https://www.nab.usace.army.mil Baltimore District News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:59:00 GMT Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:52:36 GMT https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2787874/national-capital-region-emergency-response-partners-weather-the-storm/ During a recent emergency exercise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District; 249th Engineer Battalion Charlie Company Prime Power; and emergency management partners helped enable community restoration efforts in the region by successfully assessing temporary emergency power needs for critical facilities. This opportunity prepared the emergency response agencies to resolve post-storm power outages during their most challenging time – hurricane season.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2021/Sep/24/2002861225/115/75/0/210714-A-OX377-1003.JPG' alt='U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Holmes, 249th Engineer Battalion Charlie Company Prime Power production specialist, relays facility data to fellow soldiers during Exercise Empire Rising 2021 at the Washington Aqueduct in Washington D.C., July 14, 2021. The 249th EB provides technical expertise and performs assessments to determine generator requirements at facilities as well the connection materials required at critical public facilities during emergencies. (U.S. Army photo by Greg Nash)' /> <br /> Fri, 24 Sep 2021 15:59:00 GMT Greg Nash https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Stories/Article/2787874/national-capital-region-emergency-response-partners-weather-the-storm/ Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Disaster Prevention Emergency Operations Infrastructure