A 3-D printed oyster reef made from dredged sediment from the Mobile Bay sits on an Oyster Farm on Mon Louis Beach in Dauphin Island, Alabama, Nov. 19, 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, in partnership with ERDC and the MBNEP, developed the project to use dredged sediment from the bay beneficially. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

James Hathorn, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Water Management chief, right, speaks with Colin Smith, Murphy High School student, about his future and his goals at the Mobile District Office, Mobile, Alabama, Sept. 22, 2025. Smith, a sophomore at Murphy, aspires to pursue a career in engineering upon graduating from high school. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

Anthony Spriggs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Civil Engineer Technician, and Ian Linderman, Construction Control Representative, both from the Panama City Site Office, participated and won in the Warrior Memorial Reefs Foundation's annual spearfishing tournament on September 13, 2025.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, Planning and Environmental Division’s Chief, Bailey Crane (center), and branch chiefs pose for a team photo at the Mobile District Office, Mobile, Alabama, August 15, 2025. The Planning and Environmental Division is crucial to the District as it oversees all civil works projects in USACE. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

Alou Rice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District environmental engineer, holds up his two trophies from the USACE and the Mobile District level at the Mobile District Headquarters Building, Mobile, Alabama, June 20, 2025. Rice won the 2025 Civil Engineer Professional of the Year Award as well as the Mobile District’s Engineer of the Year Award. (Courtesy photo)