LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce,
LTC John Cunningham tours the laydown yard in Ponce, Puerto Rico where U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' logistics and materials management staff work to inventory emergency restoration materials in support of Hurr... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District assists
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
Bay City High School art students and the U.S. Army
Bay City High School art students and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District partnered to paint three-feet high murals at four locations along the Corps-operated Colorado River Locks, to combat wat... More
The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Two: Gibraltar of the Confederacy
Union ironclads in action: Joining Farragut at Vicksburg were the ironclad gunboats of the Western Flotilla fresh from their victory at Memphis. But even with these revolutionary warships, the U.S. Navy met wit... More
Portrait of Prof. P.C. Boudousquie, who served as a
Portrait of Prof. P.C. Boudousquie, who served as a draftsman and assistant engineer in the Mobile District from 1870 to 1900. (Courtesy of Boudousquie Family)
This is a replica of an original military map of Middle
This is a replica of an original military map of Middle Tennessee from 1874 that is on display in the Barlow Conference Room at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Barlow Conference Center loc... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District's Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) team is partnering with the National Park Service, the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Board and the S.F. Health Dep... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District team members inspect the Times Beach Nature Preserve and former Times Beach confined disposal facility, Buffalo, NY, September 4, 2020. In the 1970s, the Buffalo Di... More
Cheryl Michener's high school yearbook photograph.
Cheryl Michener's high school yearbook photograph. Michener graduate in 1970 from Kenmore East High School in Tonawanda, New York. Six years later, Michener began her Federal service as a switchboard operator a... More
Army Corps to decommission and dismantle historic, deactivated nuclear...
Aerial view of the former SM-1 nuclear power plant on Fort Belvoir in the 1960s. The facility provided limited power to Fort Belvoir and served as a training facility before being deactivated in 1973. SM-1 was ... More
Nashville District celebrates its 125th Anniversary
Country music star Dolly Parton performs at the Cordell Hull Dam Dedication Oct. 13, 1973, on the shore of the Cumberland River at the dam in Carthage, Tenn. According to an Associated Press report following th... More
The STURGIS operating in the Panama Canal Zone where
The STURGIS operating in the Panama Canal Zone where it provided power for several years for military and civilian use. The STURGIS, a former World War II Liberty Ship, was converted into the first floating nuc... More
Gathright Dam pulse release
Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia, impounds water flowing down the Jackson River to create the 2,500-acre Lake Moomaw. Since opening in 1979, the dam has prevented numerous floods, saving countless do... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District's Operations team inspects the Amherst flood control project and diversion channels in Amherst, NY, September 11, 2020. The project was built in the late 1980s to m... More
This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
This is an aerial view of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway under construction Jan. 7, 1980. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District built the northern 29 miles of the project, including the massive ... More
The Ottawa County Sanitary Engineering Department completed
The Ottawa County Sanitary Engineering Department completed Phase I of the Erie Township Sanitary Sewer Project with partial funding through the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 (Public Law 106-53), Sect... More
Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives
Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives the keynote address during the dedication ceremony for the Harlan Flood Control Project Oct. 25, 1999 in Loyall, Ky. The decade-long project managed by the U... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District map
The Department of the Army Regulatory Program is one of the oldest programs in the federal government. Initially, the Regulatory Division (RD) served a fairly simple, straightforward purpose: to protect and mai... More
Dale Hollow Lake photo of ‘town that drowned’ goes viral on Facebook
This aerial photo reveals the foundation of an old school house on the bottom of Dale Hollow Lake where the town of Willow Grove, Tenn., once stood before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District bui... More
Peyton Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Peyton Abernathy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental engineer, assists a private consultant on the practical application of the Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool Nov. 14, 2018 at M... More
Buffalo Courier-Express, Sunday August 11, 1963: “Mt.
