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  • December

    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.

  • September

    Photo of Col. Alexander “Xander” L. Bullock commander of the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in military uniform, giving his opening remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony Aug. 16, 2021.

    USACE Seattle District Praises Community Partners as Ballard Locks Fish Ladder Viewing Room Re-opens

    To commemorate the recent renovation of its fish ladder viewing room, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District held a ribbon cutting ceremony, Aug. 16, 2021, at Lake Washington Ship Canal and Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the ‘Ballard Locks’ or ‘Locks.’