Secretary Telle, Senator Ricketts tour Missouri River, discuss future of flood protection in Nebraska

Col Robert Newbauer, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District commander, prepares to board a boat for a tour of the Missouri River at American Heroes Park in Bellevue, Nebraska, April 09, 2026. On the tour, Col. Newbauer and John Remus, Missouri River Basin Water Management Division Chief, briefed Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle and Nebraska Senator Pete Ricketts about the levee systems along the river as well as water management throughout the Missouri River basin. (U.S. Army Photo by Makenzie Leonard)