A Bald eagle swoops over the Cooper River Rediversion Project below the St. Stephen Dam, March 23, 2026. Eagles and other birds of prey are in the area year-round. This year, they have been joining in an all-you-can-eat buffet at the project, courtesy of the diadromous fish migrating up the Santee River from the Atlantic Ocean. The project is about 50 miles north of Charleston. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Scott Hyatt, Operations Division chief)

Cliff Costa, Military Program Manager (right), gives Brig. Gen. Zachary Miller (left), South Atlantic Division (SAD) commanding general, an aerial view of a Fort Jackson, S.C. project site, Feb. 18, 2026. The site is part of Charleston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ redesign of the 120th Adjutant General Reception Battalion’s footprint, which includes new buildings for in-processing and gear issue and a dining facility during the first phase of the project. The buildings should help the reception battalion increase efficiency in getting soldiers through their first step before starting basic combat training. That way, the U.S. Army can prioritize that saved time and other resources towards building lethality and cohesive teams coming through Fort Jackson.

Post 45 deepened the Charleston Harbor to a maximum depth of 52 feet, enabling Neo-Panamax (some of the world's largest ships) to call on the harbor. The Charleston Harbor is the deepest harbor on the east coast.

The Charleston District’s MILCON program is responsible for design and construction for the Army and Operation and Maintenance, including Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization, for the Army, Air Force, and other DOD agencies. Project managers work with project delivery teams in order to serve our military customers by providing the best facilities possible to support our Armed Forces. Fort Jackson, in Columbia, SC, is the primary location for the District’s military mission has built or renovated multiple barracks, dining facilities, battalion headquarters, ranges and a chaplaincy center in support of the 44,000 Soldiers at Fort Jackson.

Construction activities continue during the Grand Strand Renourishment project in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Jan. 22, 2026, during a site visit by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District. In December 2024, the Charleston District awarded a contract to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company to place approximately two million cubic yards of sand—equivalent to 200,000 dump trucks—along 26 miles of Myrtle Beach. Construction began on the northern end of North Myrtle Beach in December 2025. The $72 million project is fully funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is designed to reduce storm-related risks to life and infrastructure behind the dunes along the Grand Strand. The renourishment has performed as intended during recent storm events, including Hurricane Ian in 2022 and Hurricane Debby in 2024, reducing erosion and protecting coastal infrastructure.