Buffalo Courier-Express, Sunday August 11, 1963: “Mt. Morris Dam Object of C-E Tour” by Bill LaMale. Miles J. Freeman was the Mount Morris Dam's Chief Operator from its construction in 1952 until his retiremen... More
The team looked at old photos to determine past paint
The team looked at old photos to determine past paint colors like this one taken in the late 1960s. This information allowed them to make decisions about colors that would best represent the building’s history
Army Corps' connection to Washington, D.C., cherry trees
Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) transformed the unsightly Potomac Flats in the District of Columbia by dredging the river channel and dumping the spoil on the Flats, thus creati... More
Buffalo District and partners sign Cleveland Huletts agreement
Huletts unloading ore from a lake freighter at the Pennsylvania Railway ore docks in Cleveland, Ohio. Image Date: May 1943. Photo Credit: Jack Delano. Courtesy Of: The Library of Congress
In the background, the USS Mobjack, a motor torpedo
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
Public invited for J. Percy Priest Dam Powerhouse tour on Stones River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at J. Percy Priest Dam & Reservoir is offering two free guided tours of the J. Percy Priest Hydroelectric Dam in celebration of the reservoir's 50th anniversary. Dam tours will... More
Erma Henry-Raver holds photos of her and relatives
Erma Henry-Raver holds photos of her and relatives going to see Indian Rock Dam in 1945, as well as photo postcards from flood of 1933 in York, Pennsylvania. Henry-Raver was one of several hundred people who at... More
Pomme de Terre dedication
People celebrate Oct. 29, 1961, as the outlet gates at Pomme de Terre Dam were closed for the first time. Approximately 1,700 people attended the event.
Construction is currently under way at the La Quinta
Construction is currently under way at the La Quinta Channel Extension Project in Nueces County, Texas. Work includes deepening the channel extension and creating a beneficial use site with a scheduled completi... More
The Army Engineer Spouses Club welcomed a group of
The Army Engineer Spouses Club welcomed a group of more than 30 Michigan-based "Rosie the Riveters" at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia, March 22, 2016. Now in their 80s and 90s, these... More
Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations
Craig Smith, Nashville District Tennessee River Operations Center, dresses a fresh weld on plates securing a new tow haulage rail on Kentucky Lock wall Nov. 5, 2013. Nashville District employees completed the T... More
Corps of Engineers invites public to J. Percy Priest Dam's 50th Annive...
This is an aerial view of J. Percy Priest Dam under construction June 13, 1967 on the Stones River in Nashville, Tenn. The project was dedicated by President Lyndon B. Johnson June 29, 1968. The U.S. Army Corps... More
The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part Four: Grant's Canal
Construction (woodcut): During the naval siege of Vicksburg, Brig. Gen. Thomas Williams put his men to work with pick and shovel to excavate a canal across the base of De Soto Point, opposite Vicksburg, in a fa... More
The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 05: The Line of Defense - Map of the ...
Map of the City’s Defenses: The line of defense around Vicksburg as designed and constructed consisted of nine major forts connected by a continuous line of rifle-pits. The line was anchored on the Mississippi ... More
Public invited to Barkley Dam 50th Anniversary commemoration
Aerial photo of the construction at Barkley Dam in Kuttawa, Ky., taken Nov. 12, 1963. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District managed this construction project on the Cumberland River at mile 30.6.... More
Bridge over Eufaula Dam to close for road repair
Twenty million dollar bridge replacement project to commence March 20 at Eufaula Dam.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Navigation
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Navigation Support Team replaces the crane of the tender vessel Harrell at the Great Bridge Reservation, Virginia, Feb. 27, 2019. Since the U.S. Congress first ... More
This is the interior of Fort Sam Houston Base Theater
This is the interior of Fort Sam Houston Base Theater in 1935.
