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Contracting enables speed, precision in USACE’s wildfires recovery effort
4/26/2025
Contracting is a critical capability that ensured recovery operations from the outset of the Southern California wildfires recovery mission moved with speed, efficiency and precision...
USACE continues wildfire debris removal efforts in Altadena, Pacific Palisades
3/28/2025
On Jan. 7, two large wildfires swept through Altadena and Pacific Palisades, burning more than 50,000 acres and destroying more than 16,000 structures — becoming one of the most destructive wildfires...
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...
USACE deputy chief visits LA Wildfires first responders
1/17/2025 UPDATED
Maj. Gen. Kim Colloton, deputy chief of engineers and deputy commanding general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the USACE Los Angeles District Jan. 15 in Los Angeles...
US Army Corps of Engineers begins residential debris removal in LA County
2/10/2025 UPDATED
This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the State of California and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will begin Phase-2 debris removal for private residential...
US Army Corps of Engineers begins Phase 2 of debris removal in Los Angeles wildfire recovery
2/7/2025 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or USACE, has officially begun Phase 2 of wildfire debris removal in Los Angeles County, marking a critical step in the region’s recovery efforts. The first sites to...
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Southern Pacific Border Task Force Mission Overview
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District
April 16, 2026 | 2:25
In January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump declared a national emergency along the nation’s southern border.

As a result of that declaration, U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth directed the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct permanent border barrier along areas vital to national security near Yuma, Arizona, and in New Mexico.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the last border panel placement near Yuma and is now completing the remaining border infrastructure at the New Mexico site.
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