New Jersey has 3,400 miles of back-bay shoreline; it’s one of the most flood-prone regions in the United States. As sea levels rise, what can be done to protect the region from large-scale damage? A new report from the Army Corps of Engineers lays out the risks, the options and the costs njspotlight.com/2021/08/b…
United States Army Corps of Engineers NY Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Projects
[Oregon] Cascadia Playbook V3 | United States Army Corps Of Engineers scribd.com/document/39539…
First iron bridge in the United States, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1910. Dunlap's Creek Bridge was the first cast iron, metal arch bridge in the US. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, constructed from 1836 to 1839 on the National Road and remains in use today.
TIL In 1943, the US Army Corps of Engineers forced Italian and German prisoners of war to build the largest scale model in history: 200 acres representing the 41 percent of the United States that drains into the Mississippi River. backchannel.com/our-machi…
First iron bridge in the United States, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1910. Dunlap's Creek Bridge was the first cast iron, metal arch bridge in the US. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, constructed from 1836 to 1839 on the National Road and remains in use today. [6180x4996]
First iron bridge in the United States, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1910. Dunlap's Creek Bridge was the first cast iron, metal arch bridge in the US. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, constructed from 1836 to 1839 on the National Road and remains in use today. [6180x4996]
Government finalizes polarizing piece of water regulation. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers secured a major environmental victory, as the agencies finalized a monumental piece of regulation aimed at redefining the waters of the United States. investigatemidwest.org/20…
A 155mm Howitzer M1 of the 5th Marine Division, V Amphibious Corps, United States Marine Corps, fires on positions held by the 109th Division of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 31st Army during the Battle of Iwo Jima on 24th February 1945 on the island of Iwo Jima, Japan.
[Bridge] First iron bridge in the United States, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, 1910. Dunlap's Creek Bridge was the first cast iron, metal arch bridge in the US. It was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, constructed from 1836 to 1839 on the National Road and remains in use today.
S. 3645: A bill to direct the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, in coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Park Service, and the United States Geological Survey, to lead a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian carp in t
Introduced: Sponsor: Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on November 28, 2012. It will typically be considered by committee next.
H.R. 1662: To amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and the Federal Flood Control Act of 1928 to provide for liability for the United States Army Corps of Engineers in cases of damage caused by the gross negligence of an officer or employee o
Introduced: Sponsor: Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA2]
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on April 19, 2013. It will typically be considered by committee next.
[play books] Reports of the Secretary of War: With Reconnaissances of Routes from San Antonio to El Paso by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers 1850 play.google.com/store/boo…
A column of M10 Wolverine tank destroyers from the 2nd Armoured Division, VII Corps, United States First Army drives past shell splintered trees on the snow covered road outside of Samree on 11th January 1945 in the Samree district of La Roche-en-Ardenne,
In 1943 the Army Corps of Engineers approved construction of a 200-acre scale model replicating the Mississippi River and its major tributaries, encompassing 41 percent of the land area of the United States and 15,000 miles of river. places.designobserver.com…
A mortar crew from the 2nd Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps fire a barrage of High Explosive HE rounds from a mortar upon positions and units of the Imperial Japanese Army during the Solomon Islands campaign circa February 1944 in the Solomon Islands.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps. Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry outperformed both competitors and exceeded the Air Corps' performance specifications
Soldiers from the 83rd Infantry Division of VIII Corps, United States First Army examine a knocked out and abandonded PzKpfW V Ausf G Panther tank from the 2nd SS (Schutzstaffel) Panzer Division "Das Reich", during the Normandy Campaign on 21st July 1944 near Saintenay
The crew of an M4A3E8 Sherman tank of the US 5th Armored Division, XIII Corps, United States 9th Army hold the western end of the Tangermunde Bridge from the Soviet Red Army forces on the eastern end following the surrender of the German (Wehrmacht) 12th Army and remnants of the 9th field Armies.
Eight towns along the Rahway River that recently suffered severe flooding are stepping up their calls for federal and state aid for flood protection and urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to accept a plan that would use an upstream reservoir to stop stormwater from flooding the towns njspotlight.com/2021/09/n…
The Stearman XA-21 (Model X-100) was a competitor in a United States Army Air Corps competition for a twin engine attack aircraft which (after redesigns) led to the Douglas A-20 Havoc, Martin A-22 Maryland and North American B-25 Mitchell. [1938]
The Seversky P-35. A contemporary of the Hawker Hurricane and Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-35 was the first single-seat fighter in United States Army Air Corps to feature all-metal construction, retractable landing gear, and an enclosed cockpit.
A large group of people gathered at the United States Marine Corps War Memorial for a candlelight vigil, in memory of the 11 Marines, one Navy Corpsman and one Army Soldier who lost their lives during an attack in Kabul airport. August 28, 2021
For decades, oceangoers and residents of West Oahu have pressed the city and state to take Farrington Highway off the sands of historic Makaha Beach and move it inland, as had been recommended in a 1998 Honolulu master plan and a 1985 study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. staradvertiser.com/2021/0…
This is the kind of leader America needs right now: Army Corps of Engineers Gives Options To States Facing COVID Crush youtube.com/watch?v=xCsid…
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has rejected an administrative appeal filed by the state of Alaska after the corps denied a clean water permit necessary for the Pebble Mine to move forward. Gov. Mike Dunleavy released a statement condemning the decision.
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is an American single seated, piston-engined fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Developed for the United States Army Air Corps, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament.
The Martin B-10 was the first all-metal monoplane bomber to go into regular use by the United States Army Air Corps. It was also the first mass-produced bomber whose performance was superior to that of the Army's pursuit aircraft of the time.
On this day in history, the Battle of Iwo Jima began. The United States Marine Corps and Navy came head-to-head with the Imperial Japanese Army on the islands in the Pacific approximately 750 miles south of Japan. reddit.com/gallery/lntay5
The Bridgeport Covered Bridge on the South Fork Yuba River in South Yuba River State Park in Nevada County — At 208 feet, the bridge has the longest clear single span of any surviving wooden covered bridge in the world. (Michael Nevins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) [987 x 1,500]
U.S. Dams 1630-2018. Data is from U.S. Army Corp of Engineers National Inventory of Dams. [OC] Built in Esri ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Photoshop software. v.redd.it/c266o557er581
Army Corps of Engineers to Invest Nearly $173 Million in California Projects feinstein.senate.gov/publ…
The Bridgeport Covered Bridge on the South Fork Yuba River in South Yuba River State Park in Nevada County — At 208 feet, the bridge has the longest clear single span of any surviving wooden covered bridge in the world. (Michael Nevins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) [987 x 1,500]
The Bridgeport Covered Bridge on the South Fork Yuba River in South Yuba River State Park in Nevada County — At 208 feet, the bridge has the longest clear single span of any surviving wooden covered bridge in the world. (Michael Nevins, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) [987 x 1,500]
African-American soldiers of the US Army 41st Engineers in color guard ceremony, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States, date unknown
Lieutenant Kirk Booth, U.S. Signal Corps, being lifted skyward by the giant Perkins man-carrying kite at Camp Devens, Ayer, Massachusetts. While the United States never used these kites during the war, the German and French armies put some to use on the front lines.
