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  • September

    Two vessels belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be participating in the Star-Spangled Spectacular festivities, taking place throughout the Baltimore area September 10-16.  The Linthicum, a hydrographic research vessel, and the Reynolds, a debris removal vessel, will be providing free public ship tours from 12:00 to 17:00 each of those days.  Star-Spangled Spectacular is a free festival that celebrates the 200th anniversary of our National Anthem.
    3 Sep 2014

    Baltimore District vessels to participate in Star-Spangled Spectacular

    Two vessels belonging to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will be participating
  • July

    The Wyoming Valley Levee Project, located in Luzerne County, Pa., provides both flood risk management benefits as well as recreational opportunities for the Wyoming Valley community.
    29 Jul 2014

    Change in climate impacts levee project

    Since 1968, the Wyoming Valley Levee Project prevented more than $7.6 billion dollars in flood
  • June

    Leaders from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission meet at Raystown Lake for a tour of the dam after 40 years since construction and to discuss environmental improvements throughout the Susquehanna River.
    27 Jun 2014

    SRBC meets at Raystown Dam for 40th anniversary, discusses environmental stewardship opportunities

    Leaders from the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) met June 4 at Raystown Lake while honoring 40 years since the dam was built in Huntingdon, Pa.
  • Supervisory Park Ranger Jude Harrington, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, guides a group of visitors through a tour of Raystown Dam on Friday, June 6. Thousands of people gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raystown Dam the weekend of June 6-8 with lake-wide festivities ranging from a Batlle of the Bands to a fireworks display. This was the first time the dam was opened to the public since before the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
    18 Jun 2014

    Raystown Dam celebrates its 40th anniversary

    Huntington County saw an influx of people this weekend as thousands gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Raystown Dam’s dedication on June 6, 1974.
  • The American Recreation Coalition’s Legend’s Award was presented to Jude Harrington, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake supervisory park ranger, June 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Recreation leaders from across the country, Congressman Glenn Thompson (Pa.), leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Harrington’s family gathered to honor his efforts Tuesday evening.
    10 Jun 2014

    Raystown Lake ranger honored as ‘Legend’ on Capitol Hill

    The American Recreation Coalition’s Legend’s Award was presented to Jude Harrington, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake supervisory park ranger, June 10 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
  • April

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History celebrated the arrival of the Wankel Tyrannosaurus rex on Apr. 15, making it the Smithsonian’s first ever T. rex.
    16 Apr 2014

    Army T. rex debuts at Smithsonian

    It was a cross-country move 66 million years in the making. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  • March

    Students learn about various animals from Echoes of Nature at the annual Easy as Pi event, a STEM event sponsored by Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)  Baltimore Post.
    14 Mar 2014

    STEM event brings together young minds from across Maryland

    What do ferrets, physics, archaeology and computers have in common? They are all subjects that
  • February

    Don Kelly (left), president of Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes officially signs the cooperative agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District commander Col. Trey Jordan along with members from the board.
    11 Feb 2014

    Corps signs agreement with locals, promotes volunteer and educational programs

    Community leaders, volunteers, visitors and members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers gathered Feb. 11 at the Ives Run Visitor Center for a ceremonial signing of the Friends of Tioga-Hammond & Cowanesque Lakes cooperative agreement. This agreement establishes a formal relationship between the Corps and community to provide volunteers, services, educational programs and family events to the local community.
  • 11 Feb 2014

    Baltimore District team deploys to support an overseas contingency operation

    A nine-person team of specialists deployed Feb. 8 to support a U.S. Army – Central Command
  • December

    CAP 205 projects focus mostly on local projects which could include structural solutions such as channel enlargement, realignment, or paving; obstruction removal; levee and wall construction; bank stabilization; and/or non-structural solutions such as a flood warning system. This floodwall is designed to be placed across a road during a high water event and is an example of a CAP 205 structural project.
    18 Dec 2013

    Small communities feel benefit of Corps' CAP 205 program

    Each year, regions across the country face the negative impacts of strong storms and subsequent
  • Completed PL84-99 repairs in Bainbridge, N.Y.
    17 Dec 2013

    Corps nears completion of PL 84-99 rehabilitation work

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the Luzerne County Flood Authority, conducted
  • Master Sgt. Antonio Giuliano, U.S. Army Band vocalist, provides a stirring a cappella rendition of the Star Spangled Banner at the Sept. 18 Old Post Chapel ribbon cutting ceremony at Fort Myer, Va.
    11 Dec 2013

    Lincoln-era history comes back to life

    WASHINGTON, D.C. - History lives again.How would you like stand in the very courtroom where the
  • Baltimore District employees provide mentorship, advocacy and disaster relief to their communities
    11 Dec 2013

    Building stronger communities through mentorship, advocacy and disaster relief

    From sensitive Santa and whitewater rafting to football and post-disaster relief work, the employees
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    11 Dec 2013

    Corps hosts first face-to-face meeting with the Delaware Nation

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District hosted its first ever face-to-face meeting with a federally recognized Native American tribe on Dec. 4 at the City Crescent Building.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District employees provided gifts for 145 children as part of the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program.
    4 Dec 2013

    Employees bring Christmas magic to area children for 20 years

    Waking up before the sun rises, running to the Christmas tree to discover all of the presents from
  • November

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District welcomed over 600 contractors to Industry Day. The event to informed the contractors about upcoming military, civil works, environmental and Real Property Services Field Office contracting opportunities throughout fiscal year 2014 as well as a brief overview of the contracting process.
    8 Nov 2013

    Businesses come together at Industry Day

    More than 600 people filled the room eager to learn about the billions of dollars worth of work
  • October

    2 Oct 2013

    Government shutdown updates for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District is working to manage the impact that a lapse in new funding appropriations will have to programs and projects we oversee. At no time will we compromise projects that have an impact to health and safety. We are managing the impacts to ongoing design and construction projects and expect the impacts to be minimal for the next few days.
  • September

    Alison Shope of Huntingdon, Pa., placed third in her age group for the masterpiece she created using only chalk to encourage visitors to wear life jackets during a variety of water activities at the lake and to also use one for their pets.
    19 Sep 2013

    Raystown Lake promotes water safety, art education through chalk art

    For the second year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Raystown Lake hosted “Chalk on the Walk”, a
  • Members of the water rescue and recovery simulation team transport a patient from the ground to medical evacuation helicopter during a demonstration conducted by the Baltimore District at Tioga-Hammond and Cowanesque Lakes, Guthrie Air, Middlebury and Tioga Fire Departments and the Wellsboro Fire Department Dive Team, Aug. 31.
    18 Sep 2013

    Baltimore District, partners team up for Labor Day water rescue simulation

    Did you know it only takes less than a half cup of water in your lungs to drown?  Whether you are a
  • A delegation of 22 environmentalists, government officials, scholars and environmental journalists from 20 different countries visited Poplar Island to better understand the methods of restoration and preservation used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
    18 Sep 2013

    International visitors tour Poplar Island, explore environmental protection methods

    The Baltimore District and Maryland Port Administration hosted a delegation of 22 environmentalists,
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