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  • November

    Tina Gatewood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District customer service payroll representative poses for a photo with her Resource Management co-workers after a luncheon, Oct. 22, 2022, Mobile, Alabama. Despite being diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, Gatewood worked almost up until the time of her passing, November 3, 2023. (Courtesy photo)

    Gatewood leaves behind a legacy of dedication and selflessness

    The novelist James Lane Allen is attributed with saying, "Adversity does not build character; it reveals it." The famous evangelist Billy Graham once said before his own death, "Some day our journey through this life will be over, and we will embark on another journey-one that will last forever."
  • Fred Miller, case manager for the deaf with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), demonstrates a sign during an American Sign Language (ASL) Lunch and Learn at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District headquarters building in Mobile, Alabama, Nov. 7, 2023. Miller and his interpreter, Lisa Gould, Interpreter Coordinator with the AIDB, spoke about ASL in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Miller and Gould taught not just sign language but how to make your home and workplace deaf-friendly. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    American Sign Language (ASL) Lunch and Learn

    Fred Miller, case manager for the deaf with the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB), demonstrates a sign during an American Sign Language (ASL) Lunch and Learn at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District headquarters building in Mobile, Alabama, Nov. 7, 2023
  • Willard Bush, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District accountant, and Brian Ivey, Chief of Resource Management, go over financial charts, Nov. 1, 2023, at the District headquarters in Mobile, Alabama. Ivey said Bush, who was his first supervisor, shared his vast knowledge of accounting with him and helped him in his career. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Mobile District employee continues serving after half a century with USACE

    In 1973, the U.S. ended its involvement in the Vietnam War by signing the Paris Peace Accords, George Foreman became the heavyweight champion of the world by knocking out Joe Frazier. Model and actress Tyra Banks was born, and artist Pablo Picasso died.

  • October

    Technicians working on Buoy

    Mobile District & NOAA deploy data-collection buoy

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program (MsCIP), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) had a problem. 
  • Throughout October, the United States celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month. NDEAM celebrates the contributions of America’s workers with disabilities, past and present, and showcases supportive, inclusive employment policies and practices that benefit employers and employees. (Courtesy graphic)

    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    As we come toward the end of October, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, joins the nation in commemorating National Disability Employment Awareness Month, highlighting the critical role of inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in the District.
  • From left to right, Chuck Walker, Keesha Robinson, Dustin Gautney, Cicone Prince, Jeremy Murray, Chris Carranza, Mobile District’s Public Affairs team pose for a photo at the District headquarters in Mobile, Alabama, October 17, 2023. Public Affairs is responsible for ensuring that the public is informed about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ activities, priorities, and policies through various communication mediums, such as news and social media. (U.S. Army photo by Jeremy Murray)

    Mobile District highlight: Public Affairs

    The journalist, interviewer, and photographer often go unnoticed as their work typically goes untold. As a result, their contributions to an organization are greatly underestimated. The function of a public affairs office is frequently misunderstood as simply posting photos on social media. This perception overlooks the multi-faceted nature of the career field.
  • Rosario Swafford, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Personnel Security Specialist, takes the fingerprints of a customer in the Mobile District Security Office, Mobile, Alabama, October 10, 2023. Swafford said the important thing she learned from her family growing up was treating others with dignity and respect and helping those who couldn’t help themselves. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Swafford striving to be a “Wonder Woman” in the Mobile District

    As we come near the end of celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, we focus on one teammate in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, who uses the lessons she learned as a girl growing up to impact those around her positively.
  • Kelly Bunting, then a Park Ranger with the Lake Seminole Project Office, her husband Nate, and their daughter Norah, pose in front of their bulldozer in Sneads, Florida, Oct. 12, 2016. The Buntings survived Hurricane Michael by riding out the Category 5 storm in their bulldozer. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Bunting remembers Hurricane Michael ordeal five years later

    Five years ago, one of the most devastating storms to hit the Gulf Coast and the United States, Hurricane Michael, wreaked havoc on Panama City, Florida, in October 2018.
  • On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers kicked off its 44th annual "Special Day for Special People" event, October 5, 2023. Groups of mentally and physically challenged individuals of all ages in the local community were invited to attend as well as several elderly groups.

