
(From left) Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army
(From left) Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gian Garufo, project specialist for critical facilities, FEMA, Valdo Panzera, emergency medical technician, Moonachie First Aid and Rescu... More
Paul DeMarco, national environmental policy act specialist,
Paul DeMarco, national environmental policy act specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, takes notes at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., to assess any environmental impacts for placing temporary fa... More
Jason Villarreal (left), infrastructure assessment
Jason Villarreal (left), infrastructure assessment specialist, Charles Ifft (center), infrastructure assessment mission manager, and Doug Weber, infrastructure assessment action officer, all from the U.S. Army ... More
Doug Weber (left), infrastructure assessment action
Doug Weber (left), infrastructure assessment action officer, Jason Villarreal (center), infrastructure assessment specialist, Charles Ifft, infrastructure assessment mission manager, all from the U.S. Army Corp... More
An artist's rendition of modular homes gives an idea
An artist's rendition of modular homes gives an idea of what the community group sites that will be used for temporary housing for those who were affected by the devasting May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo., will lo... More
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, estimates loads of debris to be dumped from the F-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. Here, the New Bedford ... More
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New England District, estimates loads of debris to be dumped from the F-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. ... More
Brig. Gen. John R. McMahon, commander, U.S. Army Corps
Brig. Gen. John R. McMahon, commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwestern Division, and Maj. Gen. William T. Grisoli, deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, U.S. Army Corps of Eng... More
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary housing planning and response team, speaks with one of the contractors doing construction on the temporary housing site just south of Jop... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction on the temporary housing sites for the just south of Joplin Regional Airport, Joplin, Mo. The Corps began construction of the two community group sit... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors use a rope
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors use a rope tied to the top of a tree in order to topple it, while a contractor uses a chainsaw to cut the tree to the stump in Joplin, Mo. Removal of vegetation like thi... More
Stephen Harris, quality assurance representative, U.S.
Stephen Harris, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks to a contractor as he sets down piping to be used for sewer utilities at the Hope Haven temporary housing site during night ... More
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Recovery Field
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Recovery Field Office, and Karen Durham-Aguilera, director, Contingency Operations and Office of Homeland Security, both of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discuss the pr... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looks over the circuit box at the Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad's headquarters, Moonachie, N.J., during a visit to assess the need for t... More
(From left) Chelsea Klein, environmental liaison for
(From left) Chelsea Klein, environmental liaison for infrastructure, Gian Garufo, project specialist for critical facilities, both of FEMA, and Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are t... More
Charles Ifft (left), infrastructure assessment mission
Charles Ifft (left), infrastructure assessment mission manager, and Doug Weber, infrastructure assessment action officer, both from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, determine failure modes of structures, Manto... More
Jason Villarreal (left), infrastructure assessment
Jason Villarreal (left), infrastructure assessment specialist, Doug Weber (center), infrastructure assessment action officer, and Charles Ifft, infrastructure assessment mission manager, all from the U.S. Army ... More
Temporary housing those who were affected by the devasting
Temporary housing those who were affected by the devasting May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo., will be placed on fields just south of Joplin Regional Airport. The U.S. Corps of Engineers has completed the design and... More
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New England District, estimates loads of debris to be dumped from the F-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. ... More
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary housing planning and response team, speaks with one of the contractors doing construction on the temporary housing site just south of Jop... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction on the temporary housing sites for the just south of Joplin Regional Airport, Joplin, Mo. The Corps began construction of the two community group sit... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors push what
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors push what is left of a large tree to the ground after it was damaged during the May 22 tornado that ripped through Joplin, Mo. The tree will be cleared from the lot and ... More
Stephen Harris, quality assurance representative, U.S.
