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  • December

    Illinois Waterway Maintenance Crew members, Craig Williams, Cory Bowen and Mark Hanson remove the pintle ball and bushing from the lower right sector gate at T.J. O'Brien Lock.

    Sector Gates Raised After 35 Years

    For the first time in 35 years, the 255,000-pound sector gates at the Thomas J. (T.J.) O’Brien Lock and Dam are being raised and repaired as part of a critical maintenance project designed to rehabilitate the 54-year-old facility. T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam is a unit of the Illinois Waterway Navigation System and is located at the entrance to Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois.

  • November

    Damage to roller gate 5 at Locks and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River.

    Roller Gate Requires Swift Repair

    The Rock Island District spends a majority of its annual appropriations operating and maintaining the expansive lock and dam system on the Upper Mississippi River. Much of the maintenance performed on this infrastructure is planned and scheduled while some comes as a surprise. An incident in July brought about some maintenance needs in the form of the latter when a roller gate at Locks and Dam 14 was damaged.

  • October

    Davenport Seawall and Intercepter Sewer connection #15

    Government Interceptor Sewer Cleanout

    The federally constructed underground interceptor sewer system that collects and drains storm water

  • Award Winning Project Delivery Team

    The Marseilles Dam Emergency Response, Illinois Waterway Project Delivery Team (PDT) was recently

  • September

    Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) Jo Ellen Darcy talks with District employees Anthony Heddlesten, Jim Bartek, Roger Less and District Commander Col. Mark Deschenes about the Red Rock Hydroelectric Project.

    Red Rock Hydroelectric Project Gets Underway

    The second-largest hydroelectric plant in Iowa is officially under construction after a ceremonial groundbreaking Aug. 13 at Red Rock Dam near Pella, Iowa. Representatives from the Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) hosted the event to showcase plans for the new facility which is scheduled to be completed in spring 2018.

  • August

    Change of Command for Mississippi Valley Division

    VICKSBURG, Miss., August 20, 2014 – In a formal change of command ceremony, Brigadier General Peter A. “Duke” DeLuca will transfer command of the Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to Brigadier General Michael C. Wehr, Friday, August 29. The ceremony will be officiated by the Corps' Chief of Engineers, Lieutenant General Thomas Bostick, and will take place at 10:00 a.m. in the Vicksburg Convention Center.

  • Andrew Leichty Named U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2014 Project Manager of the Year

    A member of the Rock Island District has been recognized as one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers top performers. Andrew Leichty, from the Program Management Branch, was awarded USACE Project Manager of the Year by the Corps’ Program and Project Management Community of Practice.

  • Crews Clean Up Mess on the Mighty Mississippi

    The Mississippi and its tributaries, like the Des Moines and Iowa Rivers, are just starting to recover from high water. During flooding events, large amounts of debris will be fl ushed out of the river system and can be seen floating downstream from almost anywhere along the banks. When people talk about cleaning up after a Mississippi River flood, they usually talk of lots of mud, some piles of sand and a few stray logs here and there but employees from locks on the lower half of the District have a different idea of river clean up after a flood.
  • Structures Specialist Josh Cackley, has advanced level trainging in how to prepare for rescue engineering during a disaster.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Urban Search and Rescue Program Supports Rescue Engineering

    Two engineers from the Rock Island District belong to a unique team of engineers who stand ready to

  • March

    Can raising the gates of navigation dams lower the Mississippi River and prevent flooding?

    Over the years, the operation of the Corps' navigation dams has been questioned prior to or during a flood on the Mississippi River. Many times we are asked, "Why doesn't the Corps of Engineers raise the gates on the Mississippi River dams to reduce the pool levels (lower the river) now before the snow melt and spring rains to reduce the amount of flooding?"

  • January

    Randy Braley shakes hands with Col. Mark Deschenes, Rock Island District Commander, after being awarded the Order of the de Fleury Medal Dec. 9 for his service and support as the Kabul Area office, Afghanistan resident engineer and for his 32-years as a Corps of Engineers employee.

    Randy Braley receives Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal

    Randy Braley, civil engineer, Construction Branch, Engineering and Construction Division, was awarded the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District Commander, Col. Mark Deschenes, during an awards ceremony Dec. 9 at the Naval Reserve Center on Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Ill.
  • Hoses and other necessary equipment were lugged up and down escalators to aide in the unwatering mission.

    USACE PDT of the Year for Honor – Joint Task Force - Unwatering

    After a whirlwind emergency response effort following Hurricane Sandy, the Joint Task Force - Unwatering Project Delivery Team was chosen as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2013 Project Delivery Team of the Year for Honor.

  • December-January Tower Times

    The December-January Tower Times.