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    Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District and USACE’s South Pacific Division pose for a photo during the Painted Rock Dam tabletop exercise Sept. 18 at the Yuma Public Works Department in Yuma, Arizona. During the exercise, several small groups reviewed and practiced specific functions relevant to their agencies or organizations. The exercise is designed to review, practice and assess federal and nonfederal partners’ response to emergency disasters to and around Painted Rock Dam.

    Yuma hosts Painted Rock Dam Tabletop Exercise

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Dam Safety Program and the Emergency Management team conducted a tabletop exercise Sept. 18 at the Yuma Public Works Department in Yuma.
  • Mila Besich, mayor of the City of Superior, left, and Col. Andrew Baker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, sign a project partnership agreement under the Section 595 Program Sept. 16 in Phoenix. Projects under the 595 Program may include wastewater treatment and related facilities, water supply and related facilities, environmental restoration, and surface water resource protection and development. USACE can engage in design, construction or both for projects under this program.

    Section 595 signing in Arizona

    The mayors of Superior and Douglas, Arizona, along with a representative from Congressman Greg Stanton’s office, met with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ officials Sept. 16 in Phoenix to sign project partnership agreements for environmental infrastructure projects in the two cities.
  • Jonathan Hallemeier, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District interdisciplinary study manager and study team lead planner, speaks during a public meeting regarding the ongoing San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside) Mitigation Study Sept. 16 at the Oceanside Civic Center Library in Oceanside, California. The study aims to mitigate shoreline erosion and other impacts, resulting from the construction of U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Harbor.

    Corps hosts public meeting for shoreline mitigation study

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a public meeting to discuss the ongoing San Diego County Shoreline (Oceanside) Mitigation Study Sept. 16 at the Oceanside Civic Center Library. The study aims to mitigate shoreline erosion and other impacts, resulting from the construction of U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Harbor, which has interrupted sediment transport along the coast and contributed to erosion of southward beaches.
  • Retired Col. Aaron Barta, then a company commander with the Military District of Washington Engineer Company, second row standing, second from right, poses for a picture with his unit in September 2001. The unit was responsible for responding to recovery efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the Pentagon in Washington D.C.

    Former Los Angeles District commander reflects on 23 years since 9/11 recovery effort

    It was a Tuesday. Twenty-three years ago. The day of the week – not the date of the month – stands out the most for retired Col. Aaron Barta. Tuesday. A planned training day. A normal drive into work. By mid-morning, all of that would change. Tuesday would soon alter the course of Barta’s life and redefine the next 20 years of his Army career and the nation. It was Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. This is his story.
  • Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Michael Connor and Los Angeles District Deputy commander Lt. Col. Stephen Brooks visit the M71 bridge located the in Navajo Nation Aug. 29 near Birdsprings, Arizona. The M71 bridge is one of 12 project sites selected to be part of a pilot program that partners the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with economically disadvantaged communities. Under this program, USACE will pay 100 percent of the cost of these projects using funds provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. (Photo by Robert DeDeaux, Los Angeles District PAO)

    Army announces 12 projects in disadvantaged communities

    The responsibility of taking care of her disabled mother, tending to livestock and the fear of the constant flooding that may arrive with the next monsoon season weighs heavily on Brittanny Taylor, a Navajo Nation Birdsprings Chapter resident.