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    Jim Jobling, a project manager with Texas A&M University’s Conservation Research Laboratory, positions two separate eyes for tackle from a pivot gun carriage. At left, a brass eye compared to an iron version of the same.

    New artifacts reveal more about Civil War life

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- As archaeologists recover more CSS Georgia artifacts from the murky waters of the Savannah River, the day-to-day hardships of serving as a Confederate sailor are becoming clearer.
  • The 542nd Forward Engineering Support Team - Advanced gathers for a group photo at a camp in Iraq. The team is completing a six-month deployment supporting the Combined Joint Task Force with a wide array of engineering missions across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

    Savannah’s FEST-A delivers unmatched engineering support traversing Middle East

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Four months after launching into a six-month deployment to Kuwait, Savannah’s Forward Engineering Support Team – Advance (FEST-A) convened recently to discuss engineering solutions supplied to the region and assignments on the horizon.

  • Reservoirs maxed out: Flood storage captures excess rainfall

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The rain event that occurred Sunday, April 19, caused both Hartwell and Thurmond to exceed the limits of conservation storage (almost simultaneously) as water levels rose into flood storage territory. As of this writing, Hartwell’s elevation has climbed more than six inches above the conservation threshold (660.51 feet above mean sea level) and Thurmond follows close behind.
  • Canton Gardenhire assists Starbase student Tyrese research robots online at DeRenne Middle School in Savannah April 1. Gardenhire devotes two Wednesdays each month collaborating with students on projects covering physics, chemistry sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics operations and applications and STEM careers. The Starbase program is a Department of Defense educational initiative designed to expose at-risk youth to the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, both on and off military installations.

    Corps IR member no stranger to district, community programs

    NNAH, Ga. – District employees may notice him parading the lobby in festive Halloween wear or encouraging participation in the latest American Society of Military Comptrollers offering. However, they may be unaware that off-duty, Canton Gardenhire possesses a similar finesse for volunteer service.

  • Spawning season a delicate balance

    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- An unfertilized fish egg sitting in a nest at Lake Hartwell was having trouble remembering what he was doing there … then it spawned on him. Although today is April Fools’ Day, this time of year is no laughing matter for largemouth bass that live in sub-basins along the Savannah River. Each spring, male fish build nests in shallow water by swinging their tails back and forth to create saucer-like depressions on the bottom, according to James Sykes, a fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.