• October

    Despite the Rain JAX- Strong Team Shined

    The weather in Downtown Jacksonville was dreary, with clouds overhead and a persistent drizzle, but that couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 21 members of the USACE Jacksonville District’s JAX-Strong team. They arrived at James Weldon Johnson Park with one goal in mind for The Baldwin Group Corporate 5k: to run hard and have fun.
  • September

    USACE sets the Pace with Completion of Everglades EAA 10A Project

    SOUTH BAY, Fla. (Sept. 25, 2025) —--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District, celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony for the completion of Contract 10A for the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) Reservoir Project with its federal, state, and local partners in South Bay, Fla today.
  • Finding Leadership in Synergy

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 18, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District celebrated the completion and graduation of the 2025 Leadership Development Program Course during a ceremony at district headquarters at the Prudential Building on Jacksonville’s Southbank.
  • ASA visits Jacksonville Districts' South Florida EAA Project

    SOUTH BAY, Fla. – The Honorable Adam Telle, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and Maj. Gen. Jason Kelly, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, visited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District keynote project at the Central Everglades Planning Project Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) phase Aug. 22, 2025.
  • August

    South Atlantic Division commander leaves Jacksonville District in sync with District's 'people and projects'

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (SAD) South Atlantic Division, Brig. Gen. Zachary L. Miller visited the Jacksonville District and multiple projects in South Florida.
  • Jacksonville District’s Ashley Foster Named USACE Emergency Manager of the Year

    Ashley Foster, an Emergency Management Specialist with the Jacksonville District, was named the 2024 USACE Emergency Management Specialist of the Year. She is recognized primarily for taking on additional workloads, revamping Jacksonville’s Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC) Planning Section and through her efforts in recruiting, training and leveraging technology.
  • Setting the pace (and the bar) high; USACE Jacksonville District’s Canaveral Sand Bypass Project recognized as one of America’s Best Restored Beaches in 2025

    Recently recognized as one of America’s Best Restored Beaches in 2025, by the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA), the Canaveral Sand Bypass project (CSB) in Brevard County, was lauded for effective management of an entire coastal system that supports wildlife, national security, space operations, commerce, tourism, and recreation, while simultaneously demonstrating how multiple entities (public, private, military) can work together in providing innovative solutions to the complex problem set often plaguing delicate coastal ecosystems and their surrounding communities.
  • July

    Jacksonville District Construction Team enhances partnerships to support military and civil works missions

    In a discussion with Gene Morisani, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Chief of the Construction Division talks about District Construction Division’s ongoing construction projects in Florida, that primarily focus’ on ecosystem restoration, coastal storm risk management, and navigation improvements that keep this well-oiled machine running.
  • June

    Go jump in a lake?   478th Civil Affairs Battalion glad to oblige  

    LAKE OKEECHOBEE --U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 478th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne) and paratroopers assigned to the British 4th Parachute Regiment, conducted land and water airborne operations during Lagoon Leap 2025, in Homestead Air Base and a Deliberate Water Jump into Lake Okeechobee Fla., May 14-16th, 2025.
  • Jacksonville District’s Brigida Sanchez Selected for ERDC University

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – Brigida Sanchez, a multimedia specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District, has been selected for the 2025 session of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).
  • Jacksonville District Engineer promoted to Army Captain

    MAYPORT, Fla. - May 31, 2025 - This week at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District celebrates the promotion of 1st Lt. Peyton Pisacane to the rank of Army Captain in a ceremony officiated by U.S. Army Maj. Matthew Westcott, deputy commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District at the Sea glass Club on Naval Air Station Mayport.
  • May

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers MURDEN Dredges Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

    GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA (May 12, 2025)–Waterway Navigation is the U. S Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) earliest Civil Works mission. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, called upon the Wilmington District’s Dredge MURDEN for an innovative mission to help clear critical shoaling to maintain safe and efficient navigation conditions for military and commercial vessels in the harbor.
  • Duuuuuuval's Dynamic Duo: The Jacksonville District and the Jacksonville Jaguars team up to tackle invasive species and plant dune vegetation

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. May, 9, 2025- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District teamed up with the Jacksonville Jaguars to take on invasive species and plant dune vegetation near Hanna Park, as part of the Duval County Shore Protection Project.
  • April

    Nassau County Shore Protection Project leverages in-house engineering expertise to efficiently fortify Fernandina Beach

    JACKSONVILLE Fla. (April 1, 2025) - Recently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District awarded an approximately $20 million contract for the second iteration of Fernandina Beach renourishment following Hurricane Nicole, for the Nassau County Shore Protection Project (SPP).
  • February

    Teamwork makes the dream work: A South Atlantic Division “fab collab” addresses coastal storm risk management in Charlotte County

    JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Feb. 28, 2025) A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers multi-district team from the South Atlantic Division survey storm damages to Manasota Key, Fla. and host public meetings in partnership with Charlotte County Civil Works for the upcoming Charlotte County Coastal Storm Risk Management study.
  • Jacksonville District Engineers partner with SAME for Engineering Career Day

    JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Feb. 21, 2025) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), in partnership with The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Jacksonville Post, hosted an Engineering Career Day for area Jacksonville high school students at the Jacksonville Public Main Library.
  • December

    Generosity Today Builds a Brighter Tomorrow

    As the 2024 holiday season ends, the spirit of giving is still ongoing. There’s no better way to wrap up your year of charitable donations than to contribute to the Jacksonville District’s Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) drive.
  • November

    USACE Conservation Efforts help Protect Florida’s Gentle Giants

    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 Everglades ecosystem while safeguarding vulnerable wildlife.
  • USACE’s Operation Blue Roof contractors Install Final Blue Roof in Florida

    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 Florida as part of recovery efforts following Hurricane Milton. This marks the end of the Operation Blue Roof program that provided temporary roofing protection to Florida homes damaged by Milton. The program covered more than 8,296 roofs and collected 11,502 Rights of Entries (ROES) from multiple counties throughout Florida.
  • USACE Commander visits the Volusia County shoreline areas within the forthcoming Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) study.

    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 Volusia County shoreline to see areas within the forthcoming Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) study. The CSRM studies determine the harmful impacts of coastal storms by reducing vulnerabilities, enhancing resilience, and protecting lives, property, and natural resources. The Jacksonville District received Congressional authority to study the shoreline along Volusia County in 2000 and has requested funding to start the study in Fiscal Year 25. (USACE photo by JP Rebello)