U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Building Strong, Serving the Nation and the Armed Forces, 2020-2021

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SWD MAP

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION

In 2018, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division established the $5.2 billion Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Program, funded by the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act, to reduce the risk of flooding effects from severe storms. The program comprises 40 projects across three states – Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas – and will provide critical, enhanced flood risk reduction measures to the region. All work in the program is expected to be complete by 2027.

provides critical flood risk resiliency to the region by repairing damage from 2017 hurricanes and building additional flood risk reduction structures. The program comprises 40 projects across four states. These projects attack the problem of coastal resilience from three different angles: 1) protecting people from the devastating effects of major storms and enabling them to recover quickly when storms strike; 2) restoring and preserving environmental features that, along with man-made structures, help protect the coast from storm damage; and 3) repairing and improving key infrastructure to prevent major economic setback following future coastal storms. While there are projects in the Fort Worth, Little Rock, and Tulsa districts, the majority of the projects within the program are 64

found in SWD’s Galveston District, which is commanded by Col. Timothy Vail. Vail was raised in Texas and spent many summers along the Texas coast. His love for his home state is comparable to his passion to find long-term solutions for coastal risk. “I’ve lived through dozens of storms and witnessed the struggles of Texans to recover, but Harvey was something different,” he said. “We’ve done a lot of studying and planning during the last three years – bringing together some of the brightest minds from our district, the Corps, and the entire world to attack the problem. We are now at an inflection point where those studies and plans can be turned into projects and solutions.” Through the Supplemental Program, SWD is attacking the problem across four portfolios: flood control and coastal emergencies (FCCE); construction; operation and maintenance (O&M); and investigations. Projects within the FCCE portfolio repair critical dams and levees damaged following Hurricane Harvey. These repairs reduce future flood risk. The FCCE portfolio contains eight projects, all within the Galveston District, with an approximate cost of $51.8 million. The construction portfolio concentrates on flood risk reduction and coastal storm projects. The construction portfolio contains 12 projects, within the Fort Worth and Galveston districts, with an approximate cost of $4.8 billion. The O&M portfolio, like FCCE, focuses on repairs needed to already existing structures or features. O&M is the biggest portfolio in the Supplemental Program. Ninety-five percent of the projects within FCCE and O&M are, or will be, under construction by the end of 2020. The O&M portfolio contains projects within the Galveston, Little Rock, and Tulsa districts. The portfolio has an approximate cost of $53.5 million. The investigations portfolio supports studies designed to develop comprehensive solutions for flood risk management, both inland and along the coast. The investigations portfolio, with an approximate cost of $20.6 million, has six projects within the Fort Worth, Galveston, and Tulsa districts. “This is a massive program with massive benefits to the region,” said Jon Loxley, program manager for the Supplemental Program. “The program not only addresses the short-term repairs needed; it looks at comprehensive solutions that will provide risk reduction for generations to come.” Long-term benefits are not just a result of the projects within the program, but also derive from the partnerships that are formed between USACE and state, local, and regional government, industry, and private organizations to make the projects possible. “We could not do our job without our partners and sponsors,” Beck said. “They are the heartbeat of the community.” More than 45 partners or project sponsors are working alongside SWD to build resiliency and risk reduction measures in communities across the region. “It will take a lot of work and coordination with the public and with many different government and private organizations, but we have a comprehensive plan to improve coastal resilience, and I’m confident that over the next decade, our approach will protect the people, preserve the environment, and enable continued economic growth along America’s energy coast,” said Vail. n


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page 66

416th THEATER ENGINEER COMMAND Answering the call to serve during COVID-19 pandemic

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pages 158-160

412th THEATER ENGINEER COMMAND

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pages 156-157

249th ENGINEER BATTALION (PRIME POWER)

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pages 136, 153

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pages 64, 152

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pages 150-151, 162

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pages 148-149, 163

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pages 130, 146-147

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pages 2, 6, 140-145

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pages 137-139

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pages 134-136

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pages 56, 132-133

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pages 7, 132-133

TASK FORCE ESSAYONS PROVIDES CRITICAL ENGINEERING SUPPORT

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pages 129-131

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pages 125-130, 163

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pages 13-14, 123-125

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pages 8, 122-123

TRANSATLANTIC DIVISION LEADS THE WAY IN CONTINGENCY SUPPORT

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pages 2, 4, 6, 8, 118-121

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pages 24, 32, 38, 118-121

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pages 75, 117

FINDING CONSTRUCTION ALTERNATIVES

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pages 4, 115-117

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pages 112-113, 138

HONOLULU DISTRICT CONDUCTS 43 SITE ASSESSMENTS

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pages 8, 111-112

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pages 38, 109-110, 116

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page 108

ALASKA DISTRICT DELIVERS FACILITIES TO SUPPORT F-35A AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL

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pages 106-108, 128, 130

PACIFIC OCEAN DIVISION

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pages 13, 102-103

BUILDING AN URBAN RANGER PROGRAM

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pages 2, 4, 98-101, 138, 162

