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  • August

    Photo of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District employee Marty Rahn at his desk.

    After four decades of service, Marty Rahn retires as a beloved colleague and trailblazer

    Marty Rahn, a program analyst with the Civil Works Programs and Project Control Branch at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, is retiring after 40 years of dedicated service. Affectionately known as "The Goat" by his colleagues, Rahn's retirement symbolizes both the end of an era and the celebration of an extraordinary career.

  • July

    Glenda Canty, a contracting officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, excels in competitive women’s figure bodybuilding as a hobby. Since 2020, Canty has participated in the sport and is shown displaying some of the medals she has won from her competitions.

    Balancing Contracts and Contests: The Dual Life of a Bodybuilding Mom

    Glenda Canty effortlessly balances two distinct roles with precision: by day, she oversees the allocation of Civil Works contracts for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District as a Contracting Officer and the Civil Works Section Chief. However, as the sun sets, Canty shifts her focus to a markedly different arena: competitive women’s figure bodybuilding.

  • June

    Multicolored graphic of the CE-SOHMS Logo

    Savannah District advances safety initiatives with CE-SOHMS progress

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District has reached a major milestone with the completion of phase two of the Corps of Engineers Safety and Occupational Health Management System (CE-SOHMS).

  • April

    Joseph Drawdy, a safety specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District is shown wearing the new safety helmet. As part of a USACE-wide mandate, the Savannah District is implementing the new helmets to enhance employee safety and mitigate workplace injuries.

    USACE Savannah District Implements Modern Safety Helmets

    In a measure aimed at enhancing worker safety and mitigating the risk of workplace injuries, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has initiated the replacement of traditional hard hats worn by its personnel with more modern safety helmets. Mandated USACE-wide, this strategic update is designed to offer better protection for employees while working on construction sites.

  • February

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Emergency Power Planning and Response team, including Leland Tenijenhuis, electrician, and Master Sgt. Shermaine Malone, contract specialist, collaborate with the 249th Engineer Battalion and the contractor to evaluate a site for the possible placement of a generator during a mission in Saipan.

    Empowering Hope: Inside the Mission of the Corps of Engineers Temporary Emergency Power Team

    When natural disasters strike, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, deploys its temporary Emergency Power Planning and Response Team to provide electricity and hope to communities in distress.

  • January

    Richard Thomas, area engineer for Robins Air Force Base Area Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, was named a 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Modern-Day Technology Leader. Thomas will receive his award in February during the 2024 BEYA STEM DTX Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

    USACE Civil Engineer earns Black Engineer of the Year Award

    Growing up in a household where both parents were educators, Richard Thomas initially aspired to follow in their footsteps. However, his parents steered him towards exploring alternative paths. Consequently, Thomas pursued a degree in Civil Engineering, leading to a fulfilling career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that has taken him on a global journey.

  • June

    David Nelson, incoming President of the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post, presents Doug Saxon (right), deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with the Connolly Award, June 27, during the SAME Annual Program Review in Savannah, Ga. Saxon was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments with the district where he has been a key team member in the execution of numerous high-profile projects tDavid Nelson, incoming President of the Society of American Military Engineers Savannah Post, presents Doug Saxon (right), deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, with the Connolly Award, June 27, during the SAME Annual Program Review in Savannah, Ga. Saxon was recognized for his outstanding accomplishments as a key team member in the execution of numerous high-profile projects throughout the years.

    USACE Deputy Construction Chief earns prestigious Connolly award

    Douglas Saxon, deputy chief of Construction Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, received the Society of American Military Engineers’ James Connolly Award during the SAME Annual Program Review at the Savannah Riverfront Marriot, June 27, 2023.

  • May

    Valjean Stell-Burns, chief of the Internal Review Office, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District receives a Certificate of Retirement from Savannah District Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Alex Duffy, May 16, during her retirement ceremony. Stell-Burns officially retires June 3 after 42 years of federal service.

    USACE Internal Review Chief retires after 42 years

    When Valjean Stell-Burns started working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1981, she was in her junior year of college at Savannah State University pursuing a degree in accounting.

  • September

    Graduates of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District Leadership Development Program Level 2 pose for a group photograph with Maj. Alex Duffy, deputy commander, during a graduation ceremony, Sept. 22 at the district headquarters. Shown from left to right: Craig Boles, Natasha Givens, Ian Wright, Rebecca Downey, Roger Ruppe, Shahidou Mariko, Anna Godfrey, Clayton Crider, Nicole Liette, Carl Dokter, Emily Cromie, Matthew Deacon and Curtis McKenzie. (USACE Photo by Rashida Banks)

    Savannah District graduates 2022 Leadership Development Class

    Twelve members from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, graduated from the USACE Leadership Development Program Level 2, during a ceremony Sept. 22 at the district headquarters. The program is designed to prepare and further develop employees with a high potential to serve in future leadership positions.

  • August

    Lucia Wimberly, the dam safety program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, provides an overview of the Corps Dam Safety Program during a tabletop exercise for Clemson Diversion Dams July 27. The exercises help foster dialogue between the Corps and stakeholders and prepares them to respond more effectively and efficiently to a dam-related emergency.

    USACE staff conducts dam safety emergency exercises

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, and Clemson University participated in dam safety tabletop exercises at Hartwell and Clemson Diversion Dams July 27-28. The exercises help foster dialogue between the Corps and stakeholders and prepares them to respond more effectively and efficiently to an emergency with the dam.

  • September

    Members of the 542nd Engineer Detachment, Forward Engineer Support Team—Advanced (FEST-A), pose for a group photo at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District headquarters in Wiesbaden, Germany, Apr. 8, 2021. U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza

    District welcomes 542nd FEST-A Team home

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District 542nd Engineer Detachment, Forward Engineering Support Team – Advanced (FEST-A) were welcomed back from deployment by family and friends at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, Sept. 15.
  • The Augusta Training Wall, indicted by the white line down the center of the river, runs from near Eighth Street in downtown to 1,800 feet past the Boathouse Community Center in Augusta, Georgia.

    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.

  • 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.

    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.

  • August

    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)

    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.