The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government officials, started debris removal activity in Georgia, under the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS)... More
Members of Florida National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response
Members of Florida National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package prepare to help citizens in affected areas prior to landfall of Hurricane Michael.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to closely
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to closely monitor Hurricane Michael. On the morning of Oct 10, 2018, senior leadership within our Headquarters in Washington, D.C., met to review the latest informati... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th Chief of Engineers, speaks with Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, in a briefing on Oct. 11, 2018, t... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District project,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District project, Jim Woodruff Lock & Dam, suffered some damage and is dealing with power issues, but it survived the impact of Hurricane Michael as it battered the Flor... More
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency Power Mission in Georgia was installed last night and is supporting critical wastewater infrastructure in Albany with emergency temporary power while the large... More
Under the USACE Temporary Emergency Power Mission
Under the USACE Temporary Emergency Power Mission Assignment, Temporary Emergency Power PRTs and the 249th Engineer Battalion are assessing sites as requested by the states impacted by Hurricane Michael. Genera... More
USACE continues to work with our State and Federal
USACE continues to work with our State and Federal stakeholders along the Florida panhandle to assess the damages from Hurricane Michael. Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic Division Commanding General, vi... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is prepared
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is prepared and ready to respond to natural and human-made disasters and overseas contingencies. USACE teams and other resources are mobilized from across the country to... More
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency Power Mission in Florida was installed on Saturday at Jackson County Fire and Rescue. Adam Miller from the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Power P... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA Mission Assignments following Hurricane Michael including one for Debris Technical Assistance and Route Clearance in Florida. These photos depict the damage ca... More
USACE Planning and Response Teams and the 249th Engineer
USACE Planning and Response Teams and the 249th Engineer Regiment are in Georgia as part of the FEMA-assigned Temporary Emergency Power Mission. The first emergency generator in Georgia was installed last night... More
A Mobile Communications Vehicle, part of our DTOS fleet
A Mobile Communications Vehicle, part of our DTOS fleet (Deployable Tactical Operations System), arrived yesterday at our Panama City office in Florida, which was damaged by Hurricane Michael. Learn more about ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA Mission Assignments following Hurricane Michael including one for Debris Technical Assistance and Route Clearance in Florida. In Snead today, crews were workin... More
Four Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) Vehicles
Four Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) Vehicles have been deployed to Florida and Georgia to assist with communication capabilities and connectivity to support the temporary emergency power and Debri... More
In southwest Georgia on Monday, the Temporary Emergency
In southwest Georgia on Monday, the Temporary Emergency Power team installed an emergency generator on two polling booths in Miller and Seminole Counties. As part of the federal response to Hurricane Michael, F... More
The USACE Jacksonville District, has been tasked by
The USACE Jacksonville District, has been tasked by FEMA to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs through the Operation Blue Roof program. Right of Entry (ROE) collection sites are now open whe... More
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Diana
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Diana Holland at the Marine Station Incident Support Base in Albany, Ga., today where she was interviewed by the media about the USACE Hurricane Michael recovery and... More
In USACE Mobile District, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam
In USACE Mobile District, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam experienced a direct hit from Hurricane Michael when it made landfall in Florida Oct. 10. Crews are on the scene now working clear debris in the aftermath of ... More
USACE is executing 15 Mission Assignments from FEMA
USACE is executing 15 Mission Assignments from FEMA after Hurricane Michael to include Debris Technical Assistance. Debris subject matter expert Eric Cheng did an aerial assessment of Mexico Beach, Florida Oct.... More
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team are in Florida to execute the FEMA CPF mission. On their first day in Florida, the team focused on quick preliminary assessments of mainly fire stations in i... More
Soldiers from 249th Engineer Battalion, B Company out
Soldiers from 249th Engineer Battalion, B Company out of Fort Bragg, N.C., met with officials representing the Panama City, Fla., wastewater infrastructure to discuss temporary emergency generators for potentia... More
Building the RFO from the ground up
Doing their part to build the Recovery Field Office from the ground up, USACE Public Affairs Specialists Luciano Vera and Patrick Bray sit on the floor of the new RFO in Destin, Fla. Public Affairs Specialists ... More
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Mr. Charles R. Alexander, USACE Director of Contingency Operations, and Jacksonville District Commander, visit a Right of ... More
The USACE Recovery Field Office in Destin, Fla., is
The USACE Recovery Field Office in Destin, Fla., is finishing getting set up to serve as a base of operations for the various recovery missions in Florida in support of FEMA. The purpose of the RFO is the manag... More
The USACE Jacksonville District has been tasked by
The USACE Jacksonville District has been tasked by FEMA to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs through the Operation Blue Roof program. District Commander Col. Andrew Kelly did a live in-stud... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District Material
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District Material Handler Chris Tuggle, unloads equipment for the Task Force Michael Recovery Field Office in Destin, Florida. As FEMA's Engineers, USACE is working in s... More
Bay County Residents Sign Up for Blue Roof Program
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Michael Material Specialist James Ring signs up a Bay County, Florida Resident for the USACE Blue Roof Program.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Michael Material
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Task Force Michael Material Specialist James Ring signs up a Bay County, Florida Resident for the USACE Blue Roof Program.
