8 Jul 2025

Engineering a Future: Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) July 8, 2025 – Liam Dimick, a student trainee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, has taken a significant step toward his goal of becoming a licensed professional engineer by passing the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. The 6-hour, 110 question exam has been administered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying since 1965.

3 Jul 2025

Corps of Engineers Buffalo District Uses Virtual Learning to Certify Record Number of Contractors for Quality Construction

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of contractors getting their construction quality management certification from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District has skyrocketed. A simple change expanded the way the certification course has been offered in the last five years, leading to hundreds more contractors being educated on USACE policies and procedures – a tool they use to successfully deliver high-quality projects alongside the agency’s team members.

25 Jun 2025

USACE Louisville District welcomes Maj. Adam Cartier as new deputy commander

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District welcomed Maj. Adam Cartier as the new deputy commander June 16, 2025. Commissioned as an Engineer Officer in 2010 after graduating from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Cartier brings 15 years of diverse military experience to the district. His

18 Jun 2025

Guandique becomes 69th commander of Nashville District

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 18, 2025) – Lt. Col. Guillermo J. Guandique took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee Grand Lodge. He becomes the 69th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

18 Jun 2025

Groundbreaking Work Moves Forward at Montgomery Locks and Dam

Big machines and bigger innovations are hard at work upgrading one of the smallest locks on the Ohio River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District is going big — literally — at Montgomery Locks and Dam, where one of the region’s most ambitious infrastructure projects is underway: building a new primary lock chamber in place of one roughly half its size.

18 Jun 2025

Beattyville flood reunites USACE engineer and Kentucky teacher

When Jacob Sinkhorn joined a routine conference call about a flood risk management study in Beattyville, Kentucky, he didn’t expect the conversation to turn into an elementary school reunion. As a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Sinkhorn was focused on the technical, community and environmental aspects of the study—until a familiar name on the participant list caught his attention: Kitty Dougoud.

16 Jun 2025

Navigating History, Building Strong: A look at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ legacy in Louisville

This year, the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrate 250 years of service to the Nation. The story of the USACE Louisville District flows from the Ohio River in the early 1800’s. What began as efforts to improve navigation around the dangerous Falls of the Ohio to open the waterway for safe and efficient commerce, ultimately shaped

13 Jun 2025

Inside the Mission of the Buffalo District Regulatory Branch

From Lake Erie to the wetlands of upstate New York, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District’s Regulatory Branch is playing a crucial role in preserving the nation’s aquatic resources — all while balancing the needs of progress and development. At its core, the Regulatory Branch’s mission is about balance, “We aim to serve the public by balancing the protection and reasonable use of aquatic resources for the nation,” said Shaina Souder, a biologist with the Buffalo District’s Regulatory Branch.

11 Jun 2025

Interagency collaboration drives progress at West Virginia Ordnance Works site

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District continues to lead cleanup efforts in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, and local government at the former West Virginia Ordnance Works facility, an 8,320-acre

6 Jun 2025

Not just an exercise: USACE has a tabletop exercise for Shallow Land Disposal Area

Benjamin Franklin said, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Getting involved is precisely what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo and Pittsburgh districts, and their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agency partners, did, as they spent approximately eight hours ensuring that every “i” was dotted and every “t” was crossed during a Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) tabletop exercise (TTX) preparing for the start of physical remediation after a nearly 15-year interruption. They discussed work plans, processes, procedures, and contract lists, and used graphic, videos – but more importantly, they got involved.