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  • December

    USACE employees Otis Anderson(left) and Terrence Johnson mentor and coach area youth through their athletic organizations Savannah Thunder and South Georgia 76ers.

    Empowering youth through basketball: Two Savannah District employees make a difference

    If anyone understands the impact that sports can have on a young person’s life, it’s Terrence

  • November

    Savannah District men put down their razors for No-Shave November

    This winter, while some people may say "let it snow, let it snow, let it snow," many men at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District are saying "let it grow, let it grow, let it grow." It's part of a national men's health movement called "No-Shave November," where men all across the country are putting down their razor blades to raise awareness for cancer.
  • From his backyard workshop at his Savannah residence, David Lekson carves the shape of a duck's head from a piece of tupelo wood, Oct. 13, 2013. Photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Regulatory Chief master of his own duck dynasty

    Savannah District employee David Lekson doesn't have to watch the popular television show "Duck Dynasty" to experience the wonder of ducks—just give him a piece of wood and some power tools.
  • Regulatory Specialist Brian Moore uses an interactive floodplain model to demonstrate how wetlands absorb storm water and filter drinking water to a class of third grade students at Marshpoint Elementary School, Nov.5, 2013.

    Corps teaches 120 third graders "Regulatory 101"

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District gave presentations to 120 third graders at Marshpoint Elementary about the Corps' Regulatory Program, Nov. 5, 2013.

  • October

    David Quebedeaux has built miles of trails as part of his job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and in his volunteer position with the Boy Scouts. While at the Philmont Scout Ranch this summer, Quebedeaux (left) and Eagle Scout Marshall Knox (right) and the rest of the crew helped lay out and begin construction on a new section of trail near the Cimarron River, shown here June 14, 2013. Courtesy photo.

    Corps park ranger builds future leaders through Boy Scouts

    In the last three years, Park Ranger David Quebedeaux—commonly known as “Ranger Dave”—has added another occupation to supplement his career at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Lake in Clarks Hill, S.C. He runs the largest Boy Scout troop in the Georgia/Carolina region, and this, he said, takes his park ranger experience to another level.
  • USACE South Atlantic Division Commander Brig. Gen. Donald E. (Ed) Jackson shakes hands with members of the Paralyzed Veterans of America Southeastern chapter at Richard B. Russell Lake, Oct. 23, 2013.

    Helping heroes through hunting

    As part of an ongoing partnership with the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted two deer hunts for PVA members and their families at Richard B. Russell Lake, Oct. 23 and 24.
  • CLARKS HILL, S.C. -- Volunteers from Georgia Southern University build fish attractors using orange piping and cinder blocks on National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2013. The fish attractors will be submerged in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Lake to provide cover for fish and enhance habitat.

    Corps celebrates National Public Lands Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted volunteer activities throughout the Savannah River Basin in honor of the 20th Annual National Public Lands Day, Sept. 28, 2013.

  • September

    Virginia "Ginger" Auld, a supervisory accountant with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, reviews financial documents in her office. Auld was named the USACE Resource Management Professional of the Year for her accomplishments in fiscal year 2012. USACE photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Savannah accountant earns highest USACE honor for resource management

    Budgets, financial reports, audits…most people without an accounting background would dread these types of things. But for Savannah District supervisory accountant Virginia "Ginger" Auld, those things are her forte.
  • Savannah District team member William Lane displays a handful of the Moruga Trinidad Scorpion and the Butch-T Trinidad Scorpion—two of the hottest peppers in the world—that he grows at his home in Pembroke, Ga. USACE Photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Savannah Corps team member hones hot hobby

    While most accomplished gardeners are known to have a "green thumb," William Lane has a fiery, red one. That's because he grows three of the hottest peppers in the world.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga.–Vice President Joe Biden gives a speech at the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Ocean Terminal about the importance of infrastructure investment to exports, economic competitiveness, and job creation, Sept. 16, 2013. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' photo by Tracy Robillard.

    Vice President Joe Biden visits Port of Savannah

    The Port of Savannah continues to attract attention from high-ranking government officials as Vice President Joe Biden visited here Sept. 16.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. – A birds-eye view of the Georgia Ports Authority Garden City Terminal from a helicopter tour with Under Secretary of the U.S. Army Dr. Joseph W. Westphal, Sept. 4, 2013.

    Army Under Secretary touts economic benefits of Savannah harbor deepening

    SAVANNAH, Ga.—"That's what it's all about—right behind me," says the U.S. Army's second highest-ranking civilian leader, Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal, as he motions to the mammoth cranes, cargo containers, and semi-trucks bustling around him.

  • August

    JASPER COUNTY, S.C.—Work continues on the back dike raising at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah Harbor dredge disposal area "14A" shown here Aug. 27, 2013.

    Corps improves Savannah harbor dredge disposal areas

    When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredges sediment from the bottom of the Savannah river to maintain the depth of the shipping channel, where does all that material go? It's called a dredge material containment area (DCMA), commonly known as a dredge disposal area. The Corps' Savannah District maintains seven active DMCAs along the South Carolina side of the Savannah river, where dredged material is safely placed and managed.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Tracy Robillard, public affairs specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, talks with students about the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) at Gould Elementary School, Aug. 27. The presentation was part of the school's special six-week unit of study focusing on the harbor deepening.

    Fifth graders learn economic value of Savannah harbor deepening

    To a room full of fifth graders, a one dollar bill gets attention. But the idea of turning that $1 into $5.50 thrills them! That's the benefit-to-cost ratio for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP)—a plan to deepen the Savannah River shipping channel from 42 feet to 47 feet to accommodate larger ships and increase shipping efficiencies.
  • Burt Moore, chief of navigation for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, talks with Col. Thomas J. Tickner, commander of the Corps' Savannah District, during a survey vessel tour of the Savannah harbor Aug. 19. Right is Peggy O'Bryan, chief of the Operations Division. The Savannah District is responsible for operating and maintaining the Savannah shipping channel and is the lead federal agency for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

    New commander visits Savannah wildlife refuge and harbor

    Exactly one month from the day he took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, Col. Thomas J. Tickner paid a visit to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge and took a survey vessel tour of the Savannah River, Aug. 19.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District managed and executed the largest renovation project ($168 million) in the Army, the Maneuver Center of Excellence Headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga. The facility was named after two Medal of Honor recipients, Spc. Ross McGinnis and Cpl. Jerry Wickam, during a dedication ceremony Sept. 23, 2011.

    Savannah District renovation project receives Corps Excellence Award

    The $168 million renovation of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCOE) Headquarters, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District project located at Fort Benning, Ga., earned the 2013 Chief of Engineers Award of Excellence in the “Building the Future” category.

  • July

    Colonel Richard Heitkamp, officer-in-charge of the Kabul Area Office, USACE Transatlantic District North presented James Myers, construction representative, with the Bronze Order of the de Fluery Medal during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan.

    Corps Construction Representative Awarded Bronze de Fluery Medal

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District employee James Myers was recently recognized with the Bronze Order of the de Fluery Medal during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Gamberi, Afghanistan.
  • Boy scouts look on as Bill Rutlin, regulatory specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, explains wetland functions using an interactive model at the 2013 Summerfest, hosted by the Coastal Empire Council Boy Scouts of America.

    Corps talks STEM at Boy Scouts Summerfest

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – A group of 275 scouts representing seven states explored potential career paths in