Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Matagorda Ship Channel Improvement Project - comments open until July 3, 2023.
Save the Date! Our Summer 2023 Stakeholder Partnering Forum and Industry Day is happening August 22-23, 2023! Click here to learn more

Dr. Rev. Thich Hang Dat, left, AAPI Heritage Month speaker talks about the benefits of meditation as a personal practice for stress management.

Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, May 18, 2023, in the Jadwin Building Conference Room with dozens attending in person and dozens more watching online. Ms. Thanh Nguyen EEO Asian American Pacific Islander Program Manager organized the event with the aim to honor and highlight the diverse culture, heritage, achievements, and contributions of the AAPI community throughout history. This year's theme, "Advancing Leaders Through Opportunity," selected by the Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), highlights the leadership potential within the AAPI community. We encourage our community to study, observe, and celebrate the AAPI today and every day in support and recognition of the history and culture of this community.

SWG holds AAPI heritage observance

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Teri Conley, an emergency management specialist, briefs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District employees on the importance of accountability during emergencies during a townhall meeting on hurricane season preparation.

Conley also explained how USACE uses the Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, or ADPAAS, to facilitate accountability during emergency operations.

SWG holds hurricane prep townhall

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Carol Carrasco (left), was recently recognized as the 2023 "Administrative Professional of the Year" for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District. Carrasco was nominated by Dr. Kelly Burks-Copes (right), chief of the Galveston District's Mega Projects Division (MPD) Program Support.

A seven-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Carrasco joined the USACE in 2020. Recognized for her hard-charging attitude and ability to complete the difficult, she was selected as one of the first employees assigned to the MPD in early 2022.

Carrasco named SWG's 'Administrative Professional of the Year'

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Zach Stafford, Park Ranger with the Galveston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), hands out water safety whistles to visitors of the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft display at Ellington Airport.

Hurricane Hunter Aircraft display at Ellington Airport

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Col. Rhett Blackmon, Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District, speaks to students from Prairie View A&M University during a visit to the district headquarters.

Prairie View A&M University STEM Visit

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Prime Power - Pre-Installation Inspection Teams

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Earth Day 2023 - Solar EV Charging Station

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Pride of Baltimore 2, a square-topsail schooner and reconstruction of an early 19th-century Baltimore Clipper, right, and two-masted, gaff-rigged, Biloxi Oyster Schooner Glenn L. Swetman, transit Galveston Channel during Tall Ships Challenge Galveston 2023.

Tall Ships Challenge Galveston 2023

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"Champions of the Coast"
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Army Corps hosts $900M architect-engineer services capacity conference

5/30/2023 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District will host a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Pre-Proposal Conference for potential Architect and Engineering (A-E) service-related...

MEDIA ADVISORY: Army Corps hosts media event for $703M Freeport Project public open house

1/27/2023 UPDATED

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District will hold a presentation and roundtable at the Lake Jackson Civic Center Monday, January 30, providing local media a preview of its upcoming...

Water Resources Development Act of 2022 signed into law, authorizing advancement of Coastal Texas Program

12/27/2022 UPDATED

President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on December 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Coastal Texas Program. This...