11 Dec 2025

Mission First: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delivers Old Guard Interim Stables less than one year after request

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) faced a seemingly impossible challenge last winter — design and build a removable, 10,000-square-foot equine facility on a site adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery in less than a year — the solution came not from conventional construction practices, but from innovative collaboration with industry partners.

27 Aug 2025

In Baltimore’s Harbor and Channels, USACE Reaches from History to Hybrid Power

Two hundred years ago, the first Army engineers began carving the way for some of the earliest maritime traffic into Baltimore, opening waterways to commerce, beginning the initial discussions of Bay health and of ecological stewardship, and joining the rivers of the Bay’s ancient hydrography in etching a record of their presence across the region’s landscape as the Susquehanna, Potomac, Choptank, and Patapsco had long done. They do it still.

10 Jul 2025

Raystown Dam Flood Gate Systems Enter Latest Phase of Comprehensive Rehabilitation

In May on Raystown Lake near Hesston, Pa., while visitors enjoyed recreational activities upstream, a diving operation was underway 170 feet below the surface where repairs continued to the 52-year-old structure that protects downstream communities along the Juniata and Susquehanna Rivers. It's the latest phase in a series of construction contracts improving the flood gate systems at the dam.

7 Jun 2025

Jennings Randolph Lake Plants Native Chestnuts in National Conservation Program

Jennings Randolph Lake staff and volunteers planted 40 American chestnut seedlings along Sunset Trail at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, owned and operated recreation site, June 7, 2025. This effort comes as part of a national conservation program that chose the Corps park as one of only 19 spotlight sites across the country.

21 Apr 2025

Building for Warriors: US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District Transforms Fort Meade Living Quarters

At Fort Meade, Maryland, a transformation is rising from the ground. Two multi-story buildings stand as proof of a decade-long vision now taking physical form—the Freedom Center barracks project, a team effort between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District and the Intelligence Community that promises to set new standards for military housing in the digital age.

16 Jan 2025

Raystown Lake Operations Project Manager retires after over four decades of federal service

After 45 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Raystown Lake Operations Project Manager Jude Harrington is retiring. His illustrious four-decade career with USACE was celebrated at a retirement event on Jan. 8, where colleagues, family, friends, and community members gathered to reflect on his dedicated service and contributions to the Raystown community.