Building Strong

Lake Tahoe, famous for its clear, blue water, is one of America's greatest natural treasures. But for decades its water quality and clarity have been in decline. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of many agencies working to help "Keep Tahoe Blue". By restoring streams in the Tahoe watershed to their natural condition, water going into the lake will carry less sediment, helping maintain Tahoe's prized clarity. Soundbites from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Roy Ranne, Katie Huff, Stan Hill. Produced by John Prettyman. Also available in high definition.

Workers on the dredge Alaska, owned and operated by the Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Illinois, pump sand from off-shore of Tybee Island, Georgia, onto the beach. Under contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, the company removes beach-quality sand from the ocean floor and pumps it to the beach where construction workers place the sand in the most advantageous locations to protect the dunes and property from damage caused by passing storms. The project has the additional benefit of enhancing the beach for public use. Storm protection is also known as beach renourishment. The project will run from mid-October through December 2014 (Video by George Jumara).

American Bald Eagles made a comeback in the upper Cumberland region of Tennessee and Kentucky thanks to an Eagle Restoration Program conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. This report looks back at how the Corps and its partners worked together to restore nesting populations atop a hacking tower on the shoreline of Dale Hollow Lake between 1987 and 1991. (USACE Video by Leon Roberts)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed a report detailing the results of a two-year study to address coastal storm and flood risk to vulnerable populations, property, ecosystems, and infrastructure affected by Hurricane Sandy in the United States' North Atlantic region.

This, the North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study, is designed to help local communities better understand changing flood risks associated with climate change and to provide tools to help those communities better prepare for future flood risks. It builds on lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy and attempts to bring to bear the latest scientific information available for state, local, and tribal planners.

The Portland District has one of the Nation's most comprehensive and diversified civil works programs. Covering most of Oregon and southwestern Washington, Portland District operates locks and dams along the Columbia River, manages dams in the Willamette Valley for flood damage reduction, maintains Oregon's coastal rivers for navigation, and leads the Nation in hydropower generation, all while ensuring equal attention to environmental protection and restoration, fish and wildlife enhancement and recreation.

The USAF Band Max Impact just rocked‬ a 90-day ‪deployment‬ to the U.S. Central Command theater of operations as part of the U.S. Air Forces Central Command Band. Highlighted in the video, ‪Max Impact's tour accomplished key command priorities by ‪‎Inspiring‬ ‪‎US‬ & ‪Coalition‬ ‪‎Service members‬ at 9 bases, partnering with the USO in Dubai and working with U.S. Embassy - Jordan & U.S. Embassy Cairo to develop relationships‬ around the region.

U.S. Marines and soldiers of 7 participating nations in Exercise Agile Spirit 2017 came together for interoperability traning in Orpholo, Georgia. Army Private Arrian Matos tells us Agile Spirit 2017 consists of NATO allies and partners training together to build stronger ties. (Web Version).

Social Media Piece of Agile Spirit 2017.

Facebook: @EUCOM, @USMCFEA, @tblisi.usembassy

Twitter: @US_EUCOM, @MarForEur_Af, @tblisi.usembassy, @USMC

This edition features a story on USACE fighting invasive plant species in Florida. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood.

This edition features a story on

USACE who is fighting invasive pant species that threaten navigation and other plant life. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood.

This edition features a story on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to help build and maintain habitat for an endangered species that nests along our waterways. Produced by Mary Cochran.