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USACE’s Operation Blue Roof contractors Install Final Blue Roof in Florida

Operation Blue Roof Recipient Mark Arena, an Army Vietnam Veteran, received the last Blue Roof Install on his home Poinciana, Fla. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorated the last day of Operation Blue Roof construction Nov. 19, 2024, in Poinciana, Fla, marking the end of Operation Blue Roof in Florida that provided temporary roofing protection to homes damaged by Hurricane Milton in 25 counties. The program covered 8,296 roofs, installing about 100 acres of reinforced, industrial-strength sheeting, providing a temporary solution that allowed homeowners to remain in their homes until they can make permanent repairs. Operation Blue Roof, assigned by FEMA and managed by USACE, is a no-cost, free service for homeowners. (USACE video by Mark Rankin)

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USACE Commander visits the Volusia County shoreline areas within the forthcoming Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) study

USACE Jacksonville District Commander Col. Brandon Bowman and Deputy Engineer, Mr. Howie Gonzalez, meet with city officials on the Volusia County shoreline to see areas within the forthcoming Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) study.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Deputy Commander, Maj. Matt Westcott, District Commander, Col. Brandon Bowman and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. William H. Graham discuss the Hurricane Milton Blue Roof mission Oct. 29 at the Emergency Field Office in Sarasota, Florida. During Graham’s visit, he recognized several members for their stellar efforts on the Operation Blue Roof program and the general response. He also met with a homeowner from the Sarasota community who recently had a Blue Roof installed. (U.S. Army photo by Brooks O. Hubbard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer)

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56th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. William H. Graham visited Sarasota, Florida, Oct. 29 where he met with homeowner Luther Rosebaro who was able to obtain help through Operation Blue Roof. During Graham’s visit, he recognized several members for their stellar efforts on the Operation Blue Roof program and the general response. (U.S. Army photo by Brooks O. Hubbard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

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USACE Commander visits Daytona Beach Flood Risk Management (FRM) study area

At the corner of Jean St. and South St. in the City of Daytona Beach, USACE Jacksonville District Project Manager, Jim LaGrone explains to Jacksonville district leadership, and Volusia County officials the existing stormwater canal system at the location where two different drainage canals connect.

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2024 Small Business Award Winners

Small Business Award Recipients pose for a group shot at the USACE Small Business Awards Ceremony held on November 19, 2024 in New Orleans, La.

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USACE ‘Blue Roof’ installs begin in Sarasota at record pace

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Operation Blue Roof Program contractors install first blue roof at a record-setting pace, one-week post-storm and one day after the issuance of the notice to proceed, in the wake of the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. (USACE photo by Peggy Bebb)

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams from the Jacksonville District escorts the Golden State into the Tampa Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams surveyed the Tampa Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway which assisted the Coast Guard with quickly restoring navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton to facilitate the arrival of commercial fuel and shipping vessels in the Tampa Harbor. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

USACE helps restore Tampa navigation channels after Hurricane Milton

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat -52 from the Jacksonville District escorts the Golden State into the Tampa Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams surveyed the Tampa Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway which assisted the Coast Guard with quickly restoring navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton to facilitate the arrival of commercial fuel and shipping vessels in the Tampa Harbor. Two boat teams from the Jacksonville District Survey Boats 52 and El Morro worked with the U.S. Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, waterway users, and port authorities following Gulf Coast Hurricane Protocol survey and scanned the waterways. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

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USACE responds to Hurricane Milton 2024

Hurricane Milton Response 24, USACE, Jacksonville District Brig. Gen. Daniel H. Hibner, center, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - South Atlantic Division, and Jacksonville District Commander Col. Brandon Bowman meet up to visit some of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Storm Risk Management Projects (CSRM) after Hurricane Milton. Beach projects are designed to absorb the brunt of storm/hurricane impacts to protect residents and critical infrastructure. All Federal Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) projects are partnerships undertaken by USACE and a non-federal sponsor (NFS). (U.S. Army Photo by Brigida Sanchez)

USACE Survey Vessels from Jacksonville District clear Tampa Harbor

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams from the Jacksonville District escorts the Golden State into the Tampa Harbor. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydrographic Survey Boat teams surveyed the Tampa Harbor and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway which assisted the Coast Guard with quickly restoring navigation channels in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton to facilitate the arrival of commercial fuel and shipping vessels in the Tampa Harbor.

USACE responds to Hurricane Milton 2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District Commander Col. Brandon Bowman, along with Crisis Action Team Members Jake Edwards (blue shirt) and Thomas Spencer, study the map and delineate a plan to meet with several Emergency Management Chiefs before Hurricane Milton makes landfall. #USACE support for post-storm #Milton on his way to central Florida to preposition before the storm. Our number one priority continues to be the life, health, and safety of all who are affected by Hurricane Milton. USACE is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response to Hurricane Milton. 80 USACE personnel are deployed, coordinating with partners in the affected areas. Additionally, 20 USACE personnel are supporting response efforts via reach-back, and USACE has 170 contractor personnel deployed. #Milton24

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USACE responds to Hurricane Milton 2024

(Left to right) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District employees Alison Blitch, a Emergency Management Specialist and Kassie Murphy, a Biologist from Operations take notes during a Hurricane Milton preparation briefing in the Emergency Operations Center in Jacksonville, Fla. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is preparing to respond as needed and providing information on operational adjustments that will take place within the district. The Jacksonville District Emergency Operations Center is active, allowing the district to devote added attention to the response actions that might be necessary as Hurricane Milton impacts Florida. We have deployed staff to the state of Florida Emergency Operations Center and subject matter experts to areas around the state, and we are working closely with state and local officials to coordinate preparedness and response activities.

