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  • July

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representatives attend a meet and greet with the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians Tribal Council July 24 in Valley Center, California. The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians occupies approximately 4,600 acres. The LA District visited with the tribes’ members to strengthen and demonstrate the Corps’ commitment to meeting their Federal Trust responsibilities.

    LA District meets with local tribes to strengthen lines of communication

    Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians Tribal Council and Pechanga Band of Indians Tribal Council members hosted meet and greets with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representatives July 24 at their respective reservations.
  • Shaun Frost, hiring manager and chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Construction Division, right, provides information about employment opportunities to an attendee of the 2024 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exhibition July 26 in Las Vegas.

    USACE hiring managers connect with future talent at LULAC National Convention

    Hiring managers from throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers made 20 tentative job offers and offered a combined $215,941 in centralized incentives during the 2024 League of United Latin American Citizens National Convention and Exhibition June 26-28 in Las Vegas.
  • PANACA, Nev. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District safety and emergency management experts join the Nevada State Park Rangers, the Lincoln County Fire Department, along with other federal and nonfederal agencies, to pose for a photo along the top of Matthews Canyon Dam, following an emergency training exercise June 25 in Lincoln County, Nevada. The LA District Emergency Management Team conducted the training event with the support of the Nevada Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security and the Lincoln County commissioner.

    Small town trains for big disasters

    The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team conducted an emergency tabletop training exercise June 25 at Panaca Fire Station in Lincoln County, Nevada, to sharpen the emergency response and coordination skills for local, state and federal agencies.

  • June

    Los Angeles District Deputy Engineer Justin Gay and District Commander Col. Andrew Baker, tour the Channel Island Harbor District June 3 near Santa Barbra, California. Dredging operations in the harbor allow residents and small business owners to safely reach their properties along the waterway.

    LA District leaders tour central coast ports, projects

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders toured several ports and civil works project sites June 3 – 6 along the central coast of California.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leaders pose for a photo following the Digital Test and Training Range ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas. From left to right, are Shaun Frost, chief of the LA District’s Construction Division; Justin Gay, LA District deputy engineer; and John Oshima, chief of the LA District’s Military Construction Division.

    Leaders celebrate virtual training facility completion at Nellis

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nevada – As the American Anthem concluded, two Navy F-35 flew over the crowd, marking the beginning of the Digital Test and Training Range ribbon-cutting ceremony May 16 at Nellis Air Force Base.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leadership hosts a town hall June 12 at the district’s main office in Los Angeles. The event provided leadership the opportunity to communicate priorities, highlight recent wins and recognize employees.

    LA District hosts town hall, discusses priorities, recognizes employees

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District leadership hosted a town hall June 12 at the district’s main office.

  • May

    Representatives from various city, state and federal agencies participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Phase One of the San Clemente Beach Nourishment project May 31 in San Clemente, Calif. The project includes the construction of a 50-foot-wide beach fill along a 3,412-foot-long stretch of shoreline, using 251,000 cubic yards of compatible sediment.

    Corps, city celebrates San Clemente beach expansion

    The City of San Clemente hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of part of its expanded beach May 31 in San Clemente. The event occurred following the completion of Phase One of the San Clemente Beach Nourishment project, which aims to reduce coastal storm damage along the city’s shoreline.
  • Hunter Merritt, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources social scientist, speaks to Whittier Narrows Dam Tabletop Exercise participants at the USACE Baseyard May 23 in South El Monte, Calif. During the exercise, participants were provided with a brief about Whittier Narrows Dam, which included dam operations, safety and procedures.

    LA District hosts Whittier Narrows Dam Tabletop Exercise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted representatives from multiple local, state and federal agencies during a Whittier Narrows Dam Tabletop Exercise at the USACE Baseyard May 23 in South El Monte.
  • Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, speaks to the media during a May 13 press conference, while, from left to right, Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner, Encinitas Mayor Tony Kranz and Rep. Mike Levin with California’s 49th District, look on at Encinitas City Hall in Encinitas, California.

    Community, leaders celebrate sand on beach just in time for summer

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District celebrated the completion of a beach nourishment project that benefits the Encinitas and Solana Beach communities during a joint press conference with its partners May 13 at Encinitas City Hall.
  • Congressional reps visit Whittier Narrows Dam Ryan Hambelton, staff director of the Water Resources and Environmental Subcommittee, left, speaks with U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano, 32nd Congressional District of California and ranking member of the Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, right, during a tour of the Whittier Narrows Dam April 2 in Montebello, California.

