Lauren Walker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District cost engineer and value engineering assistant, performs a site visit to the Fredrick Paup dredge in Mobile Harbor, Mobile, Alabama, February 13, 2026. Her career goals are to continue to grow in her role as a cost engineer and value engineering assistant and ultimately becoming either a lead cost engineer or District Value Officer. (Courtesy photo)

James Hathorn briefs Col. Kelcey Shaw, USACE Mobile District commander, and LTC. Mitchell Creel, USACE Mobile District Deputy commander, on how the Water Management mission increases public safety, supports the economy, enhances quality of life, and protects and restores the environment on Feb. 6, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Keesha Robinson)

An aerial view of Sand Beach located in Harrison County, Mississippi, August 28, 2024. Sand Beach is an area that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Coastal Infrastructure Program, will be restoring, partnering with the non-Federal sponsor, Harrison County, Mississippi, to rebuild the beach after it was nearly devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division 2nd Quarter FY 2026 Regional Governance Meeting pose for a group photo in front of the Mobile District Headquarters, Mobile, Alabama, January 28, 2026. The three-day conference gave leaders the opportunity to share about their district’s different projects and the opportunity to tour the Port of Mobile, as the conference was hosted by the Mobile District. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

Entrance sign for Gunter Hill Campground marks the entrance to the campground at Alabama River Lakes near Montgomery, Alabama, Jan. 14, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Travis England)