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  • September

    A photo from the Lisa M. Durham Memorial Trail Dedication.

    Fort Randall trail dedication honors beloved employee

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District’s Fort Randall Project held a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sept. 20, 2024, in Pickstown, South Dakota for a newly constructed trail system. The trail system, named the Lisa M. Durham Memorial Trail, honors Lisa Durham, a longtime Fort Randall employee who passed away in 2022 following her battle with cancer.
  • USACE Omaha District starts three new CAP projects, expands efforts to serve disadvantaged communities

    USACE Omaha District starts three new CAP projects, expands efforts to serve disadvantaged communities

    OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, has initiated three new Continuing Authorities Program pilot projects to support communities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Colorado. These efforts are part of a national pilot program, announced last month by the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, that will support and partner with 12 rural or economically disadvantaged communities across the United States.
  • Lt. Gen. William H. "Butch" Graham Jr., incoming commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), receives the USACE colors from U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy A. George during the Change of Command for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Sept. 13, 2024. During the Change of Command, Lt. Gen. Graham assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon. The event included a promotion ceremony for now-Lt. Gen. Graham and a retirement ceremony in honor of Lt. Gen. Spellmon. The ceremonies were hosted by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy A. George and conducted by the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and The United States Army Band in Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer - Henderson Hall, Va. (U.S. Army photo by Bernardo Fuller)

    Graham assumes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    WASHINGTON – Lt. Gen. William H. “Butch” Graham, Jr. today assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and became the Army’s 56th Chief of Engineers during a three-part ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall’s Conmy Hall. Graham assumed command from outgoing USACE commander Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon during the change of command ceremony hosted by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Randy A. George.

  • August

    Army announces civil works investments in small, disadvantaged communities

    WASHINGTON – Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, announced today during a visit to the Navajo Nation in northeastern Arizona that 12 communities from across the country will be the first to participate in a pilot program specifically designed to make federal investments in small or economically disadvantaged communities.
  • Counselors and students with Bald Eagle Boys Camp of Mills Hall, Pa., float their custom-designed raft up the Missouri River east of Gavins Point Dam on Aug. 2, 2024. The boys camp worked closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Omaha District to work out the logistics for camping, reassembling their raft, and floating their 1,000-mile journey down the Missouri River. (U.S. Army photo by Josh Plueger)

    Corps of Adventure

    SOUTH YANKTON, Neb. -- A group of ten boys and four counselors with the Bald Eagle Boys Camp of Mill Hall, Pennsylvania, navigate 1,000 miles of the Missouri River with help from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District.

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