Construction continues on Dam No. 4 on the Cumberland
Construction continues on Dam No. 4 on the Cumberland River in Tennessee Nov. 7, 1909. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built this old dam and lock to establish a navigation channel. The lock and dam was replac... More
Public invited for Dale Hollow Dam tour on Obey River
In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Dale Hollow Dam on the Obey River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District invites the public for a free tour of Dale Hollow Dam Hydropower Plant in Celina,... More
Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project
Motorists travel over Deep Creek Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia, which spans the Dismal Swamp Canal, Feb. 9, 2016. The city, state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to replace the old two-lane bridge, which... More
Native History Association President Pat Cummins (right)
Native History Association President Pat Cummins (right) leads a historic tour on Twin Forks Horse Trail near the East Fork Recreation Area in Smyrna, Tenn., May 9, 2015. The group is very close at this locatio... More
Model of lock showing workmen from March 31,1893.
Model of lock showing workmen from March 31,1893.
Army Corps' connection to District of Columbia cherry trees
Beginning in the 1880s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers transformed the unsightly Potomac Flats in Washington, D.C., by dredging the river channel, dumping the spoil on the Flats, thus creating new land to the... More
Hands-on historian works to share the story of Army Engineer R&D
Terry Winschel, historian for the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, uses a power washer to clean off a unique prototype military vehicle designed with “tri-star” wheels. Winschel is on a missi... More
Construction is ongoing at Lock 1 on the Cumberland
Construction is ongoing at Lock 1 on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 31, 1891. The view shows the stone blocks for the walls looking downstream. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Distri... More
Maintenance workers at the Hartwell Power Plant perform
Maintenance workers at the Hartwell Power Plant perform repairs on Unit 5 during a scheduled biennial inspection in June 2016. The team improves operational efficiency by rehabilitating deficient generators in-... More
Dale Hollow Lake enlisting volunteers for shoreline cleanup
Boy Scouts pose during the National Public Lands Day Shoreline Cleanup at Dale Hollow Lake Sept. 24, 2016. (USACE photo by Sondra Carmen)
Corps of Engineers waives day-use fees for service members and familie...
Recreators enjoy jet skiing at the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project in Clarks Hill, S.C.
The Edward Zorinsky Federal Building under renovation,
The Edward Zorinsky Federal Building under renovation, Omaha, Nebraska Feb. 3, 2005.
Turkey - A turkey standing in the middle of a forest
A turkey wanders on a wildlife management area operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah district. (USACE photo.)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) photograph by
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) photograph by ACoE photographer Jim Gordon of an electrical substation outside of Dohuk, northern Iraq. This under- construction substation has eight fedders and two 10 mva ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photograph by ACoE photographer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photograph by ACoE photographer Jim Gordon of an electrical substation outside of Erbil, northern Iraq. This under construction substation has eight fedders and two 10 MVA transform... More
Scientist wins 2017 USACE Innovator of the Year Award
Dr. Richard Massaro of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is the winner of the 2017 USACE Innovator of the Year Award. His accomplishment, “Tactical Full Motion Video to 3D,” benefits the Ar... More
The Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River
The Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, including Buffalo District are pursuing the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study, February 19, 2019.
Corps of Engineers ready to respond to rising water levels on Lake Eri...
BUFFALO, NY– In response to the rising water levels on Lake Erie, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District stands ready to use its authority under Public Law 84-99 to supplement local and state effort... More
Little River Marina site
The 29-acre Little River Marina site on J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake includes roads, an access ramp and buildings near Appling, Ga.
Tourist Attraction - Cape Bridges at Sunset
Cape Cod Canal Bridge at Sunset.
Army Corps polar researcher appointed member of USARC
Dr. Jackie Richter-Menge in the field wearing her signature pink hat, a distinguishing feature when she is in the field. (Photo by Andrew Roberts, U.S. Naval Post Graduate School)
LaSalle Seawall - A body of water with a bunch of birds in it
LaSalle seawall protecting the Colonel F.G. Ward Pumping Station, July 30, 2007.
