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LOS ANGELES DISTRICT - LA District bids farewell to Balten, welcomes Baker

Col. Andrew Baker, right, formally marks his entry as the 64th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District during the passing of the colors at the district’s change of command ceremony July 14 at the LA District Base Yard in...

ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signs agreement with Navajo Nation to improve speed, cost of future projects

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren (right) and U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, commanding general, USACE-South Pacific Division, shake hands after signing an agreement intended to improve USACE’s support to Navajo Nation at Window Rock,...

SACRAMENTO DISTRICT - USACE to pause Isabella Dam water releases for routine inspection

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District will pause water releases from Isabella Dam’s outlet works on June 27 to conduct a routine inspection of the conduit at the base of the dam following this year’s heightened reservoir inflows and...

Three soldiers and a civilian stand in a square formation, as a soldier passes a red and white flag to the civilian.

SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT - LTC Timothy W. Shebesta takes command

Lt. Col. Timothy Shebesta takes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District guidon during a ceremony June 23 at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito, Calif. Prior to this, Shebesta served as a Professor of Military...

Gant relinquishes command of USACE South Pacific Division

Aug. 30 Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant relinquished command of the US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division to Col. Chad Caldwell. The ceremony, hosted by the Deputy Commanding General of the US Army Corps of Engineers Maj. Gen. William...

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July

28 Jul 2022
Corps’ planning, policy chief visits Los Angeles to learn more about LA River disposition study
The chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Policy Division met with leaders and subject-matter experts with the Corps’ Los Angeles District and South Pacific Division in early July to gain a better understanding of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Disposition Study.
28 Jul 2022
Corps joins partners to ‘open the valve’ on new desalination facility
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District joined officials from the Eastern Municipal Water District for their grand opening of the newest desalination facility June 23 in Menifee, California.
June

16 Jun 2022
Corps joins City of Temecula to open recreational trail
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined the City of Temecula and the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District May 27 to unveil a new chapter in the Murrieta Creek flood-risk reduction project – a recreational trail.
April

1 Apr 2022
Assistant secretary of the Army discusses transformational investments during Los Angeles visit
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor announced details of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 Army civil works budget and took an aerial tour of several projects during a March 28-29 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.
February

18 Feb 2022
Annual dredging of Ventura Harbor starts, with completion slated for mid-March
Annual dredging commenced Feb. 14 in Ventura Harbor to deepen the federal navigation channel and sand traps to their authorized levels, with a scheduled completion timeframe of mid-March.