    Congressional reps visit Whittier Narrows Dam

    The Los Angeles District welcomed congressional leaders with the House Subcommittee on Water Re-sources and the Environment April 2 at the district’s Base Yard in South El Monte. The committee, its staff and Los Angeles County Department of Public Works officials received a comprehensive briefing about the district’s management of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area flood control system, Whittier Narrows Dam and water conservation priorities for the Water Resources Development Act, or WRDA, of 2024.

  • April

    Jason Russell, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District project engineer, expresses the LA District's support for American troops during a media interview April 9 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. LA District and Yuma Proving Ground military leaders celebrated the official completion of a facility for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the same day at the installation.

    Leaders celebrate hangar completion at Yuma Proving Ground

    The U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s primary mission is to test the nation’s military ground combat equipment; however, for nearly 30 years, its vast desert ranges also have been used by the Military Freefall School to train thousands of the military’s most elite paratroopers.
  • Workers with the City of Newport Beach and the Los Angeles District remove debris from several unauthorized encampments in the inner banks of the lower Santa Ana River Marsh April 19 in Newport Beach, California.

    Crews clean up Santa Ana River Marsh

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District collaborated with the City of Newport Beach, Orange County Public Works and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department to remove debris from several unauthorized encampments April 19 in the Santa Ana River Marsh at Newport Beach. The area is home to endangered habitat.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District command team and City of Tucson leaders and consultants meet at the Tucson City Hall before touring the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project, a potential 595 project site, March 26 near Mission Garden in downtown Tucson, Arizona.

    LA District Command team discuss future projects during Arizona visit

    The Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, to review several military and civil works project sites March 25-27 in Arizona.
  • A photo taken from the northwest of the Painted Rock Dam March 25 near Gila Bend, Arizona. Painted Rock Dam is a major flood control project in the Gila River Drainage Basin, constructed and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

    Los Angeles District leaders tour Painted Rock Dam

    Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, and Justin Gay, deputy district engineer for the LA District, toured the Painted Rock Dam, a flood risk-reduction project and reservoir, located on the Gila River in Maricopa County March 25 near Gila Bend.
  • Lt. Gen. Steve Gilland, 61st superintendent at West Point and Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of the Los Angles Unified School District, gave opening remarks before the students broke into groups for outbreak sessions. April 5 at Stephen White Middle School and STEAM Magnet in Carson, California.

    LA District team bridges gap with STEAM challenge

    Future Army officers were joined by a team with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District to bring awareness to science, technology, engineering, arts and math April 5 at the Stephen White Middle School and STEAM Magnet in Carson.

  • March

    Eric Ravelli, deputy of the Office of Small Business Programs with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, speaks with participants at the Business Opportunities Open House March 13 at the Midtown Hilton Garden Inn in Phoenix. Small businesses represented more than 75 percent of the participants. This is Ravelli’s seventh year hosting the event for the LA District.

    District hosts Business Opportunities Open House

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District hosted the spring Business Opportunities Open House March 13 at the Midtown Hilton Garden Inn in Phoenix.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineer South Pacific Division Readiness and Contingency Operations representatives and Emergency Branch managers pose for a photo following the first day of the Continuity of Operations training exercise March 11 at the LA District’s area office in Phoenix. The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team hosted the training event with the support of the Sacramento and Albuquerque districts.

    LA District Conducts COOP Training in Phoenix

    The Los Angeles District Emergency Management team conducted the Continuity of Operations, or COOP, training exercise March 11-12 at the district’s area office in Phoenix.

  • February

    Contractors operating bulldozers move freshly dredged sand into place Jan. 31 at Solana Beach, California.

    Dredging project on track at Solana Beach

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's dredging operations and sand replenishment project at Solana Beach is about halfway complete.
  • Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, joined other local, state and federal partners Jan. 27 to celebrate the grand opening of the Rosemead Boulevard bike path at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, California.

    USACE joins local, state and federal partners for Rosemead bikeway ribbon cutting ceremony at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area

    Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, joined other local, state and federal partners Jan. 27 to celebrate the grand opening of the Rosemead Boulevard bike path at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte, California.

  • January

    Doug Chitwood, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District lead project engineer, left of center, talks with Col. James Handura, commander of the Corps’ South Pacific Division, right, during a site tour Jan. 18 on the Rio Hondo side of Whittier Narrows Dam in Montebello, California.

    Update, tour give Corps’ South Pacific Division better picture of Whittier Narrows Dam Safety Modification Project

    The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division received an up-close look Jan. 18 at Whittier Narrows Dam and an in-depth update on the safety modification project designed to increase its capacity to handle extreme storms.