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  • Chief of Mobile District’s Coastal Project Office supports disaster response operations in Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – As the chief of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mobile District Coastal Project Office, Duane (Bubba) Poiroux is responsible for all of the coastal navigation projects in Mobile District’s area of operations. But, several times during his long career with the Corps, Poiroux has turned his hand to disaster response.

  • Town Creek Campground to close for winter season

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, announced today that Town Creek Campground in West Point, Miss. will close for the winter season Nov. 1, 2017, and is scheduled to reopen Mar. 1, 2018. The campgrounds are located on Columbus Lake along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

  • Dothan native, Mobile District employee supports disaster response in Puerto Rico

    Dothan, Ala., native, Bobby Moore’s usual workday involves overseeing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers project from his office in Eufaula, Ala. But, for the past month, he has been assisting the residents of Puerto Rico in recovering from the worst disaster to hit the island in more than 100 years.

  • USACE’s Puerto Rico Contracting Team explore innovative ways to connect with local businesses

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is employing innovative new approaches in advising local businesses of upcoming contract opportunities in Puerto Rico.

  • Allatoona Lake to host fourth annual youth bow-hunt

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, is scheduled to host an archery-only youth deer hunt at the Allatoona Lake Project Management Office, Dec. 2-3, 2017. The annual event provides an opportunity for the project management office to give back to the community by teaching our Nation’s youth responsible hunting practices.

  • Allatoona Lake to host annual bow hunt for disabled hunters, wounded warriors

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District, is scheduled to host the fourth annual archery-only deer hunt for disabled hunters and wounded warriors at the Allatoona Lake Project Management Office, Dec. 4-5, 2017. The annual deer hunt provides outdoor recreation opportunities for individuals who have a permanent physical condition that severely impairs their mobility and as a way to give back to our Nation’s wounded warriors.

  • Army Corps of Engineers stands ready to respond to Hurricane Nate

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is closely coordinating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and various other federal, state and local partners in preparation for potential destruction caused by Hurricane Nate.

  • Corps of Engineers assists in restoring water to Manati

    The city of Manati now has fresh drinking water for its 50,000 residents, including the patients of a Federal Medical Shelter and the local hospital, thanks to the efforts of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA), local authorities, and members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  • Corps of Engineers installs first Blue Roof in Puerto Rico

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) installed the first temporary roof to protect a damaged structure, today. The first blue roof was installed on the Multy Medical Facilities in San Juan. Having the roof protected will allow the hospital to open up additional patient beds/rooms that were previously unavailable because of the damaged roof.

  • Department of Defense agencies join forces to repair Guajataca Dam

    At the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and in support of the Government of Puerto Rico, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Defense, and the Puerto Rico Energy and Power Authority (PREPA) airlifted the first jersey barriers Monday, to slow the erosion of the damaged spillway at the Guajataca Dam. Keeping the spillway functional is important because so that the water will channel around the dam when the water rises too close to the top of the dam.