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  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Home Page
Huntsville Center, as it is commonly known, was established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as Huntsville Division in 1967 with a single mission -- to design and build facilities to deploy the Army?s Ballistic Missile Defense System.
The Corps evaluates permit applications for essentially all construction activities that occur in the Nation's waters, including wetlands.
Corps permits are also necessary for any work, including construction and dredging, in the Nation's navigable waters.
www.usace.army.mil   (497 words)

  
  Seeing The Light - The US Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps continued to maintain responsibility for the West Point Academy through the end of the Civil War, when admission to the Academy was opened-up to all branches of the Military and administration of the facility was transferred to Secretary of War.
Army Engineers were the first U.S. soldiers sent to Europe during World War I. The 11th Engineer Regiment suffered the first U.S. casualties of the war while working to clear a passage through no-man's land in France.
Corps Engineers oversaw the conversion of factories to produce ammunition and tanks, a huge network of ports, bomber bases, hospitals with 1/2 million beds, and even the design and construction of the Pentagon, to consolidate the War Department's command and control of our armed forces.
www.terrypepper.com /lights/closeups/armycorps/armycorps.htm   (1483 words)

  
 The Magazine -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com
Last November, the Army inspector general found that three top Army Corps of Engineers officials had manipulated data in a cost-benefit analysis to justify a $1 billion project to improve navigation on the Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
Corps opponents see these reports as evidence the agency has run amok, parlaying a cozy relationship with Congress into billions of dollars' worth of water projects, often at the expense of the environment.
Corps civil works chief Caver acknowledges that the criticism is troubling, but says it is the Corps' job to balance issues stemming from criticism.
www.govexec.com /fpp/fpp01/army_corps_of_engineers.htm   (1510 words)

  
 us army corps of engineers hed
As a staff officer at the Pentagon, the Chief advises the Army on engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer and other related engineering programs.
As commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.
The current Director of Civil Works is MG Don T. RileyThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters is made up of an Executive Office and 17 Staff Principals.
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 US Army Corps of Engineers Brief History
The fortifications, which the Army engineers built on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and after 1848 on the Pacific coast, securely defended the nation until the second half of the 19th century when the development of rifled artillery ended the earlier impregnability of the massive structures.
This work, too, was given to the Corps of Engineers—the only formally trained body of engineers in the new republic and, as part of the nation's small army, available to serve the wishes of Congress and the executive branch.
After the Civil War, a special Army Engineer Board concluded that a system of locks and dams on the Ohio River was preferable either to continued dependence on wing dams and dredging or to the construction of a system of canals to by-pass the Ohio's obstacles.
www.hq.usace.army.mil /history/brief.htm   (3326 words)

  
 Corps of Engineers assesses New Orleans levees
District Engineer Col. Richard Wagenaar and a team are working out of an emergency operations shelter in New Orleans, another team is in Baton Rouge, a crisis action team is co-located at the Vicksburg District and a fourth team is working with FEMA at the Memphis District in Tennessee.
Corps engineers believe that water over-topped the floodwall scoured behind the wall and caused it to collapse.
The Corps is strategizing with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, the East Jefferson Levee District and Orleans Levee District, to locate materials and access to the breach area.
www4.army.mil /ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=7823   (458 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers® Charleston District — Who We Are
As commander of the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Chief of Engineers leads a major Army command that is the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency.
The US Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters is made up of an Executive Office and 17 Staff Principals.
The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is the US Army Corps of Engineers research and development command.
www.sac.usace.army.mil /?action=organization.about_us   (468 words)

  
 USACE San Francisco District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District was established in 1866 with authority for river and harbor work on the Pacific Coast west of the Rocky Mountains.
Through Corps' laboratories and centers of expertise, we create new ways to manage land and facilities, restore the environment, preserve the past, build for the future, and provide water and recreational needs for the community.
The Bay Model in Sausalito is a scientific hydraulic tool used by engineers, scientists and planners to analyze, in a laboratory setting, the effects of change on the physical tidal forces of the bay and delta region.
www.spn.usace.army.mil /pao/mission.html   (1028 words)