Stephen Harris, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, checks on a contractor as he directs a backhoe shovel into a hole to place sewer utilities at Hope Haven temporary housing site du... More
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Recovery Field
Col. Daniel Patton, commander, Joplin Recovery Field Office, and Karen Durham-Aguilera, director, Contingency Operations and Office of Homeland Security, both of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discuss the pr... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson,
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., about the city's office space needs for placing temporary f... More
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looks over the circuit box at the Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad's headquarters, Moonachie, N.J., during a visit to assess the need for t... More
Charles Ifft (left), infrastructure assessment mission
Charles Ifft (left), infrastructure assessment mission manager, Jason Villarreal (center), infrastructure assessment specialist, and Doug Weber, infrastructure assessment action officer, all from the U.S. Army ... More
Jason Villarreal (left), insfrastructure assessment
Jason Villarreal (left), insfrastructure assessment specialist, Doug Weber (center), infrastructure assessment action officer, and Charles Ifft, infrastructure assessment mission manager, all from the U.S. Arm... More
Temporary housing those who were affected by the devasting
Temporary housing those who were affected by the devasting May 22 tornado in Joplin, Mo., will be placed on fields just south of Joplin Regional Airport. The U.S. Corps of Engineers has completed the design and... More
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from
Paul Gaudreau, a quality assurance representative from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New England District, estimates loads of debris to be dumped from the F-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction on the temporary housing sites for the just south of Joplin Regional Airport, Joplin, Mo. The Corps began construction of the two community group sit... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor uses a chainsaw
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor uses a chainsaw to cut the face of a tree that will be cut down due to damage it sustained from an EF-5 tornado that tore through Joplin, Mo., May 22. By cutting a notc... More
Sean O'Donnell (center), critical facilities mission
Sean O'Donnell (center), critical facilities mission manager, Joplin Recovery Field Office, talks about the progress of the Joplin High School campus at Shopko with Karen Durham-Aguilera (left), director, Conti... More
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor digs a hole
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractor digs a hole with some help from a backhoe to place sewer utilities at Hope Haven temporary housing site during night operations. The Corps of Engineers is managing the ... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson,
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., about the city's office space needs for placing temporary f... More
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps
Gerald DeLoach, electrical engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, looks over the circuit box at the Moonachie First Aid and Rescue Squad's headquarters, Moonachie, N.J., during a visit to assess the need for t... More
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of
Dennis Hughes, resident engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers temporary housing planning and response team, speaks with one of the contractors doing construction on the temporary housing site just south of Jop... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' contractors begin construction on the temporary housing sites for the just south of Joplin Regional Airport, Joplin, Mo. The Corps began construction of the two community group sit... More
Will Pumyea (left) and John Astley (right), U.S. Army
Will Pumyea (left) and John Astley (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District employees who were sent to set up the New Jersey Recovery Field Office to help with disaster assistance from Hurric... More
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson,
Moonachie Mayor Dennis Vaccaro talks with Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., about the city's office space needs for placing temporary f... More
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Valdo Panzera, emergency medical technician, Moonachie Aid and Rescue Squad, and takes notes at the Moonachie Aid and Rescue Squad buildin... More
Beth Buckrucker, quality assurance representative,
Beth Buckrucker, quality assurance representative, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, watches as a Corps' contractor clears the street from a recently cut tree in Joplin, Mo. The tree and other vegetation placed on ... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Valdo Panzera, emergency medical technician, Moonachie Aid and Rescue Squad, and takes notes at the Moonachie Aid and Rescue Squad buildin... More
Gian Garufo (left), project specialist for critical
Gian Garufo (left), project specialist for critical facilities, FEMA, and Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, take measurements at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., to assess... More
Arianna Raymundo, quality assurance supervisor, U.S.
Arianna Raymundo, quality assurance supervisor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, and Jim Matthias, quality assurance specialist from the Corps' Portland District, share notes on the debris rem... More
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on
The destructive force of the ocean is visible on Mantoloking, N.J., where Hurricane Sandy buried cars and knocked houses off of their foundations altogether. (Photo by Andrew Stamer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)
Simon Jackson (left), cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps
Simon Jackson (left), cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gian Garufo, project specialist for critical facilities, FEMA, take measurements at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., to assess off... More
Paul DeMarco, national environmental policy act specialist,
Paul DeMarco, national environmental policy act specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, takes notes at the Moonachie Aid and Rescue Squad building, Moonachie, N.J., to assess any environmental impacts for pla... More
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Simon Jackson, cost estimator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, takes room measurements at the Moonachie Borough Hall, Moonachie, N.J., to assess office space needs for placing temporary facilities for the hall's ... More