Through the Corps’ Agricultural Lease Program several
Through the Corps’ Agricultural Lease Program several thousand acres of public lands are leased to farmers for the purpose of crop or hay production. Lease agreements require the operators to incorporate specif... More
![[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- FEMA representative Jorge Lopez (center left) and USACE representative Brian Morgan (right) speak with an applicant at the Joint FEMA/State Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) meeting in Findlay. FEMA, USACE and Ohio EMA were getting information from applicants before computing their PDAs. Mark Wolfe/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDcvMDkvMDUvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy1mbG9vZGluZy1hbmQtdG9ybmFkb2VzLWZpbmRsYXktb2hpby1zZXB0ZW1iZXItNS0yMDA3LWZlbWEtcmVwcmVzZW50YXRpdmUtODUyNzAxLTEwMjQuanBn/40/26/webp "[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- FEMA representative Jorge Lopez (center left) and USACE representative Brian Morgan (right) speak with an applicant at the Joint FEMA/State Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) meeting in Findlay. FEMA, USACE and Ohio EMA were getting information from applicants before computing their PDAs. Mark Wolfe/FEMA")
[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 5, 2...
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
Life Jacket Loaner Program
Tanya Grant, park ranger for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with visitors about the life jacket loaner program at Hartwell Dam and Lake in Hartwell, Ga. The program offers visitors a free life jacket t... More
An external view of a water level gauge house in Mackinaw
An external view of a water level gauge house in Mackinaw City, MI. Photo by Jeff Oyler. Courtesy of NOAA.
Regulators focused on mission as Clean Water Act turns 40
Norfolk District regulators Dave Knepper and Audrey Cotnoir compare notes during a wetland delineation in Chesapeake, Va., July 28, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Mark Haviland/Released)
Portland District dredge Yaquina, in September, removed
Portland District dredge Yaquina, in September, removed nearly 40,000 cubic yards of material from the bar at the mouth of the Siuslaw River. The work was the first performed under the memorandum of agreement w... More
Raising the wicket dam at Lock and Dam 52 in Brookport, Illinois.
Corps employees work to raise a wicket from the powerful Ohio River in Brookport, Illinois while raising the dam at Lock 52 on Aug. 11, 2009 due to low water. For nearly 89 years the process of manually raising... More
Army Corps and partners receive Coastal America Spirit Award
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is partnering with several agencies to help restore marsh islands in Jamaica Bay as part of a larger environmental restoration initiative for the New York and New Jersey Harbor ... More
Fort Worth District’s Robert Adams selected as 2013 USACE Environmenta...
Project Manager Robert Adams looks over the Brown’s Creek Mitigation Project in October 2009. The area helps mitigate for lost resources at Fort Hood.
Students from the Putnam County School System wear
Students from the Putnam County School System wear BOAT US Foundation Life jackets to illustrate the importance of water safety in Cookeville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Sondra Carmen)
USACE Center of Expertise gets new director
Mr. David Finnegan is the Director of the USACE Remote Sensing/GIS Center of Expertise (RS/GIS CX), ERDC/CRREL. Mr. Finnegan, a research physical scientist, leads a joint team with the National Geospatial - Int... More
Hartwell Dam gate test January 2010
An image of the Hartwell Dam in Hartwell, Ga., Jan. 15, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Billy Birdwell/Released
J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project
This is a view below the dam at the J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.
Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the chief of engineers
Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Corps employees during a town hall meeting at the Nashville District Aug. 30-31. During... More
Van Antwerp Makes Stop at Wolf Creek Dam
Katherine Lust (right), resident engineer for the Wolf Creek project, briefs Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp (center), chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the constructi... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has awarded a $3.4 million contract to repair a severely degraded 111 year old section of the east pier located in Rochester, New York. The contract was aw... More
Nashville District opening campgrounds, recreation areas in June
As part of a phased approach for reopening facilities as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is opening its corps-managed campgrounds within the Cumberland R... More
A view of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell
A view of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hartwell Dam.
Camping at Lake Hartwell
Park Ranger Tanya Grant visits campers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Hartwell Lake.
Ordnance experts detonate an 81mm shell in place in
Ordnance experts detonate an 81mm shell in place in 2010 on Camp Butner, North Carolina, as part of a Formerly Used Defense Sites program cleanup of the former Department of Defense installation. The U.S. Army ... More
Watts Bar Lock in Decatur, Tenn., is shown drained,
Watts Bar Lock in Decatur, Tenn., is shown drained, Oct. 20, so maintenance crews can inspect and repair the lock.
