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  • March

    A graphic rendition showing the before and after of the Arlington National Cemetery's Millennium Project. The project will add 30,000 burial and niche spaces to the cemetery.

    Arlington National Cemetery to share design for Millennium expansion project

    Arlington National Cemetery is interested in sharing information about the new design and obtaining public feedback about the project, and has scheduled an open house and site visit on Saturday, March 16 from 1 to 4 p.m. The open house will begin with a briefing at the Women In Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA) and then transition to a site visit of three areas associated with the Millennium Project.
  • Langley Air Force Base, VA -- The new 2,700-square-foot veterinary clinic officially opened here Feb. 28, 2013. The clinic’s features – three exam rooms, a full dental suite, surgery room and radiology capabilities – expand on the simple vaccinations and minor routine procedures offered at the old location. The Army-staffed clinic, built to LEED Silver standards, is available to Airmen and military retirees and performs veterinary care for the security forces’ working dogs here. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    New veterinary clinic expands Langley's pet services

    Langley Air Force Base, VA – Army and Air Force officials made the transition to a new veterinary clinic official here Thursday. The clinic replaces an aging cinder block building that provided few pet services.

  • February

    FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets March 7

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board Thursday, March 7, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Courtyard Marriott located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, Va.
  • The President John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame will undergo an upgrade to replace parts that are malfunctioning and make it more energy efficient and easier to maintain. The flame has been in place since 1967 and is down to its last of three specially designed burners. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Kennedy Flame to receive upgrades

    – The Norfolk District awarded a Maryland company on Jan. 31 a contract to upgrade the John F. Kennedy eternal flame at Arlington National Cemetery. Meltech Corporation Inc. of Landover, Md., will be responsible for performing the approximately $350,000 upgrade to the flame in early spring.

  • January

    District open for normal operations

    The District's Waterfield Building is open for normal operations today. Employees at area military

  • December

    Cathy Mangum, director of center operations for NASA Langley Research Center, and Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, sign a proclamation announcing a master support agreement between the two agencies for planning, design, engineering, project management, real estate and other engineering support services as required by the center. The agreement allows NASA Langley to reach out to the Corps of Engineers in a streamlined process; saving the center money and time. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    NASA proclaims strategic partnership with Corps for support

    NASA Langley Research Center officials reached an agreement with the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to have the Corps support the research center’s facility-engineering needs.
  • TANGIER ISLAND, Va. -- From left, Congressman Scott Rigell, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Tangier's mayor, James "Ooker" Eskridge, look on as Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, signs a proclamation Nov. 20, 2012. The governor and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced plans to build a long-awaited jetty to protect the island's endangered harbor. With the Corps' agreement several weeks ago to commit federal funds, a cost-sharing agreement with the Commonwealth was signed and the project approved for study, design and construction. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Survey crews to start work on Tangier Jetty

    Physical work on the feasibility phase of the Tangier Jetty program is set to begin this week, weather dependant. A Norfolk District survey crew will operate in the water where the jetty is to be built at the federal navigation channel entranceway on the western side of the island.
  • VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge Currituck was off the Virginia coast from July 18-21, 2012 to dredge the federal channel of Rudee Inlet. The Currituck, one of the Corps' dredges, is a highly utilized resource throughout coastal projects along the East Coast. During this project, approximately 7,715 cubic yards was dredged. The Wilmington, NC-based Currituck will return to Virginia next year to dredge anticipated shoaling in the channel. (U.S. Army photo/Pamela Spaugy)

    Corps responds to significant shoaling at Rudee Inlet

    The Army Corps of Engineers’ dredge Currituck, based out of Wilmington, N.C., is scheduled to begin dredging the Rudee Inlet Federal Navigation Project for five days beginning Dec. 7, 2012.
  • The Iveco marine propulsion diesel engine is lowered into the derrick boat Elizabeth's engine room by the vessel's Mantis hydraulic crane. On Oct. 9, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers derrick boat Elizabeth's "green initiative" transformation began with the installation of two new fuel-efficient and EPA-compliant marine propulsion diesel engines. The project includes two companion diesel generators, housed in sound-barrier boxes that significantly reduce noise pollution and exhaust emissions. The eco-friendly engines have a 25-year life span.

    Norfolk District ‘green initiative’ injects 25-year life into derrick boat Elizabeth

    In recent years, the Elizabeth’s creaky, smoking engines and worn vessel parts, all ravaged by old age and years of corrosive seawater damage, has called into question her durability and reliability; moreover, her crew’s ability to work safely. But thanks to a “green initiative” begun four years ago by the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, a grand vision to inject new, superior, eco-friendly life into the venerable Elizabeth, she and her crew will soon resume serving the community here at greater capacity for another 25 years.

  • Final 2012 FNOD Restoration Advisory Board meets Dec. 6

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host its final 2012 quarterly meeting of the Former Nansemond Ordnance Depot, or FNOD, Restoration Advisory Board Thursday, Dec. 6, from 6:15 to 8:15 p.m. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be held at the Courtyard Marriott located at 8060 Harbour View Boulevard in Suffolk, Va.

