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    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Archaeology team came together with members of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to gather items of ancestral value, Dec. 12-15. Working as a team, they collected palmetto, American lotus, greenbrier, and river cane along the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway near Columbus, Mississippi.

    Pilot Program strengthens partnership between Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Mobile District

    As one of the nation’s largest land managers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) maintains under stewardship many Native American ancestral sites across the country. In an effort to strengthen existing relationships with tribes who have ancestral ties to those lands, USACE Mobile has been working with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to grant access for ancestral exploration. The pilot program, which has been taking shape for more than two years, launched just before the holiday season when members of the Choctaw Historic Preservation and Cultural Services offices joined the USACE Mobile Archaeology team for an ancestral plant gathering along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Dec. 12-16.
  • Park Rangers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District and Azalea Trail Maids greeted guests at the district Change of Command ceremony earlier this year in June. (Courtesy Photo; Kamryn Harvey pictured middle with green dress)

    Daughter of Mobile District’s Water Resources Chief, welcomes President-elect to Mobile

    Mobile County is known for many things, chief amongst those being the birthplace of Mardi Gras and the oldest organized carnival in the U.S. Everything about the second largest county in Alabama exudes a rich, cultural milieu. So it should come as no surprise that when President-elect Donald Trump decided to make a return stop to the county Dec. 17 as part of his cross-country ‘Thank You’ tour, that Mobile rolled out the red carpet.
  • Employees from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District place gifts under a Christmas tree Dec. 15 at Wilmer Hall Children’s Home in Mobile, Ala. as part of an annual holiday gift drive. This is the second year for the gift drive, spearheaded by Jacqueline Wittman from the Engineering Division Water Resources branch. (Photo by Tim Oberle, USACE Mobile Public Affairs)

    USACE Employees bring holiday spirit to local orphanage

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District’s Engineering Division held their second annual holiday gift drive to collect gifts for Wilmer Hall Children’s Home, a local orphanage in the community here. The gift drive began the day after Thanksgiving and ended last week with the delivery of gifts to the home.
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Deputy Commander for Latin America, Lt. Col. Humberto Boppell, listens as Col. James DeLapp, Mobile District commander honors him during a retirement ceremony Dec. 16 at the Conference Center of America’s in Miami, Fla. Boppell retired after 27 years of distinguished service to the nation. (Photo by Tim Oberle, USACE Mobile Public Affairs)

    LATAM Deputy Commander retires after 27 years of service

    MIAMI, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and U.S. Southern Command honored USACE Mobile Deputy Commander for Latin America, Lt. Col. Humberto Boppell, during a retirement ceremony Dec. 16 at the Conference Center of America's in Miami, Fla.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District Commander Col. James DeLapp shakes hands with Col. Alan Craig Cranford, from the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters-Alabama (JFHA) during combined emergency management training between JFHA and USACE Mobile. National Guard units from the district and USACE Mobile often work together to cross-train emergency response protocols and to strengthen readiness and interoperability across both formations.

    Mobile District, National Guard team up for emergency management training

    MOBILE, Ala. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mobile District teamed up with Joint Force