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  • December

    Corps of Engineers employees volunteer to scrape barnacle buildup along the filling tunnels.

    Scraping barnacles gives salmon a fighting chance

    Army Corps employees scrape barnacle buildup along the filling tunnels at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle, fulfilling a federal law requirement to help improve endangered salmon’s chances of survival, by reducing their potential for injury or death.

  • September

    Group photo of Army officers and civilians standing in front of the Administration building of the Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, Seattle, Washington.

    USACE debris recovery vessel crew earns Army Risk Management Award

    U.S. Army Corps debris recovery vessel wins Army Risk Management Award for keeping team safety and risk management practices at the forefront of everything they do.

  • July

    Photo collage of team members.

    Developing long-term mitigation climate change impacts secures Team Award

    The Northwestern Division Columbia River Treaty Vulnerability Assessment Team earned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Engineering and Construction Climate Champion Team Award for its substantial contributions to district, regional, and national climate product development, to help advance understanding of and preparation for future climate change in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Photo of woman named Mary Hesser in front of a flowering tree at Spanaway Park, Spanaway, Washington state.

    Opportunities and Support Abound at the Corps

    Working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is like “getting into the gates of heaven.”

  • January

    Photo of Army Corps of Engineers Seattle District Commander Col. Alexander ‘Xander’ Bullock and Robert “Rob” Frazier, during the district’s Corps Day awards ceremony, at its headquarters in Seattle, July 29, 2021.

    Former Resource Management Chief Bids Farewell to Army Corps and Federal Service

    Robert Frazier, Seattle District’s former resource management division chief, officially retired from federal government service Dec. 31, 2021.

  • December

    Color Photo of Allison Pride, lead architect with USACE Seattle District’s design branch.

    Army Corps Architect Creates Space for Minority Youth; Earns Black Engineer of the Year Award

    Allison Pride, lead architect with USACE Seattle District’s design branch, will receive the 2022 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in the Modern-Day Technology Leader category, for her commitment to the future of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by developing cutting-edge technology or doing research for leading industries.
  • Construction on the single-span concrete arch, that replaced the two steel pipe culverts, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airfield, Tacoma, Washington.

    Army Corps Completes JBLM Airfield Runway Repairs Ahead of Schedule

    The construction of a single-span concrete arch at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Airfield, Tacoma, Washington, was completed ahead of schedule in February 2021. The reinforced concrete structure can withstand a 100-year stormflow compared to the 1950s design that could withstand a 50-year stormflow, and replaces two steel pipe culverts that began eroding and thinning out, causing major structural issues and debris blockages to the runway and the Clover Creek stream that ran beneath it.

  • November

    Photo of USACE Seattle District employees and City of Yakima employees participating in flood response training exercises in Yakima, Washington

    Army Corps, Yakima conduct flood response training

    COVID-19 may have put a damper on how training and meetings are conducted, but Seattle District flood team managers learn to adapt, overcome and even improve on this year’s spring flood exercises.