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  • November

    2019 costume contest
    1 Nov 2019

    USACE – Savannah District Halloween costume contest

    It wasn't about candy. It wasn't about fright. It was all about having fun. And “it” wasn’t a clown
  • October

    Another interior view of the Thomas Koritz Clinic. Courtesy photo
    1 Oct 2019

    USACE clinic project recognized for excellence by the Air Force

    The $48 million Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Medical Clinic, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, earned the 2019 United States Air Force (USAF) Design Award for facility design.
  • September

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Driller Matt Cook (foreground) and Geologist April Kelly use specialty equipment to collect a soil sample from the bottom of the river behind the Augusta Training Wall. The samples are being collected as part of a disposition study to determine the cost and benefit of removing the old under-water training wall from the Savannah River.  USACE photo by Justin Nixon
    24 Sep 2019

    Corps kicks off Augusta Training Wall Disposition Study

    AUGUSTA, Ga. – Geologists from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District began collecting soil samples from the bottom of the Savannah River recently as part of a disposition study to determine the cost and benefit of removing an old underwater training wall in the Savannah River.
  • August

    Aquatic plants into Russell Lake
    22 Aug 2019

    Aquatic plants give shelter to young fish

    Finding a quiet and safe place for a nursery tops the priorities for new parents, be they humans or
  • Soil Sample
    12 Aug 2019

    Identifying the presence of wetlands

    The Mission of the USACE Savannah District Regulatory Division is to protect the nation’s aquatic
  • July

    Twin Pines Mine Phase I
    22 Jul 2019

    Corps to accept public comments until Sept. 12 on mining near Okefenokee

    Twin Pines Minerals is proposing to construct and operate a sand derived heavy minerals mine in
  • Water Safety program
    12 Jul 2019

    Three deaths, zero life jackets: personal flotation devices are No. 1 life saver on water

    Over the Independence Day weekend there were three fatalities at the Corps of Engineers supervised
  • Blanket Point
    8 Jul 2019

    Focus on Ecosystem Restoration

    In the late 1800s the Corps of Engineers and others cut through 46 bends in the Savannah River below
  • June

    Fish Mortality Study
    11 Jun 2019

    Summer heat hits striped bass hard

    No one argues that summer heat in the South climbs well above the comfort level – for humans and
  • May

    2016 Hurricane Matthew
    24 May 2019

    Hurricane Season is upon us. Are you prepared?

    Successfully weathering a hurricane requires preparation at every level – governments, families and
  • 3D building design
    22 May 2019

    Paperless 3D software now a norm for architects

    The US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has been going digital for about five years with
  • April

    2019 TODS Day
    25 Apr 2019

    Smile! It’s National Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day!

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District Headquarters team hosted 30 children as part of
  • Helpdesk IT Specialist Dawn Ratner performs a yoga bow pose. Ratner is one of 24 Savannah District employees who participate in the class during lunch.
    5 Apr 2019

    USACE employee helps to improve workplace wellness through Yoga Program

    Ten years ago when U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Realty Specialist Emily Jimmo participated in her first yoga class, it was just for fun, but Jimmo said she soon realized the benefits of yoga.
  • Savannah Harbor maintenance dredging
    5 Apr 2019

    24-7, 365: Savannah Harbor Maintenance Dredging

    For 190 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has had the mission of maintaining the Savannah
  • March

    Madeline Crocker, Savannah District assistant district counsel, is mentored by John Ballard, Savannah District assistant district counsel. Crocker and three other Savannah District attorneys are alumni of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of the Chief Counsel Civilian Honors Program.
    13 Mar 2019

    Young attorneys fitting in well with Savannah Corps of Engineers

    Learning “the law” in law school is one thing, but practicing law for the Corps of Engineers is another. So the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Savannah District Office of Counsel now has four attorneys that arrived as part of the Chief Counsel Civilian Honors Program.
  • Troy Funk is the USACE resident engineer assigned to the mega Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. Funk is responsible for the contract administration and quality assurance of the construction contracts associated with the project
    8 Mar 2019

    Troy Funk: Active Duty Army Engineer Officer to USACE Resident Engineer

    It started during his time as an active duty Army engineer officer stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, when Troy Funk got his first taste of what it would be like working for the Corps of Engineers.
  • January

    Dr. Michael Evans of Evans and Associates Consulting Firm, facilitates a kickoff session Jan. 18 for the Savannah District Leadership Development Program Level 1. Evans will facilitate five other sessions throughout the course of the program, which ends in August 2019.
    29 Jan 2019

    Savannah District kicks off new session of Leadership Development Program

    Before becoming effective leaders, people must know themselves, their strengths, weaknesses and value to the organization. This idea highlighted the first session of the newest round of the Leadership Development Program in the Savannah District.
  • December

    A USACE Contractor working a debris removal mission in Southwest Georgia, shown wearing safety protective chaps, following a near-miss accident with a chainsaw. Wearing chaps protected the contractor from a potentially severe leg injury.
    21 Dec 2018

    Contractor’s near-miss accident highlights the importance of safety gear

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ subcontractor working at a debris removal site in Calhoun County, Georgia, recently learned a valuable lesson about the importance of wearing the proper safety gear.
  • USACE, Savannah District Commander Col. David Hibner shown in front of survey vessel MAZE with the family of Anthony “Tony” Maze following the Vessel Dedication Ceremony, Dec. 7. In attendance for the ceremony were Maze’s wife Gayle, his daughters, grandchildren, and other members of his family. Also in attendance were many friends, USACE Savannah District employees, as well as USACE retirees.
    11 Dec 2018

    Vessel named in honor of former Corps boat captain Anthony Maze

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District dedicated its new hydrographic survey vessel, MAZE, on December 7, during a ceremony on the Savannah River. The vessel will be used to lead dredging operations and navigation, primarily in Savannah and Brunswick harbors and along the coast of Georgia, helping to ensure national security and international commerce for the nation. The vessel will also increase fleet flexibility, reliability and mission readiness including post –storm harbor assessments.
  • October

    This photo shows repair work that is part of the recovery effort after damages caused by Hurricane Florence Sept. 14 and 15, 2018, and is led by the  Savannah District in cooperation with the 27th Combat Engineer Battalion (a) out of Fort Bragg, N.C.
    4 Oct 2018

    Airborne dozers put the jab in Engineers’ MOTSU knockout

    It’s new. Not the concept of dropping bulldozers from the sky. The Army has been doing that for
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