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  • July

    LA District signs design agreement for the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood Risk Management Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, along with the Navajo County Board of Supervisors, signed the Little Colorado River at Winslow Flood-Risk Management Project Design Agreement July 11 at the Winslow Chamber of Commerce in Winslow.

  • June

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander Col. Julie Balten and Santa Barbara harbor master Mike Wiltshire discuss an ongoing dredging project aboard a harbor patrol boat May 23 en route to dredger Sandpiper in Santa Barbara, California. Balten met with harbor officials as part of a tour of Corps coastal projects May 22-25.

    LA commander visits shoreline communities, meets with local governments

    Reaching out to the coastal communities in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander Col. Julie Balten and her team met with local officials May 22-25 along California’s “Gold Coast” — from Channel Islands to Morro Bay.

  • March

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District command team and City of Flagstaff leaders and consultants meet at Rio de Flag after a meeting discussing the project March 17 in Flagstaff, Arizona.

    LA District Command team discuss future projects during Arizona visit

    Los Angeles District Commander Col. Julie Balten led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review several military and civil works project sites Mar. 14-17 in Arizona.

  • September

    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor; Congressional Representative Greg Stanton, Arizona; Los Angeles District Commander Col. Julie Balten; and LA District Project Manager Claudia Garcia discuss the Tres Rios Aquatic Restoration project Sept. 1 site visit to the Tres Rios Wetlands in Phoenix. Once completed, the project will restore an aquatic ecosystem, increase recreational park space and support flood mitigation in central Arizona. (Photo by Robert DeDeaux, Los Angeles District PAO)

    Assistant Secretary of Army reviews Arizona civil works projects

    PHOENIX – Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor led a team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to review several civil works project sites Aug. 31 -Sept. 1 in northern and central Arizona.

  • July

    Eric Bush, chief of the Planning and Policy Division for Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, center, asks questions during a July 6 briefing with Priyanka Wadhawan, Los Angeles System Restoration project manager with the Corps’ LA District, second from right, about the LA River during a stop in Los Feliz, several miles from downtown LA. Topics included ecosystem restoration, operations and maintenance, and divestiture. The accompanying group included leaders and subject-matter experts from the Corps’ LA District, USACE South Pacific Division, and Headquarters. Left of center is Col. Julie Balten, LA District commander; and at right is David Van Dorpe, district deputy for project management.

    Corps’ planning, policy chief visits Los Angeles to learn more about LA River disposition study

    The chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Planning and Policy Division met with leaders and subject-matter experts with the Corps’ Los Angeles District and South Pacific Division in early July to gain a better understanding of the Los Angeles County Drainage Area Disposition Study.

  • April

    Trevor Henry, project manager for the City of Flagstaff, foreground right, discusses the Rio de Flag Flood-Risk Management project with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division and Los Angeles District leaders during a tour of the project site April 5 in Flagstaff, Ariz.

    Corps’ leaders meet with partners to discuss completion of Winslow, Flagstaff projects

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division and Los Angeles District leaders visited project sites April 5-7 in northern Arizona, including two that are being fully funded through completion.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Michael Connor, left, joins Maj. Gen. William "Butch" Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, for a March 28 press conference at the Port of Long Beach, during which they discussed details of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 Army civil works budget.

    Assistant secretary of the Army discusses transformational investments during Los Angeles visit

    Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor announced details of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 Army civil works budget and took an aerial tour of several projects during a March 28-29 visit to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District.

  • January

    Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discusses the national perspective of the Corps’ civil works program, among other topics, during the Jan. 18 California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference in San Pedro, California.

    Chief of engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovation

    SAN PEDRO, California – During a recent trip to California, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, told stakeholders he envisions the Corps as “champions for change.”
  • From left to right, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer; and Carol Armstrong, executive officer to the Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of City Services, pose for a picture Jan. 19 after Corps of Engineers leaders presented a signed design agreement with the city to move forward with the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration project.

    Corps signs design agreement with city for LA River Ecosystem Restoration project

    LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District signed a design agreement to move forward with the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project at a recent meeting with city officials.

  • December

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Tribal Liaison Quana Higgins (speaking) briefs current partnering initiatives between the Navajo Nation and the Corps, and explained the importance of the partnership started under the watershed study. The Tribal Partnership Program authorizes the Corps, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, to complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

    Landmark agreement to move watershed study forward

    Under the Tribal Partnership Program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in cooperation with tribes and other federal agencies, can complete watershed assessments or determine the feasibility of projects that will substantially benefit Indian tribes.

