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  • Corps of Engineers gets new survey boats, names each after fallen Soldier from Georgia

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has now received three new hydrographic survey vessels which will play a vital role across the Savannah District’s area of responsibility, and have named each boat after a fallen Soldier from Georgia.

  • USACE’s Hurricane Helene recovery operations at Thurmond Lake pivot

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The J. Strom Thurmond Lake Project, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, continues its mission to salvage timber in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and pivots its operations from wilderness areas to recreation areas.

  • Buxton FUDS Restoration Advisory Board met for first time

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, held its first restoration advisory board for the Buxton Formerly Used Defense Sites property April 10, 2025, to establish the rules, purpose, community co-chair and discuss the next steps for the board.

  • Hurricane Helene Debris removal officially completed during signing ceremony

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, in partnership with the Georgia Emergency Management and the contractor, AshBritt, Inc., met in Valdosta, Georgia, Monday, April 7, 2025, to sign final documentation signifying the completion of eligible debris removal in Lowndes County, the last of 10 counties supported within Georgia.

  • Restoration advisory board members selected, first meeting set for Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, announces the Restoration Advisory Board membership has been established and the first meeting is scheduled for April 10, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., for the Buxton Naval Facility, a Formerly Used Defense Sites Program property located within the Cape Hatteras Seashore in Dare County, North Carolina.

  • Corps of Engineers revisit Tybee Island for further studies on large-vessel wakes

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District, the Engineer Research and Development Center and the Field Research Facility, in partnership with the City of Tybee Island, Georgia, installed test instruments to measure vessel waves on the island’s North Beach March 21, 2025, so engineers can ultimately design a solution which helps keep beachgoers safe from potentially hazardous vessel-generated waves.

  • Restoring J. Strom Thurmond: USACE Park Volunteers Emphasize Helene Damage

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – It’s pitch black. Al and Tina Carpenter sit huddled in a campground bathhouse; their two dogs nestled between them. The wind howls, and rain hammers against the roof, while the deafening crash of trees echo throughout the park.

  • Corps of Engineers Hurricane Helene Debris Mission wraps up in 10 Georgia counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, received Direct Federal Assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for debris removal in 10 Georgia counties shortly after Hurricane Helene traversed across Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane Sept. 27, 2024, toppling trees and scattering debris in its wake.

  • USACE completes debris removal in six Georgia counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed various types of debris removal in six Georgia counties, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.

  • Corps of Engineers completes Helene debris removal in three more counties

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and its contractor have completed various types of debris removal in three more Georgia counties, following the damage caused by Hurricane Helene in late September.