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    Lance Cpl. Adam Bautz, of Brocton, N.Y., a machine gunner with Charlie Co, BLT 1/2, participates in a community relations project during Exercise Image Nautilus 06 in Djibouti, Africa. The Marines of BLT 1/2 participated in the bi-lateral training Image Nautilus 06 this past week in the east African country of Djibouti.

    Col. Paul Owen takes command of New York Engineer District

    Colonel Paul Owen assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, during a formal change of command ceremony on September 14, 2012. Colonel John R. Boulé, who commanded the district since July 2009, relinquished command during the event in the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House. A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Colonel Owen graduated in 1990 from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.
  • It is estimated that approximately 1,400 acres of tidal salt marsh have been lost from the marsh islands in Jamaica Bay, New York since 1924, with the system wide rate of loss rapidly increasing in recent years. From 1994 and 1999, an estimated 220 acres of salt marsh were lost at a rate of 47 acres per year.

    Army Corps Restores Marsh Islands in Jamaica Bay N.Y.

    It is estimated that approximately 1,400 acres of tidal salt marsh have been lost from the marsh islands in Jamaica Bay, New York since 1924, with the system wide rate of loss rapidly increasing in recent years. From 1994 and 1999, an estimated 220 acres of salt marsh were lost at a rate of 47 acres per year.
  • Army divers from the 86th Engineer Dive Detachment at the Army Corps’ Marine Terminal Facility at Caven Point, New Jersey.

    Army Divers Perform Waterfront Repairs at Corps’ New Jersey Marine Terminal

    Army Divers Perform Waterfront Repairs at Corps’ New Jersey Marine Terminal
  • Cover of the "Where the Green Brook Meets the Raritan" history booklet.

    Army Corps releases history booklet on area with ongoing flood risk management work

    Archaeology and understanding the past are always important parts of any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project, whether it’s something small or it’s a project as massive as flood risk management project the Corps is undertaking in the Green Brook Sub-Basin in New Jersey. In that spirit, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released a publication highlighting the history of the Bound Brook area where the flood risk reduction work is ongoing and ranges from building floodwalls, levees, gates and pump stations to raising bridges. The book is entitled “Where the Green Brook Meets the Raritan.”