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  • 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
  • September

    Constructions efforts advance on Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, N.C. after destructive winds and flooding from Hurricane Florence.
    26 Sep 2018

    Engineer Task Force revolutionizes disaster response with MOTSU recovery

    Truckers hauled the first 2,000 tons of fill material into the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point,
  • The Corps' battle-tested mission command brings to bear the full spectrum of contingency response under authorities given directly to USACE by Congress and as part of the federal response led by FEMA.
    22 Sep 2018

    Airborne engineers work with Corps to put ‘blades in dirt’

    In less than two days the Corps of Engineers amassed an army of experts from five districts and one
  • Jason Whittaker, Savannah District structural engineer and Wayne Boeck, Omaha District structural engineer, perform a visual inspection of a wharf on the Military Ocean Terminal Sunny Point, (MOTSU) North Carolina, in support of the installation after landfall of Tropical Cyclone Florence. U.S. Army photo by Russell Wicke
    20 Sep 2018

    Savannah Corps of Engineers leads Florence recovery on MOTSU

    The Savannah District was assigned the lead district in assessing and supporting recovery operations
  • August

    Aaron Wahus set out to be a forester but along the way found his niche as a park ranger with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During his 25-year career he moved from trainee to the top boss at the Hartwell Dam and Lake Project overseeing other rangers, a hydropower dam and one of the most visited reservoirs in the Corps of Engineers. He still manages to get out of the office and talk with campers, anglers and boaters to ensure a reservoir that meets the recreation needs of millions of annual visitors. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Billy Birdwell)
    28 Aug 2018

    Aaron Wahus – Ranger to project manager

    He only wanted to take a semester off from college to clear his head and set some goals. He just wanted a job where he could work outdoors, commune with nature and talk to people. That semester and that job set him on a career path to the top job at Hartwell Dam and Lake that still keeps him connected to the outdoors.
  • The Koritz family shown in front of the memorial wall at the new Thomas Koritz Clinic, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw the construction of the $55 million facility which was named in honor of Air Force Maj. Thomas F. “Teek” Koritz, a flight surgeon and pilot killed in a bombing mission during the Gulf War. (Courtesy photo)
    28 Aug 2018

    USACE Project Engineer helps to keep fallen Air Force pilot’s memory alive

    USACE employee Terry Brooks never imagined that he would ever have the opportunity to impact the lives of the family of a fallen service member, but one of his recent projects at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, provided him a chance to do just that.
  • An aerial overview of the Building 125 complex. At 14.7 acres, it's the largest hangar facility in the country. It houses C-5 Galaxy, C-130s and F-15 aircraft.
    13 Aug 2018

    Corps overhauls Air Force's "largest" C-5 aircraft facility

    Building 125, one of Robins Air Force Base’s most historic buildings, is currently undergoing a
  • June

    Jeffrey Stein, an architect with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District received the 2018 “James Connolly Award” during the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post’s Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27.

The Connolly Award is presented each year to a civilian or military engineer within the Savannah community for notable contributions in the field of engineering, particularly in design and construction methods. The award is named in honor of James B. Connolly (1868-1957), who was an Olympic gold medalist, Spanish-American War veteran, distinguished author, and a former Corps' Savannah District employee. Williams is the eighth recipient of the Connolly Award since it was first presented in 2004.

The award was presented by the Savannah Community of Engineer organizations, which includes the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Savannah Post and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Savannah Branch. Stein was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments in the Corps' Savannah District where he serves as the Chief of Center of Standardization, responsible for planning, directing, coordination, and execution of various standardized Army facility designs that are used worldwide.
    27 Jun 2018

    Army civilian architect earns prestigious Savannah award

    Connolly Award” during the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post’s Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27.
  • Burton “Burt” Moore, right, with the Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discusses beach renourishment on Tybee Island, Georgia, with Joe Wilson, that town’s director of public works. Moore oversees beach renourishments as part of his duties as the dredging manager for the Savannah District. In the spring of 2018, the Savannah District undertook the task of renourishing parts of Tybee’s beach eroded by Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The $4.3 million contract took approximately 250,000 cubic yards of pristine beach sand from a “borrow site” about a mile offshore and placed in onto specified areas of the beach. Beach renourishment helps protect the city from future storms. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Billy Birdwell.)
    12 Jun 2018

    Childhood beach kid becomes adult beach builder

    He grew up running along the beach at Tybee Island, Georgia. Recently, he ran a program to rebuild the beach there. Burton “Burt” Moore spent untold hours exploring the beach and backwaters of Tybee Island, a barrier island where the Savannah River empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Energetic kids still spend off-hours enjoying the sun, sand and surf there.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District team members welcome new Commander Col. Daniel Hibner and his family to the district following a Change of Command Ceremony, June 8.
    8 Jun 2018

    Corps’ Savannah District welcomes new commander

    During a ceremony overlooking the Savannah Harbor in historic downtown, The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District welcomed a new commander, Col. Daniel Hibner, and said farewell to outgoing commander Col. Marvin Griffin, June 8.
  • April

    Spencer Davis, senior project manager for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, talks with Engineer Battalion soldiers from Fort Stewart as part of a career progression program at the Dissolved Oxygen Injection System downriver site, Jan. 17. The DO system is one of eight environmental mitigation features of the SHEP.
    4 Apr 2018

    A balanced approach to success

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – With his perma-grin and easy going attitude, you’d never guess Spencer Davis carries the weight of a $973 million megaproject on his mind.
  • March

    Contractors outside the Incident Support Base (ISB) at Ft. Buchanan receiving the morning assignments on 13 March 2018.
    16 Mar 2018

    Savannah Temporary Emergency Power Team deploys to Puerto Rico

    27 personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District augmented by three personnel from other Corps districts arrived in Puerto Rico March 6 to begin a 45-day Standard Temporary Emergency Power Mission rotation. This unprecedented mission is as demanding today as it was in October 2017 during the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, as many Puerto Ricans remain without a steady power source.
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