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Jacksonville District prepares for Hurricane Helene

The Jacksonville District Emergency Management Team briefs Col. Brandon Bowman during today's Commander's Update Brief on Tropical Storm Helene. The Emergency Operations Center is The Jacksonville District Emergency Management Team briefs Col. Brandon Bowman during today's Commander's Update Brief on Tropical Storm Helene. The Emergency Operations Center is fully operational and preparing for the pending storm.fully operational and preparing for the pending storm.

Maj. Matt Westcott Jacksonville District Deputy commander presents the Jacksonville District 2024 Leadership Development Program Class with certificates during a graduation ceremony Sept. 12, 2024, at Maggiano's Little Italy in Jacksonville’s Town Center in Jacksonville, Fla. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

Jacksonville District honors Next Level Leaders

Maj. Matt Westcott Jacksonville District Deputy commander (Center) presented the Jacksonville District 2024 Leadership Development Program Class with certificates during a graduation ceremony Sept. 12, 2024, at Maggiano's Little Italy in Jacksonville’s Town Center in Jacksonville, Fla. (USACE Photo by Mark Rankin)

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Overhead View of Port Mayaca Lock and Dam and Lake Okeechobee

Commander explains Lake Okeechobee Dry Season Strategy

During the height of hurricane emergency response efforts, our decisions were easy to reduce immediate impacts. Now, the question of how to manage all the water in Lake Okeechobee is upon us, and the solution is not an easy one.

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Chief of Engineers signs Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study

The 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, has signed the Chief's report containing recommendations to Congress for the Tampa Harbor Navigation Improvement Study for inclusion in the next Water Resources Development Act. If approved by Congress and included in the next Water Resources Development Act, separate appropriations will need to be passed to construct the project. (USACE photo by Corey Lanier)

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USACE commander signs Chief's report for Puerto Rico Coastal Storm Risk Management Study Project

(Center) Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signs the Chief’s Report for the Puerto Rico Coastal Storm Risk Management Study, recommending the study’s findings for authorization by Congress. (USACE photo)

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Col. Brandon L. Bowman assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, during a Change of Command ceremony held July 26 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, Jacoby Symphony Hall.

As Jacksonville District Commander, Bowman assumes responsibility for Florida's federal development of water resources. It includes the USACE's largest ecosystem restoration project - America's Everglades, the nation's most extensive regulatory program, and the largest federal coastal program in the United States.

Bowman assumes command of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District

Army Brig. Gen. Daniel Hibner, South Atlantic Division commander passes the organizational Colors to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District incoming commander Col. Brandon L. Bowman during an assumption of Command ceremony held July 26 at the Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts, Jacoby Symphony Hall. (USACE photo by Bri Sanchez) As Jacksonville District Commander, Bowman assumes responsibility for Florida's federal development of water resources. It includes the USACE's largest ecosystem restoration project - America's Everglades, the nation's most extensive regulatory program, and the largest federal coastal program in the United States.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Conservation Efforts to Protect Florida’s Gentle Giants

11/26/2024

JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Nov. 26, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has worked to maintain a vital refuge for manatees at Faka Union, a move that complements its mission to restore the...

USACE’s Operation Blue Roof contractors Install Final Blue Roof in Florida

11/20/2024

POINCIANA, Fla. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and its contractors commemorated the last day of Operation Blue Roof Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, installing the final blue roof in central...

USACE Commander visits the Volusia County shoreline areas within the forthcoming Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) study.

11/20/2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Commander Col. Brandon Bowman, Deputy Engineer Howie Gonzalez, and Water Resources Branch Chief Milan Mora met with county and city officials on the...

USACE Commander visits Daytona Beach Flood Risk Management (FRM) study area.

11/20/2024

USACE Jacksonville District Commander Col. Brandon Bowman, Deputy Engineer, Mr. Howie Gonzalez, and Chief of Water Resources Branch, Mr. Milan Mora, meet with City of Daytona Beach and Volusia County...

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issues scoping letter for comments on the Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency Section 203 Study – Broward Basins

12/6/2024

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 6, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District is beginning preparation of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document for the Central and...

Lake Okeechobee Recovery Operations Begin December 7

12/6/2024

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) -Jacksonville District will begin releases under Lake Okeechobee Recovery Operations December 7...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers seeks scoping comments on the Central and Southern Florida Flood Resiliency Section 203 Study – Broward Basins

12/4/2024

- CORRECTED -JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 4, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District announces a 30-day public National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) scoping comment...

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Conservation Efforts to Protect Florida’s Gentle Giants

11/26/2024

JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Nov. 26, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has worked to maintain a vital refuge for manatees at Faka Union, a move that complements its mission to restore the...

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USACE, SeaPort Manatee signing ceremony and tour

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Gary “Pogo” Campbell (from left) and William “Skip” Turner pause pre-dredge surveying in Manatee Harbor to greet Jacksonville District Commander, Col. James Booth, and his party as they tour port facilities Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo courtesy of SeaPort Manatee)

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