  • November

    Corps, congressional delegation discuss Martinsville project

    Members of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality met with members of Virginia's congressional delegation here today to discuss the permit application for a Martinsville, Va., business center complex. The meeting focused on a federal permit application for the Commonwealth Crossing Business Center, a proposed 726-acre development in Henry County, Va.
  • CAPE CHARLES, Va. -- Stakeholders work in breakout sessions with Norfolk District employees Oct. 12, 2012. The town wants to deepen their 18-foot navigation channel and approached the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for help.

    Town's need for deeper channel illustrates funding process

    The color-coded depth maps of the navigation channel lined each the top of table – each map in front of a stakeholder who wanted the same thing as the person in the next seat. The Corps of Engineers map wasn’t necessary for Chad Saunders. He knew the depths. And he knew what was needed. “My company needs more ... The town of Cape Charles needs more.”
  • A scenic overview of the Virginia Beach replenishment project area in Virginia Beach, Va., with the boardwalk the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built in the foreground. The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded the contract to Weeks Marine of Camden, N.J. The $11.925 million bid includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street. The federal investment for this re-nourishment cycle is $8.9 million, or 65 percent of the total project cost, including design, construction and administration costs.

    Corps to begin $11.9 million Virginia Beach renourishment project Dec. 1

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a contract to replenish the Virginia Beach oceanfront. The $11.92 million renourishment project, which will begin Dec. 1, includes the placement of 1,250,000 cubic yards of sand from 17th Street to 70th Street.
  • TANGIER ISLAND, Va. -- From left, Congressman Scott Rigell, Gov. Bob McDonnell and Tangier's mayor, James "Ooker" Eskridge, look on as Col. Paul Olsen, Norfolk District commander, signs a proclamation Nov. 20, 2012. The governor and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced plans to build a long-awaited jetty to protect the island's endangered harbor. With the Corps' agreement several weeks ago to commit federal funds, a cost-sharing agreement with the Commonwealth was signed and the project approved for study, design and construction. (U.S. Army photo/Kerry Solan)

    Governor, USACE announce funding for Tangier Island jetty

    Gov. Bob McDonnell and Col. Paul Olsen of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traveled today to Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay to announce they have signed an agreement to build a long-awaited seawall and jetty to protect the Island's endangered harbor. The project will involve both state and federal funding.
  • FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. – Col. Paul Olsen assures a local resident at the Redfern Housing Complex that the Corps of Engineers is working with local and state authorities to get power restored to the complex as quickly as possible. The area was inundated by saltwater during Hurricane Sandy and lost power as a result. USACE is actively supporting emergency temporary power missions in New York and New Jersey and is ready to provide emergency temporary power with more than 294 generators staged at forward locations. This mission assignment includes hauling, installing, operating and maintaining generators at critical facilities. (U.S. Army photo)

    Through the lens on Sandy recovery

    I saw blue skies, and in the distance, the skyline of Manhattan with the sunlight glistening off the glass-clad skyscrapers like it would on any typical day. But, as I would quickly find out first-hand, nothing was typical in Lower Manhattan, or in many parts of the tri-state area.

  • Corps completes emergency dredging of Rudee Inlet

    Rudee Inlet, a man-made inlet sited along one of Virginia Beach’s most dynamic shorelines, was recently dredged as a result of shoaling from Hurricane Sandy.
  • The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the contract for the Sandbridge Beach replenishment project to Weeks Marine, of Camden N.J.

    Norfolk District awards Sandbridge beach replenishment contract

    The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the contract for the Sandbridge Beach replenishment project to Weeks Marine, of Camden N.J. They were the low bidder with a bid of $15,350,000, all inclusive, to place 2 million cubic yards of sand along the five-mile beach from Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to the Dam Neck Naval Facility.
  • The Corps Dredge Currituck performs dredging operations in Virginia Beach's Rudee Inlet in 2005. The Currituck is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hopper dredge that performs maintenance dredging up and down the East Coast. (U.S. Army Photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    Corps responds to City of Virginia Beach’s request for emergency dredging of Rudee Inlet

    In the wake of tropical storm Sandy, the city of Virginia Beach has requested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct an emergency dredge of Rudee Inlet. The federal navigation channel shoaled significantly as a result of the storm, impeding navigation.

  • October

    Waterfield Building reopens Oct. 30

    The Norfolk District's Waterfield Building will open for normal operations Tuesday, Oct. 30. Liberal leave is authorized. High tide is expected at 10 a.m. tomorrow morning and may cause some localized flooding and travel concerns. Please time your commute appropriately.

  • Waterfield Building closed Oct. 29

    Due to local weather and travel conditions, the Waterfield building is closed Monday, Oct. 29. Administrative leave is authorized for employees who work in the Waterfield building. Employees who work at area military installations should follow the instructions of the garrison commander. Employees who work from field or home offices throughout the Commonwealth should work as conditions allow.