SACRAMENTO DISTRICT DELIVERS DESPITE COVID-19 CHALLENGES

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pages 96-98, 136

RAPID COVID-19 RESPONSE IN THE HIGH DESERT

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pages 93-95, 130, 138

SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION

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pages 92, 99

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pages 90-91, 136

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page 88

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pages 20, 83-84

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pages 4, 81-82

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pages 56, 79-81, 116

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION

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pages 78, 85

CONSTRUCTION OF KC-46A CAMPUS AT TINKER REMAINS ON TASK DESPITE PANDEMIC

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pages 77, 128

FLOOD OF 2019 AFFECTS MKARNS NAVIGATION

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pages 76, 114

TULSA DISTRICT SUPPORTS OKLAHOMA COVID-19 RESPONSE

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pages 74-75

OZARK-JETA TAYLOR’S SLANT-AXIS TURBINE REHAB

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pages 2, 72-73

DISTRICT EMPLOYEES ENLISTED FOR COVID-19 MODELING TASK FORCE

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pages 70-71, 80

PROVIDING SITE EVALUATIONS FOR ALTERNATE CARE FACILITIES

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pages 38, 69-70, 163

SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION EXECUTES HURRICANE HARVEY SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAM

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pages 2, 13, 67-68, 163

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL PROJECTS TO AFFECT NORTH CAROLINA FOR DECADES

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pages 63-65, 162

DMCAS: SAVANNAH’S SOLUTION FOR PLACING DREDGED MATERIAL

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pages 14, 62-63

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pages 6, 59-61

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pages 8, 57-59

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pages 55-57

PENINSULA STUDY DRAWS SWEEPING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

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pages 53-54, 116

SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION

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pages 52, 58

VICKSBURG DISTRICT EMPLOYEE RECEIVES NATIONAL ENGINEERING AWARD

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pages 51, 86

USACE, SAMARITAN’S PURSE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO HELP STORM SURVIVOR

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pages 49-50, 128, 130

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pages 46-48, 80, 136

ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT SUPPORTS DERECHO RECOVERY EFFORTS ACROSS IOWA

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pages 44-45, 138

CONSTRUCTION REACHES NEW HEIGHTS ON RED RIVER OF THE NORTH PROJECT

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pages 42-43, 114

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY DIVISION

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pages 40-41, 46

WORKING AS ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL IN A COVID-19 ERA

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pages 37-39

NASHVILLE DISTRICT RESPONDS TO A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

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pages 36-37

TEAM EFFORT MAKES WAUGOSHANCE POINT TARGET PROJECT A SUCCESS

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pages 35-36

BLUESTONE DAM: THE FINAL PHASE

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page 34

DETROIT DISTRICT RAPIDLY RESPONDS TO MICHIGAN’S CORONAVIRUS CRISIS

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pages 31, 33

CHICAGO DISTRICT CIVIL WORKS REALIGNMENT

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pages 31-32

CHICAGO DISTRICT’S “OPERATION ENDURING HEALTH”

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pages 29-30

THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE

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pages 27-28

GREAT LAKES AND OHIO RIVER DIVISION

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pages 26-27

DISTRICT’S BRIDGE INSPECTION AND EVALUATION TEAM REACHES NEW HEIGHTS

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pages 23, 25, 160

FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC TO CANADA, FORESTERS MANAGE UNIQUE ARMY PROGRAM

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pages 21-24

NEW YORK DISTRICT CONSTRUCTS “STEAM” TEACHING SCHOOL

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pages 19-21

DESPITE COVID-19, USACE HITS 10-MILLION MILESTONE IN BOSTON HARBOR

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pages 8, 18-19

USACE HELPS OPEN CENTER FOR WOUNDED WARRIOR CARE IN REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

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pages 17, 163

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pages 6, 15-16, 162

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pages 2, 4, 11-12, 14, 162

NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION

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pages 3, 10, 12-13
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