USACE is executing 18 FEMA Mission Assignments including
USACE is executing 18 FEMA Mission Assignments including Temporary Roofing in Florida. Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) Vehicles have been deployed to Florida and Georgia to assist with communicatio... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Panama
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors in Panama City, Florida, install reinforced plastic sheeting Oct. 19, 2018, for the first home to benefit from Operation Blue Roof, a program for homeowners or landlords... More
Mike Protz snaps a photo of contractors carrying out
Mike Protz snaps a photo of contractors carrying out temporary roof repairs as part of Operation Blue Roof at his home in Panama City Saturday, Oct. 20. Operation Blue Roof is a FEMA program administered by the... More
The USACE Jacksonville District, has been tasked by
The USACE Jacksonville District, has been tasked by FEMA to assist eligible homeowners with temporary roof repairs through the Operation Blue Roof program. Right of Entry (ROE) collection sites like this one in... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors began installing
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers contractors began installing reinforced plastic sheeting on Oct. 19, 2018, as part of Operation Blue Roof for homeowners or property ownerss affected by Hurricane Michael. The launc... More
Joshua Feldmann, Infrastructure Assessment Team Lead
Joshua Feldmann, Infrastructure Assessment Team Lead and Scott Campbell, Chief Executive Bay Medical Center, inspect the roof of the facility on Oct. 21, 2018. USACE Critical Public Facilities and Infrastructur... More
Col. Andrew Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville
Col. Andrew Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District commander, discussed the Blue Roof Program at a town hall in Vernon, Florida About 100 residents attended the Washington County meeting to l... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division Commanding General Brig. Gen. Diana Holland visits the site of a Blue Roof installation in Panama City Beach, Florida, Oct. 24, 2018. Holland had an opportu... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division Commanding General Brig. Gen. Diana Holland meets with senior staff from the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 24, 2018, following a visit to th... More
Damage caused by Hurricane Michael in the Panama City
Damage caused by Hurricane Michael in the Panama City area of Florida, dated Oct. 17 to 31, 2018. Brennon Claus, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Financial Management Specialist, captured these images while support... More
Jackie Roy, USACE Norfolk District signs up Dennis
Jackie Roy, USACE Norfolk District signs up Dennis Tantalo, Bay County Resident at the Lynn Haven ROE sign up location.