  • March

    Eric Ravelli, deputy for the Small Business Program, welcomes an attendee to the Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office's Business Opportunities Open House March 9 in Phoenix. The event attracted more than 160 attendees from throughout the region. The open house featured morning and afternoon sessions with a contractor training opportunity; successful bid proposal.

    Open house for business opportunities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office in Phoenix hosted a Business Opportunities Open House March 9.

  • January

    Louis Munoz (center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District's dam tender supervisor, discusses Alamo Dam operation with Col. Kirk Gibbs, District commander Jan. 25. The dam provides flood risk reduction, water supply and conservation, recreation, and fish and wildlife enhancement on the Bill Williams River.

    Remote sites, key projects

    When your area of operation covers roughly 226,000 square miles... expect to spend a lot time on the road.

  • August

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kirk Gibbs (left) briefs a delegation from Saudi Arabia during a tour of flood risk management projects in Las Vegas July 28. Of particular interest to the group was the District's longtime partnership with the Clark County Regional Flood Control District.

    Saudi delegation tours flood control projects

    A delegation from Saudi Arabia visited with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District in Las Vegas July 28.

  • January

    U.S. Congressman Alan Lowenthal of Long Beach; Mayor Robert Garcia, City of Long Beach and Maj. Gen. Ed Jackson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations sign a ceremonial document for the shared cost for the East San Pedro Bay ecological restoration study.

    East San Pedro Bay study receives joint signing

    The City of Long Beach and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held a joint signing ceremony celebrating the signing of a shared cost for the East San Pedro Bay Ecosystem Restoration Study.

  • October

    Members from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Congresswoman Napolitano’s Office, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Azuza Police Department and the City of Duarte discuss the problems in cleaning up the San Gabriel River near Sana Fe Dam Oct. 21.

    Forming San Gabriel River clean up plans

    A meeting was held Oct. 21 in the Duarte Historical Museum near the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale, California, to discuss the complex issue of cleaning up the San Gabriel River before the rainy season gets here.

  • April

    Officials cut the ribbon ceremonially marking the completion of the final phase of the Tucson Drainage Area/Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project at Tucson High School April 16. The $5 million segment was completed in 11 months and will greatly reduce flood risk for more than 1,000 residential, commercial and industrial structures with an assessed value of over $300 million.

    Corps completes High School Wash Box Culvert

    The High School Wash Box Culvert is the latest phase of the Tucson Drainage Area/Arroyo Chico Multi-use Project completed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District. This milestone was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the campus of Tucson High School April 16.
  • Crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Operations and Maintenance branch began their annual clean-up and maintenance of the Mojave Dam in San Bernardino, California, March 24. The crews removed trash and debris from the dam and surrounding access roads.

    District begins Mojave Dam annual maintenance

    Crews from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Operations and Maintenance branch began their annual clean-up and maintenance of the Mojave Dam in San Bernardino, California, March 24. The crews removed trash and debris from the dam and surrounding access roads

  • March

    President's fiscal 2015 budget for Corps' Civil Works released

    The President’s Budget for fiscal year 2015 (FY15) includes $4.561 billion in gross discretionary funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which is offset in part by a proposal to cancel $28 million in unobligated carryover of funding appropriated prior to fiscal year 2014.

  • January

    Maj. Gen. John Peabody addresses members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.

    Corps deputy updates SAME on Civil Works transformation

    Maj. Gen. John Peabody addressed members of the Society of American Military Engineers at their 28th annual joint breakfast meeting Jan. 17 in Montebello, Calif. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations said the country needs to work on the four "R's;" roads, railways, runways and rivers. Repairing aging infrastructure, he said, is an investment in the future.

  • December

    The Los Angeles District was tasked with a seemingly impossible mission in the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on Dec. 7, 1941: To camouflage acres upon acres of Los Angeles real estate where military aircraft were being built. Lockheed Aircraft’s Burbank factory before the District was done with its groundbreaking camouflage project. (Photos courtesy of Lockheed via thinkorthwim.com)

    In WWII LA, no task was too tough for District

    Many people understand the engineer’s role in society. Among the definitions of engineer, the Oxford Dictionary lists one as “(verb) to skillfully or artfully arrange for an event or situation to occur.” This is certainly the definition most befitting of the myriad of challenging missions the Los Angeles District undertook in the days after Japanese forces bombed the Pearl Harbor Naval Air Base on Dec. 7, 1941.