News Stories

  • April

    Mobile District Hurricane TTX

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, joined by Corps Headquarters personnel and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, held a hurricane tabletop exercise to help prepare for response in the event of a hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast.
  • Procurement Technician retires after decades long service to District

    While people were rocking out to concerts in Philadelphia and London for the first Live Aid events, Cheryl Ayler was beginning her career in the federal government and getting married to her husband, Al.
  • March

    Faith and family fuel success of long-time employee

    The Serenity Prayer. A common and well-known prayer, and a prayer that also serves as inspiration for longtime U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District employee Sonya Rodgers.
  • Nearly 50 years of service and still delivering to the District

    In 1973, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, the Watergate hearings were heating up and Secretariat won the Triple Crown.
  • History of Africatown, slave ship focus of District’s BHM luncheon

    In recent years, locating and finding the scuttled slave ship Clotilda has garnered worldwide attention.
  • February

    Teamwork helps Mobile District deliver new Bed Tower

    Teamwork is one of the most important aspects for any project to be completed successfully. Combined efforts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, the Veteran’s Administration, and contractors were necessary to deliver the $148.6 million James A. Haley VA Bed Tower in Tampa, Florida January 21, 2023.
  • January

    USACE and VA celebrate Tampa Bed Tower grand opening

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Mobile District Headquarters took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the James A. Haley Veteran’s Administration Bed Tower in Tampa, Florida, January 21, 2023.
  • Swift Response from Carters Dam Powerhouse Team

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District would like to highlight the Carter’s Lake powerhouse team for their swift efforts during a recent emergency regarding a re-regulation spill gate that was stuck in the open position on January 17, 2023.
  • USACE helps preserve history in Mobile

    Generally stated, the mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Regulatory Program is to protect the Nation’s aquatic resources, while allowing reasonable development through fair, flexible and balanced permit decisions.
  • Mobile District: 2022 Year Review

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District had much to be proud of this year, it was quite the year of deployments, studies, dredging and more. Look back on the Mobile District 2022-year review.
  • December

    Love of USACE, people fuel Water Management Team engineer

    Making things better or leaving a place better than it was, is a goal many people pursue. If one is successful at achieving this aspiration, it may often lead to a successful and fulfilling career. One person who is striving to make a difference on the job and help encourage young people pursue a career In the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is Troy Ephriam.
  • Caring and customer service skills define senior HR specialist

    One of the more thankless jobs or career fields someone can get into is Human Resources.
  • Love of the job motivates Loper’s success

    Success in life can often be measured in many ways. Some consider financial wealth a sign of success. For some it might be prestige or fame. While others might consider family accomplishments or attaining certain goals a measure of success.
  • November

    SAD Commander tours Mobile District projects

    Three critical projects the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District is currently working are the rebuild of Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, construction projects at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida and the deepening and widening of the Mobile Harbor, Alabama.
  • Gatewood inspiring the Mobile District as she battles cancer

    The novelist James Lane Allen is credited with saying, “Adversity does not build character; it reveals it.” Proving this adage is Tina Gatewood, customer service representative in charge of payroll for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
  • Leflore leads Mobile District’s Emergency Management into the future

    In sports and business it is often hard being the one to replace a person of prominence, whether it be a long-time coach or popular employee.
  • October

    Office of Counsel provides legal services for the Mobile District

    In an organization as big as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Mobile District, it stands to reason that it would require legal representation.
  • Four Years Later: USACE and Tyndall AFB Continues Partnership in Base Rebuild

    After Hurricane Michael hit Tyndall Air Force Base in October 2018, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District formed a partnership with the vision to build the “Installation of the Future.”
  • Mobile PRT performs debris removal assessments in Montana

    When the heavy rains and melting snow that hit Montana in June were happening, who would have thought that the impact of those floods could affect Mobile, Alabama.
  • Mobile District Scientific Snorkel Team

    For most people snorkeling is swimming along the surface of the water and enjoying the underwater, for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District it’s a new program to complete the USACE mission.