    Special Day for Special People at West Point Lake

    On Thursday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, West Point Lake Project kicked off its 44th annual "Special Day for Special People" event. West Point Lake project staff set aside the day for elderly and challenged people.

  • August

    The Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City, Okla., after it was bombed on April 19, 1995. The bombing, which killed 198 people and injured dozens of others, was the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. (Courtesy photo)

    All Play a Vital Role in Preventing Terrorism

    The month of August is recognized as Anti-Terrorism Month, and this initiative provides U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District employees the opportunity to be reminded that terrorism, both foreign and domestic, are real and encourages us to remain vigilant.
  • Mark White, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Panama City Site Office lead civil engineer, seated, poses for a photo with Rhashana Williams, administrative assistant, and Waylon Register, Panama City Site Manager, at the site office in Panama City, Florida, July 13, 2023. White will be retiring after almost 40 years of service to the Mobile District, the Panama City Site Office, and the Corps later this fall. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Panama City office lead engineer to retire after 40 years of service

    You never know what can serve as a catalyst for a turning point in your life. Something that occurs that influences you to change the course of your life.
  • The attendees of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division fourth quarter FY 2023 Regional Governance Meeting pose for a group photo outside the Huntsville Engineering Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, July 27, 2023. The four-day meeting provided the attendees the opportunity to present topics for decision to the SAD commander and offered site visits to the various projects around Redstone Arsenal. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Mobile District hosts 4th Quarter Regional Governance Meeting

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District hosted the 4th Quarter FY 2023 USACE South Atlantic Division Regional Governance meeting at the USACE Huntsville Engineering and Support Center in Alabama

  • July

    Rhonda Cole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District CIO/G6 operations officer, center, poses with her family at her retirement ceremony at the Mobile District annex building in Mobile, Alabama, July 14, 2023. Cole, who retired after 40 years of service in the federal government, said her family has been her rock throughout her career. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Cole Leaves Legacy of Selfless Service

    The U.S. Army Core Values are loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage. Although she never spent a day in Army greens, Rhonda Cole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District CIO/G6 operations officer, served her 40-year civilian career working and serving the Army.

  • June

    Participants in the Multi-Lateral Disaster Lessons Learned Workshop pose for a class photo at the Readiness Support Center, Mobile, Alabama, June 13, 2023. The workshop, which was hosted by the Mobile District, allowed participants from U.S. Army South, Peru, Chile, and Brazil to share how they approached and dealt with emergency disasters in their countries. (U.S. Army photo by Chuck Walker)

    Mobile hosts International Workshop Focused on Disaster Recovery

    When faced with a problem, sometimes it is best to look at how someone else approached a similar problem and was successful.
  • Scott Payne, sitting, Supervisory Park Ranger, and Mark Dean, Operations Project Manager, discuss budget issues in the Project Management Office at Okatibbee Lake, Mississippi, May 31, 2023. Dean has been working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers since 1985 and has been Project Manager since 2012.

    It was love at first sight for long-time Okatibbee Lake Park manager

    In 1972 when he was growing up in Newton County, Mississippi, Mark Dean visited Okatibbee Lake when it first opened.

  • May

    Woman hitting boat with bottle.

    Christening Mobile District Survey Vessel “Miss Agnes”

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority held a ceremony to officially welcome a new survey vessel to its fleet in Columbus, Mississippi, April 28, 2023.
  • Students check out the interactive sand table in the new Carter Lake Nature Center in Carters Lake, Georgia, April 28, 2023. Carters Lake turned its Nature Center into a state-of-the-art experience for visitors with virtual reality kiosks, interactive games, holographic exhibits.

    Ranger and KSU work together to create showcase Nature Center

    Two years ago, George McBroom, Natural Resource Specialist at Carter’s Lake, had a vision to revamp and refurbish the visitor’s center at the lake and turn it into a Nature Center.

  • April

    Chante Dent, guest speaker

    Testimonies deliver powerful sexual assault prevention message

    MOBILE, Ala. – When one reads about sexual assault and begins looking at the sobering statistics, it can be overwhelming.
  • Stop Sexual Assault

    Commentary: Learn to get “uncomfortable” to prevent sexual assault

    Here is an uncomfortable, terrifying, and daunting fact. A sexual assault occurs every two minutes (or less) in the U.S. alone
  • Several people sitting around a conference table.

    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.