USACE Team Processes Hundreds of ROEs
Jessie Horton, USACE Little Rock District, sorts through hundreds of the days Operation Blue Roof ROE forms in order to verify the residents information is accurate and process work orders for contractor instal... More
USACE Deploys UAS Team In Support of Operation Blue Roof
USACE launched a pilot program utilizing UAS technology in order to conduct Operation Blue Roof home assessments for Hurricane Michael recovery efforts. The Task Force Michael UAS team is conducting right of en... More
James Bloxham, Right of Entry Assessment Team Lead,
James Bloxham, Right of Entry Assessment Team Lead, USACE Little Rock District, conducts a ROE Assessment for a Panama City, Florida homeowner. After a homeowner for submits an ROE as part of USACE Operation B... More
USACE Jacksonville District Maj. Josheph Sahl and USACE
USACE Jacksonville District Maj. Josheph Sahl and USACE Task Force Michael Deputy Michael Ornella are briefed by USACE Tulsa District Logistics Specialist Justin Crow on the status of temporary power mission ge... More
Dereck Wansing, local government liaison for Task Force
Dereck Wansing, local government liaison for Task Force Michael, displays a car placard he confiscated from an individual impersonating as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel Nov. 8, 2018. Typically the job ... More
The Task Force Michael UAS team conducted a flyover
The Task Force Michael UAS team conducted a flyover of Mexico Beach, Florida, Nov. 11 – more than 30 days after Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle. A lone structure had temporary roofing installed afte... More
USACE continues Blue Roof installs in Mexico Beach
Trezia rode out Hurricane Michael in Texas, and since then has bounced around from place-to-place before her father delivered this camper trailer to her property. She came out the morning of Nov. 12 to see an O... More
Contractors for Operation Blue Roof install the reinforced
Contractors for Operation Blue Roof install the reinforced sheeting on a home in Mexico Beach, Florida, Nov. 12. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the Blue Roof program, has installed more than 5,000... More
Janet, of Panama City Beach, Florida, shows off her
Janet, of Panama City Beach, Florida, shows off her cat, Lucky, while U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel conduct an initial assessment of the mobile home area she lived in before Hurricane Michael. The mobi... More
Tyler Crubaugh (right), Operation Blue Roof quality
Tyler Crubaugh (right), Operation Blue Roof quality assurance, takes questions from Patrick Loch, public affairs, while recording a video on a final inspection taking place in Wewahitchka, Florida, Nov. 14. The... More
Richard Ruby, quality assurance for Operation Blue
Richard Ruby, quality assurance for Operation Blue Roof, consults with a homeowner in Panama City Beach before conducting an initial inspection Nov. 16 to verify eligibility for the program. The homeowner submi... More
Task Force Michael recognizes its outgoing resident engineer
During an all-hands meeting Nov. 17, Task Force Michael staff gather to bid farewell to Ben Bremer, who served the Recovery Field Office as resident engineer for the Operation Blue Roof program in Florida. Brem... More
Kenneth Matheson, an unmanned aircraft system pilot
Kenneth Matheson, an unmanned aircraft system pilot with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, prepares his fixed-wing drone before a flight Nov. 17. The capability, which can accumulate a tro... More
Utilizing unmanned aircraft systems, U.S. Army Corps
Utilizing unmanned aircraft systems, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel are able to assess roof damage while undertaking Operation Blue Roof following Hurricane Michael in the Florida panhandle. This image ... More
Capt. Jeff Yin, Task Force Michael battle captain,
Capt. Jeff Yin, Task Force Michael battle captain, and Ryan King, quality assurance for Operation Blue Roof, set out on an initial inspection in Panama City Beach, Florida, Nov. 19 to verify eligibility for the... More
Brent Mortimer, Task Force Michael quality assurance,
Brent Mortimer, Task Force Michael quality assurance, evaluates a home in Port St. Joe, Florida, to determine if it’s eligible for the Corps of Engineers’ Operation Blue Roof program. Dozens of quality assuranc... More
“I’ve never seen one come through like this,” said
“I’ve never seen one come through like this,” said Les, who’s spent his entire life – 83 years – in Panama City, Florida. Currently, Les’ one-story home is being occupied with his daughter and granddaughter – w... More
Sheila Sollis, Task Force Michael safety officer, observes
Sheila Sollis, Task Force Michael safety officer, observes a crew installing a Blue Roof in Callaway, Florida, Nov. 24. Sollis’ role has her travelling to more than a dozen installation sites every day to ensur... More
Savannah District deputy commander visits, awards Corps employees depl...
