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  • December

    Photo of towboat pilot

    District employee charts final course toward master boat pilot license

    Larry Morgan Jr. has worked for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District since 2000. He has served at the Missouri River Project Office and on the Missouri River most of his career as a deckhand, equipment operator and maintenance supervisor. One title that has eluded him is master towboat pilot. Inspired by an early mentor, and with the help of an accomplished towboat pilot, that will soon change, as he nears completion of an unrestricted master of towing vessel license.

  • August

    Scott Sterling, a natural resources specialists and ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Garisson Project in North Dakota, hands a food barrel to Kyle Parker at the Lake Sakakawea boar ramp, July 17, 2025.

    Garrison Dam team meets a paddling pal

    Kyle Parker, a Wisconsin native and canoe enthusiast, reached the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District's Lake Sakakawea Marina boat ramp, July 17, 2025. Parker is paddling from the tip of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, to the southernmost tip of Florida.

  • December

    A photo supporting the story.

    2024 Missouri River operations come to a close

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District has finished work on the Missouri River for 2024.

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