  
 Cape Cod Canal, Recreation, US Army Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers operated recreation facilities include parking areas and comfort stations at various access points to facilitate public use of the Canal for fishing, hiking, bicycling, picnicking, shipwatching and other recreational pursuits.
The area is leased by the Corps of Engineers to the Town of Sandwich.
Under a long term lease agreement with the Corps of Engineers, Bourne Scenic Park is operated by the Bourne Recreation Authority.
www.nae.usace.army.mil /recreati/ccc/recreation/recreation.htm   (1110 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District - Recreation
However, the Corps will honor the Senior Pass and the Access Pass at those Corps recreation areas where user fees are charged by granting pass holders and their companions in the same vehicle a 50% discount on day use and camping fees.
The Corps of Engineers Annual Day Use Pass, consisting of month and year stickers affixed to a plastic tag that is to be hung from the rearview mirror, is valid for 12 months from the month of purchase and is available at a cost of $30 per pass.
Corps employees needing volunteers can call or send their volunteer vacancies to the Clearinghouse so the information will be available to anyone interested.
www.lrp.usace.army.mil /rec/rec.htm   (1682 words)

  
 Engineer History
There were also engineer regiments, such as the 36th, 39th and 540th combat engineers, that survived and operated as separate entities and were attached to field armies (the 5th and 7th Armies) or to corps headquarters (such as VI Corps).
The engineers' role in amphibious warfare was not considered until shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor in December of 1941.
By mid-1941, the Corps of Engineers embarked upon an aggressive program of revising its military units and equipment, and although not fully ready for the fight, they had done much to adapt to the new demands of modern combat.
www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com /history.htm   (1110 words)

  
 Nature Conservancy News Room - The Nature Conservancy and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Team Up to Demolish Dam
The Conservancy and Army Corps are removing the dam to improve the habitat for migratory fish, endangered mussels and resident fish.
After receiving permission from Orange County to demolish the dam, which is owned by the county, the Conservancy and the Army Corps developed a plan to safely remove the smaller of the two dams that compose the Cuddebackville Dam.
After receiving permission from Orange County to demolish the dam, which is owned by the county, the Conservancy and the Army Corps developed a plan to safely remove the smaller of the two dams.
www.nature.org /pressroom/press/press1594.html   (1067 words)

  
 Regulatory Division - US Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District
This notification requirement to the District Engineer is necessitated to ensure that activities authorized by these NWPs have minimal individual and cumulative adverse impacts on the aquatic environment.
The Corps periodically makes changes the Nationwide Permits in response to national policy to afford more protection to water resources while streamlining the permit process.
Verify that Department of the Army authorization is not required for a proposed project.
www.saw.usace.army.mil /WETLANDS/permit_primer.html   (1210 words)

  
 Missions of the US Army Corps of Engineers
The Corps is committed to lessening the impact of these disasters on people, communities, the economy and the environment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was born on the battlefield of the American Revolution at Bunker Hill, and the Corps' Civilians and Soldiers have always been among the first to respond ever since.
Corps built and maintained navigation systems and ports provide an effective means to deploys vital equipment and other materiel.
www.lrb.usace.army.mil /missions/Missions.html   (980 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District - Alum Creek Lake
The campground, on the west side of the lake, was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers and is operated by the State Park.
The Alum Creek Lake was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the flood hazard along Alum and Big Walnut Creeks, the Scioto River, and along the Ohio River.
The Corps of Engineers Visitor Center and Office is located on Lewis Center Road between the beach and the dam.
www.lrh.usace.army.mil /projects/lakes/acs   (1601 words)

  
 US Army Corps of Engineers - New York District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District has played a major role in the navigation, development and maintenance of water resource activities in the New York and New Jersey Harbor Estuary for more than 200 years.
The Corps of Engineers, in conjunction with sponsor agencies and stakeholders, such as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the states of New York and New Jersey, are committed to making the New York and New Jersey Harbor a world class estuary.
The Corps is in the study phase for several environmental projects including the Hudson Raritan estuary project.
www.nan.usace.army.mil /harbor/index.htm   (412 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - North Atlantic Division
Hamilton, Brooklyn, NY (Nov 16, 2005) -- Brigadier General William T. Grisoli, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division Commander, announced today that he has issued the final Department of the Army permit to the City of Newport News, Virginia for the King William Reservoir project.
The issuance of the Department of the Army permit marks a transition point for the Corps of Engineers' responsibilities on the King William Reservoir permit.
The Corps will continue to work with interested parties, and will lead an Interagency Mitigation Team whose participants include the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region III, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office and the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
www.nad.usace.army.mil /kwr/kwr.htm   (349 words)

