Corps Connection Episode 5

Credit: Patrick Bloodgood | Date Taken: 02/16/2021
In this month’s episode we highlight the St. Paul District as they talk about safety on the ice. The Philadelphia District is working along the East Coast in Absecon Island New Jersey, placing more than 2 million cubic yards of sand along the shore. The Engineering with Nature team talks about using Mangroves to protect coastal shorelines, and our Engineering Research and Development Center, is actively researching ways to restore oyster reefs along the Gulf Coast. Our Southwestern Division gives an overview of the Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Program. And Finally, the Pacific Ocean Division Commander, Col. Kirk Gibbs talks with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Chief of Staff, Major General Ronald Clark about the civil rights movement and the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Day. learn more about the Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Program at www.swd.usace.army.mil