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    A pipeline dredge pumps material from the Pascagoula River onto the Round Island beneficial-use site Jan. 27, 2017. Dredging of the harbor and construction of the site was a collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, and several other agencies. Upon completion, the beneficial-use site will be a thriving saltwater tidal marsh for wildlife.

    USACE, Mississippi projects converge to yield mutual benefits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is scheduled to wrap up the Pascagoula River Leg Deepening Project in March. The project never would have happened without a little ingenuity and a willingness to work with others.
  • The daughter of Chief Master Sgt. Arthur Arehart Sr., U.S. Air Force, pays respect to her late father at the Barrancas National Cemetery at the Naval Air Station-Pensacola, Fl., Feb. 14. The final resting place for Arehart is in a section of columbarium that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, constructed last year.

    Barrancas Cemetery Project provides opportunity for District to honor veterans, families for their service

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE), recently completed a project at the Barrancas National Cemetery at the Naval Air Station Pensacola to construct approximately 2,500 columbarium. The project required a quick turnaround, but the USACE used some innovative techniques to ensure our Nation's Veterans and their Families received the dignified burial that their service and sacrifice demands.
  • Courtney Perry, project manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District (USACE), helps a child at the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital build a bridge Feb. 21 as part of the district’s National Engineers Week (NEW) community outreach. The USACE visited the hospital as a way to promote STEM and educate the public on the USACE mission.

    USACE Mobile kicks off National Engineers Week with visit to local hospital

    In an effort to promote the value of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) during National Engineers Week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, visited the University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital here, Feb. 21. While at the hospital, engineers from the district taught the children how engineers contribute to society, hosted an interactive bridge-building contest, and handed out Mardi Gras-themed items.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens speaks to Mobile District employees during his visit at a town hall meeting held Feb. 10.

    USACE Deputy Commander visits Mobile District

    The Mobile District welcomed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Richard L. Stevens on his first visit to Mobile, Feb. 10.

  • USACE Water Manager awarded second highest civilian honor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. C. David Turner presented James E.Hathorn Jr., Mobile District Water Management Chief, with the U.S. Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award Jan. 30 in Mobile, Ala. The award is the second highest honor that a U.S. civilian is eligible to receive.