Lt. Col. Stephen Peterson, deputy district commander for the Savannah District, conducts a site visit at the Southwest Georgia Emergency Field Office Dec. 13, 2018. During his visit, he met with Corps responder... More
Savannah District Deputy District Commander reviews debris removal pro...
Lt. Col. Stephen Peterson (left), deputy district commander for the Savannah District, talks with Resident Engineer Ike Brown, Sacramento District; Quality Assurance Supervisor Bill Earnest, Nashville District;... More
Corps employee demonstrates service on debris mission in southwest Geo...
Triniece Wright, a program analyst from the New York District, deployed to southwest Georgia Nov. 9, to be a quality assurance representative for the Corps’ debris removal mission, which resulted from Hurricane... More
During his dry run prior to his BIG night, Santa Claus
During his dry run prior to his BIG night, Santa Claus stops in southwest Georgia to spread some holiday cheer and visit the Army Corps of Engineers’ debris management team that’s working to clean up the debris... More
The gopher tortoise, the official reptile for the state
The gopher tortoise, the official reptile for the state of Georgia and on the state's threatened species list, was discovered in a tree line adjacent to the Donalsonville Airport debris management site in south... More
Corps environmental compliance specialists ensure debris sites are man...
Debris Quality Assurance Supervisor Lorman Younger talks with Natalie McNair, environmental compliance, New England District, at the Willis-Cook debris management site in Miller County in southwest Georgia. Eve... More
Resident Engineer Blake Tillery provides an update
Resident Engineer Blake Tillery provides an update to debris removal operations in Decatur County to a Tallahassee television station Jan. 3, 2019. Second pass of debris removal recently started for several of ... More
As the Hurricane Michael vegetative debris mission
As the Hurricane Michael vegetative debris mission nears completion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started construction and demolition debris removal in southwest Georgia Jan. 9. Eligible storm debris includ... More
Trees that Hurricane Michael destroyed will be used
Trees that Hurricane Michael destroyed will be used to grow more, specifically pecan trees, in southwest Georgia. The Corps' mission assignment is under the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management and Hom... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with federal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with federal and local agencies to explore beneficial uses for mulch, generated from Hurricane Michael debris, such as bio fuel, compost or landfill cover. Here, Tonj... More
Lt. Col. Stephen Peterson (center), deputy commander,
Lt. Col. Stephen Peterson (center), deputy commander, Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Gillionville Road temporary disposal and reduction site in Dougherty County, Georgia, Jan. 17. ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees Natalie McNair
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees Natalie McNair and Bert Skillen, environmental compliance specialists, speak with Anthony Meely, Jr., quality assurance specialist, at the Sandpit temporary disposal and r... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael debris mission assignment is under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Included in that is the final disposition for vegetative debris. O... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee Fulton Carson,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee Fulton Carson, quality assurance specialist, speaks with a Corps' contractor during leaner and hanger removal in Dougherty County, Georgia, Jan. 30. Here, Carson is validat... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael debris mission assignment is under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Included in that task, is the final disposition for vegetative deb... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begin the process
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begin the process for turnover of the Wimberly Pit temporary debris staging and reduction site in Decatur County, Georgia, Feb. 3. The Corps met with contractor CERES Environmen... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor CERES
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor CERES Environmental Services, Inc., begin the process of turnover for the Industrial Boulevard temporary debris staging and reduction site in southwest Georgia, F... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hurricane Michael debris mission assignment is under the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in southwest Georgia. Here, Timothy Orlowski, quality assurance spe... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor CERES
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and contractor CERES Environmental Services, Inc., turned over the Wimberly Pit temporary debris staging and reduction site in southwest Georgia, Feb. 13. Here, Bert Skillen, Co... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers along with local government officials, started debris removal activity in Georgia, under the direction of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS)... More
Members of Florida National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response
Members of Florida National Guard CBRN Enhanced Response Force Package prepare to help citizens in affected areas prior to landfall of Hurricane Michael.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to closely