A maintenance crew works from the U.S. Army Corps
A maintenance crew works from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District work at Watts Bar Lock in Decatur, Tenn., Oct. 20. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently drained the lock and maintenance c... More
Corps to repair Kentucky Lake mooring cell at Barkley Canal
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District contract diver emerges from Kentucky Lake with a bag of mussels collected Oct. 28 to determine the presence or absence of potential mussel habitat or mussels pr... More
Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell, district commander for the
Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell, district commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District presents Paul Weaver a graduation certificate from the Employees Achieving Greatness and Leadership Excellen... More
After conducting an environmental site visit at Forward
After conducting an environmental site visit at Forward Operating Base Mescall in Zabul province, Michael Bell awaits his ride. Remnants of an ancient fort can be seen in the background.
USACE Galveston District awards small business contract for security g...
The Jadwin Building serves as the headquarters for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District located on the east end of Galveston Island, Texas, April 13, 2011. With its rich heritage in Texas history... More
USACE Team Conducts Review of Contracting Practices
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, welcomed a team of employees from the Corps’ Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting - Dallas Office, Dec. 13-17, to conduct a procurement managemen... More
One of the UDC training rooms where more than 12,000
One of the UDC training rooms where more than 12,000 people began their deployments.
USACE dredges up cannonballs in Texas City Ship Channel
An ordnance specialist with the Federal Bureau of Investigation inspects a cannonball found in the Texas City Ship Channel, Jan. 17.
U.S. Army Lt. Cols. Thomas Nguyen and Daniel Ooley
U.S. Army Lt. Cols. Thomas Nguyen and Daniel Ooley inventory the new desks purchased for the Sir Asyab Girls High School Jan. 17. Behind them are piles of the splintered and broken desks being that are being re... More
Afghan National Police district headquarters
Pictured is an example of a uniformed police district headquarters project. Afghanistan Engineer District-North contracting officials recently awarded $43.77 million in contracts. The Corps of Engineers is the ... More
Tree Recycling at Thurmond Lake
Park Ranger David Quebedeaux places recycled Christmas trees into J. Strom Thurmond Lake to be used for fish habitat, Feb. 9, 2011. Every year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers collects trees from the community... More
Corps' Thurmond Lake Office accepts Christmas trees for recycling
Park Ranger David Quebedeaux places used Christmas trees in Thurmond Lake to enhance fish habitat.
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., left, receives
Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., left, receives a unit shirt from Col. Richard W. Dean, and becomes an honorary member of the 579th Engineer Detachment.
USACE Galveston celebrates 131 years of Building Strong with boat chri...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, celebrated its 131st birthday with the christening of the Tanner II survey boat, followed by a Galveston Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony to welc... More
Trevor, an Eurasian Eagle Owl from Africa seems to
Trevor, an Eurasian Eagle Owl from Africa seems to say, “I can see you, very, very well,” as he stares at the audience through his piercing, orange eyes. Trevor is a prime, young example of his species, which a... More
Capt. Christopher Ericson, operations officer with
Capt. Christopher Ericson, operations officer with the 579th Engineer Detachment, leads a resiliency training class to his fellow teammates to better prepare for redeployment back to Vicksburg, Miss.
Rick Ferguson, left, watches as Sgt. 1st Class Candido
Rick Ferguson, left, watches as Sgt. 1st Class Candido Aguilar removes debris from a water grate on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
USACE Galveston District urges safety over July 4th holiday; flexes lo...
A 72-feet-wide tow enters the east lock of the Colorado River Locks. The Colorado River Locks enables the transit of more than 12,000 tows, over 30,000 recreational or commercial vessels and 20 million tons of ... More
Cattle cross the Colorado River, April 4, in Matagorda
Cattle cross the Colorado River, April 4, in Matagorda County, Texas, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Galveston District made way for the cattle drive following a jetty construction and dredging project... More