24 Jun 2019

Baltimore District conducts research on emerging contaminants

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is teaming up with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, U.S. Geological Survey and other federal partners to learn more about how complex chemical contaminants behave in the environment to help inform future cleanup efforts.

4 Jun 2019

Recycling a key factor in dismantling of STURGIS floating nuclear power plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed the safe removal of more than 1.5 million pounds

4 Jun 2019

Corps of Engineers uses latest technology to tackle WWI cleanup in DC

Crews searching for buried explosives at a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) in northwest Washington D.C.’s Spring Valley neighborhood are using the latest in advanced technology to reduce unnecessary impacts to private property and to improve efficiency.

9 May 2019

Army Corps crews dredge nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material from six Baltimore Harbor channels

Crews finished the dredging of nearly 2.6 million cubic yards of material this April from shipping channels leading to the Port of Baltimore as part of a contract managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District.

14 Sep 2018

STURGIS Nuclear Decommissioning Completed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Team

No challenge is too complex for this team of experts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team has recently completed a very complex and unique project phase by finishing the decommissioning of the Army’s first and only floating nuclear reactor prototype – the MH-1A aboard the STURGIS.

1 Nov 2017

Community celebrates 75 years of Indian Rock Dam reducing flood risks

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, celebrated Indian Rock Dam’s 75th anniversary with a ceremony and an open house for the public attended by several hundred people.

25 Oct 2017

Whitney Point Dam celebrates 75 years of reducing flood risks

When it was completed in 1942, Whitney Point Dam was the answer to what had been recurring disastrous floods for Binghamton, New York and other communities downstream of it. Since its completion in 1942, the dam has prevented an estimated $726 million in flood damages. The dam itself cost less than $6 million to complete.

25 Sep 2017

Pioneer in military use of nuclear power provides insight on facility to be decommissioned

Retired Lt. Gen. Ernest Graves was just a major when he was assigned to the SM-1, the first-of-its-kind nuclear power plant that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was building on Fort Belvoir in the late 1950s. At the time, Major Graves was tasked with overseeing the final stages of construction, then operating and training the staff for the reactor. The SM-1 was the first nuclear reactor in the country to generate power connected to the commercial grid when it achieved its first criticality in April 1957. Sixty years later, a 93-year-old Graves and his wife, Nancy, visited the facility to discuss its history with professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other Department of Defense agencies charged with handling nuclear-related missions for the military.

17 Aug 2017

Hydrographic surveyor’s legacy lives on in new survey vessel name

Harold Catlett’s sudden death shocked his team members at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. When the time came for Baltimore District to replace its aging survey vessel with a newer model, it only seemed fitting that the vessel be named after a man who inspired so many.

21 Jun 2017

STURGIS decommissioning hits major milestone with deactivated nuclear Reactor Pressure Vessel removal

After years of planning and overcoming significant implementation challenges, the STURGIS project team has successfully removed the Reactor Pressure Vessel — a major component of the U.S. Army’s MH-1A reactor aboard the Nuclear Barge STURGIS.

11 Apr 2017

Prime Power getting HQ facilities upgrade at Fort Belvoir

Most times, when an active duty U.S. Army unit is deployed it’s not to American cities, but for the

8 Mar 2017

Fifty-five years later, Ash Wednesday Storm still affects Ocean City – but not how you might think (Part 3 of 3)

This is part three of a three-part series about the historic Ash Wednesday Storm and the later construction of the Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management project in Ocean City, Maryland.

7 Mar 2017

Fifty-five years later, Ash Wednesday Storm still affects Ocean City – but not how you might think (Part 2 of 3)

This is part two of a three-part series about the historic Ash Wednesday Storm and the later construction of the Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management project in Ocean City, Maryland.

6 Mar 2017

Fifty-five years later, Ash Wednesday Storm still affects Ocean City – but not how you might think (Part 1 of 3)

This is part one of a three-part series about the historic Ash Wednesday Storm and the later construction of the Corps of Engineers coastal storm risk management project in Ocean City, Maryland.

9 Aug 2016

Army Corps survey vessel crew assists with rescue in Chesapeake Bay

Crew of Baltimore District's Survey Vessel LINTHICUM assists U.S. Coast Guard with rescue of disabled small boat in Chesapeake Bay near Virginia Beach

3 Jun 2016

Corps finishes high probability operations 6 months ahead of schedule at 4825 Glenbrook Road

The large tan tent at 4825 Glenbrook Road in the Spring Valley neighborhood of Washington D.C. will be coming down about six months ahead of schedule, signifying the end of high probability operations at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ cleanup site at this prestige property.

5 Apr 2016

Army Corps participates in "Easy as Pi" STEM event in downtown Baltimore

More than 100 middle-school students from across Maryland learned about blocking cell phone signals, surveying downtown city streets, and using science to pinpoint the origins of an epidemic as part of some of the many activities at the annual “Easy as Pi” event hosted by the Baltimore Chapter of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Wednesday, March 30 in downtown Baltimore.

20 Nov 2015

D.C. Silver Jackets recognized as climate change leader by Cities100

The District of Columbia Silver Jackets flood-fighting team has been selected to be highlighted in the global publication Cities100 that names 100 concrete city programs to address climate change that can be scaled and replicated across the world.