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to closely monitor Hurricane Michael. On the morning of Oct 10, 2018, senior leadership within our Headquarters in Washington, D.C., met to review the latest informati... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE Commanding General and 54th Chief of Engineers, speaks with Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, in a briefing on Oct. 11, 2018, t... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District project,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District project, Jim Woodruff Lock & Dam, suffered some damage and is dealing with power issues, but it survived the impact of Hurricane Michael as it battered the Flor... More
Under the USACE Temporary Emergency Power Mission
Under the USACE Temporary Emergency Power Mission Assignment, Temporary Emergency Power PRTs and the 249th Engineer Battalion are assessing sites as requested by the states impacted by Hurricane Michael. Genera... More
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency Power Mission in Georgia was installed last night and is supporting critical wastewater infrastructure in Albany with emergency temporary power while the large... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is prepared
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is prepared and ready to respond to natural and human-made disasters and overseas contingencies. USACE teams and other resources are mobilized from across the country to... More
USACE continues to work with our State and Federal
USACE continues to work with our State and Federal stakeholders along the Florida panhandle to assess the damages from Hurricane Michael. Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, South Atlantic Division Commanding General, vi... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA Mission Assignments following Hurricane Michael including one for Debris Technical Assistance and Route Clearance in Florida. These photos depict the damage ca... More
USACE Planning and Response Teams and the 249th Engineer
USACE Planning and Response Teams and the 249th Engineer Regiment are in Georgia as part of the FEMA-assigned Temporary Emergency Power Mission. The first emergency generator in Georgia was installed last night... More
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency
The first emergency generator in USACE’s Emergency Power Mission in Florida was installed on Saturday at Jackson County Fire and Rescue. Adam Miller and Carla Case from the Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of En... More
In southwest Georgia on Monday, the Temporary Emergency
In southwest Georgia on Monday, the Temporary Emergency Power team installed an emergency generator on two polling booths in Miller and Seminole Counties. As part of the federal response to Hurricane Michael, F... More
A Mobile Communications Vehicle, part of our DTOS fleet
A Mobile Communications Vehicle, part of our DTOS fleet (Deployable Tactical Operations System), arrived yesterday at our Panama City office in Florida, which was damaged by Hurricane Michael. Learn more about ... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is executing FEMA Mission Assignments following Hurricane Michael including one for Debris Technical Assistance and Route Clearance in Florida. In Snead today, crews were workin... More
Four Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) Vehicles
Four Deployable Tactical Operations System (DTOS) Vehicles have been deployed to Florida and Georgia to assist with communication capabilities and connectivity to support the temporary emergency power and Debri... More
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team are in Florida to execute the FEMA CPF mission. On their first day in Florida, the team focused on quick preliminary assessments of mainly fire stations in i... More
USACE is executing 15 Mission Assignments from FEMA
USACE is executing 15 Mission Assignments from FEMA after Hurricane Michael to include Debris Technical Assistance. Debris subject matter expert Eric Cheng did an aerial assessment of Mexico Beach, Florida Oct.... More
In USACE Mobile District, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam
In USACE Mobile District, Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam experienced a direct hit from Hurricane Michael when it made landfall in Florida Oct. 10. Crews are on the scene now working clear debris in the aftermath of ... More
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Diana
South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Diana Holland at the Marine Station Incident Support Base in Albany, Ga., today where she was interviewed by the media about the USACE Hurricane Michael recovery and... More
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team
Members of the Critical Public Facilities (CPF) Team are in Florida to execute the FEMA CPF mission. On their first day in Florida, the team focused on quick preliminary assessments of mainly fire stations in i... More
At a newly opened Right of Entry (ROE) collection site
At a newly opened Right of Entry (ROE) collection site in Panama City, Fla., Kenneth Matheson from ERDC, out of Vicksburg, Miss., and Olivia Crisp from Little Rock District assist William Lewis from Lynn Haven,... More
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General
Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Mr. Charles R. Alexander, USACE Director of Contingency Operations, and Jacksonville District Commander, visit a Right of ... More