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Army senior leader tours Whittier Narrows, Prado dams

Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, center, talks to engineers, and program and project managers for the Prado Dam Spillway Modification Project during a March 4 visit to Prado Dam in Corona, California.

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Army senior leader tours Whittier Narrows, Prado dams

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Army Civil Works senior leader gets updates on LA River Ecosystem Restoration Project

Robyn Colosimo, senior official performing the duties of the assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, right, receives a briefing on the LA River Ecosystem Restoration Project from Edward Belden, LA River Ecosystem Restoration project manager for the City of LA, third from left, as she gets an advantageous view of Reach 8 of the river from a helipad at the LA Transportation Center located downtown. Reach 8 of the LA River is a mile-long portion that begins at Main Street Bridge and extends downstream to the 1st Street Bridge. Reach 8 restoration components include some features that are on LATC property, and some that are not.

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USACE completes walkthrough, final inspection of Lario Park

Tara Fitzgerald, EPA Pacific Southwest incident commander for EPA’s Emergency Response to the Los Angeles Wildfires, third from left, talks with Lily Schaffer, geologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Engineering Division, left, during a walkthrough of Lario Park Staging Area March 19 in Azusa, California.

Hundreds attend LA District’s 2025 Business Opportunities Open House

Mark Cohen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Operations Division chief, right, talks with an attendee of the 2025 Business Opportunities Open House, which the LA District hosted March 6 in Montebello, California.

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LA District takes big step toward Cahuilla Hot Springs restoration

Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, joins Erica Schenk, tribal council chairwoman for the Cahuilla Band of Indians, right, Feb. 26 to sign a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement as part of an effort to restore the tribe’s hot springs at the Cahuilla Reservation near Anza, California.

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LA District commander meets with congressman, discusses Oceanside shoreline mitigation

California’s 49th Congressional District Rep. Mike Levin, fourth from left, examines shoreline modeling data during an onsite meeting Feb. 20 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander Col. Andrew Baker, second from left, and his team in Oceanside, California.

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USACE commanders assess wildfire damage in Pacific Palisades

Lt. Gen. William "Butch" Graham, 56th chief of engineers and commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, views wildfire damage Jan. 24 in Pacific Palisades, California. USACE Los Angeles District received a mission from FEMA Jan. 17 to assist with debris removal in support of the State of California following the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles County.

USACE commander discusses debris removal mission with LA city mayor

Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for civil and emergency operations, right, discusses debris removal operations with LA City Mayor Karen Bass, center sitting, Jan. 25 in Pacific Palisades, California.

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Optimizing the LA wildfire debris removal mission: USACE leverages expertise across academia, industry, military logistics

3/27/2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is leveraging the expertise of industry, academia, the military and other government agencies to ensure the Southern California wildfires response is carried out...