  
 TCS CorpsWatch Campaign:
The TCS Corps Watch Project works to save taxpayer money by cutting wasteful spending and subsidies at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In addition, the Corps currently has a $60 billion backlog of projects that have been authorized, but have not been funded.
Activists, experts and organizations are invited to join the Corps Watch Network, a nationwide network of organizations and individuals working to reduce wasteful U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spending and subsidies.
www.taxpayer.net /corpswatch   (276 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Little Rock District - Planning   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The city of Springfield, Missouri, and the Little Rock District, US Army Corps of Engineers are partnering in a feasibility study of the
If a plan is found to be economically justified (for ecosystem restoration, the value of outputs must equal their costs), environmentally acceptable, based on sound engineering principles, and acceptable to the city with Federal and local sponsor funding obtained, the project can proceed to design.
Following Congressional authorization and funding for the project, a project cooperation agreement would be signed between the Corps and Springfield, to allow for construction of the project.
www.swl.usace.army.mil /planning/feasibilitystudy/index.htm   (660 words)

  
 AU - Army Corps of Engineers Project Updates
As a result of U.S. Army operations in Northwest Washington during World War I and the discovery of materials left over from their research and testing, the American University campus has been one of many sites targeted for environmental testing by the Army Corps of Engineers.
Campus activities in those areas were re-located until the Army Corps removes and replaces the affected soil, which is an operation now underway.
To ensure that students and staff are fully and regularly informed about the Army Corps Project on campus, AU Interim President Cornelius Kerwin has assigned senior members of the University staff to monitor the Army Corps activity and communicate findings and progress to the AU community.
www.american.edu /usace   (605 words)

  
 Corps Badges of the Australian Army
word corps does not appear in their name or on their badge the 'ginger beers' are a Corps in their own right.
Although Corps badges are produced in either 'gold' (brass) or 'silver' they also have a full colour version for printed matter and Unit signs in fixed locations.
The symbolism enshrined in this badge is that the Tudor Rose is for confidentiality and trustworthiness, the laurel wreath is an ancient Roman symbol for victory and honour, the crown is for allegiance to the Head of State.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-badges/corps_badges.htm   (423 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Army Corps of Engineers": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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www.amazon.com /phrase/Army-Corps-of-Engineers   (714 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers News - The New York Times
The Army Corps of Engineers traces its past to June 16, 1775, when the Continental Congress included a post of chief engineer in the army it was forming.
Since then the Corps has been racing not only to rebuild flood protection for the city, but its reputation as well.
The Yazoo Pumps may well be the most daft in a long line of environmentally destructive schemes undertaken by the Army Corps of Engineers at Congress’s request.
topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/army_corps_of_engineers/index.html?inline=nyt-org   (824 words)

  
 DefenseLink News Article: Army Corps of Engineers Helps to Restore Iraqi Facilities   (Site not responding. Last check: )
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Dec. 3, 2004 – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working to help rebuild Iraq's infrastructure and to help restore law and order by building and refurbishing military facilities, border posts, and police and fire stations.
Datillo said Iraq's border-post project is one of the first steps to protecting the country from the influx of insurgents.
He added that the Corps is working with the Multinational Division Southeast, led by British forces, to prioritize these facilities.
www.defenselink.mil /news/newsarticle.aspx?id=24687   (631 words)

  
 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -- Vicksburg District
Vicksburg, a city of engineers, is home for the Vicksburg District and several other organizational units of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, both civilian and military.
The 412th is the Engineer Command for the U.S. Army, Europe, responsible for peacetime planning and for coordination of all Army Engineer wartime construction and repair in the European Theater.
The importance of the National Guard to the Army and the defense of state and nation, as well as their quick response to emergencies of all kinds are well known, and the engineers of the 168th Engineer Group, Mississippi Army National Guard, serve the tradition well.
www.mvk.usace.army.mil /index.php?pID=wwa&s=2   (405 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Corps of Engineers
Affidavit of Donald C. Sweeney accused Corps officials of manipulating data to find out if large-scale improvements to the navigation system are needed on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers.
Statement by Secretary of the Army Louis Caldera on the Subject of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
The National Academy of Sciences Thursday called for independent reviews of large-scale Army Corps of Engineers water projects, a significant victory for conservationists and fiscal conservatives who have questioned Corps analyses for years.
washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/nation/specials/aroundthenation/corpsofengineers   (424 words)

  
 US Army Corps of Engineers - Europe District
Colonel Margaret W. Burcham was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1982.
Born and raised in Monona, Wisconsin, LTC Farrell was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers upon graduation from Princeton University in 1989.
LTC Farrell is a graduate of the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the Scout Platoon Leadership Course, the French Commando School, and the Command and General Staff College.
www.nau.usace.army.mil /who/bios.php?m=1   (489 words)

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