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  • August

    Establishing a Work/Life Balance

    Summer has almost come to an end. School is starting again soon. This means the end of our

  • July

    The Charleston District has nine Eagle Scouts in our approximately 250 employees. Each of these Eagle Scouts has a different story about their experience.

    A Scout is...

    A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty,
  • Family Readiness isn't just about supporting our deployed personnel. When Brandan Scully went to work in Huntsville, Al. for four months, the Family Readiness Network supported him and his family. Then, after he returned, a house fire set him back, but the FRN was there for him again.

    Family Readiness is more than you know

    When you think of Family Readiness, I am sure you think it only pertains to deployed personnel and
  • Maj. Nathan Molica bio picture

    What makes a good leader?

    “I feel there are many components to leadership; the most important ones to me are integrity,
  • The St. Stephen Powerhouse generates enough power to power 40,000 homes on the Santee Cooper power grid. Recently, the meter on the generators hit the 1,000,000 megawatt hours produced mark and rolled over back to zero. This is the sixth time this has happened in the history of the powerhouse.

    Rolling Over

    Earlier this year, the Charleston District’s St. Stephen Powerhouse hydropower units hit 999,999
  • The regulatory team recently took a site visit to the mitigation sites proposed for the proposed Haile Gold Mine project. The sites would be used to complete restoration and enhancement projects to make up for filling wetlands on the proposed project site.

    Immerse Yourself

    The plumes of dust flying through the air didn’t seem to bother the radiant butterflies floating
  • Charleston is surrounded by water. Many people choose to spend their free time out on their boat in the water. Before you take your boat out with family and friends, make sure you do a safety check to ensure your boat is ready for the water.

    Don't hang your boat out to dry

    How many times have you been ready for a great day out on the water, but when you put your boat in,
  • Hurricane season is here and it's important to be prepared well-before a storm actually hits so you can be ready when the time comes. Our Safety Officer went on TV to discuss hurricane season and how you need to be prepared.

    Always ready to respond

    While hurricane season is only from June 1st to November 30th, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Hurricane season is here and it's important to be prepared well-before a storm actually hits so you can be ready when the time comes.

    Handy Hurricane Help

    The wind is howling; rain is pouring through the windows; trees are falling down all around you!
  • The Charleston District recently acquired a Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) system that allows us to get detailed imagery of the topography of our projects. The survey team mounted the LiDAR onto an ATV and created the RAMbLr (Rapid Assessment Mobile LiDAR) which enables them to take quick assessments of project conditions.

    Meet the RAMbLr

    The Charleston District’s survey section is no stranger to using advanced visualization technologies
  • The Charleston District has a Job Order Contract (JOC) in place that allows smaller projects to be completed by a single contractor without new contracts being awarded each time. A JOC is awarded for a set amount of money and once projects have totaled that amount, the JOC is done. This allows smaller projects to be done quicker without having to go through the whole contracting process each time.

    Serving our customer; no job too small

    Updating security systems, replacing carpeting and installing access ladders are all small projects

  • June

    Keishon Skinner takes part in the Gateway to Technology program at Sedgefield Middle School, which develops hands-on STEM curricula for students. Skinner entered a bridge building competition through the program to learn more about STEM.

    Leading the Way

    To put student’s education into action, Project Lead the Way, a non-profit organization, was created
  • Matthew Grajewski is a cadet at Clemson University. He spent a few days shadowing our district commander at the Charleston District to learn more about engineering in USACE.

    Making Connections

    On March 12, I took a break from classes at Clemson University to shadow at the U.S. Army Corps of
  • The Water Use Law class from the College of Charleston came to visit the Folly Beach Shore Protection Project to learn about the details and different issues the project had had, because that was the nature of their course. The students learned about the project at the town hall and then visited the project site.

    Cougars Pounce on Folly Beach

    Students from College of Charleston’s Water Use Law class took a rare field trip to Folly Beach to
  • The Citadel held a job fair for its night class students to learn about engineering jobs in the area. Max Carroll and Charleston District Deputy Commander Maj. John O'Brien attended the event to discuss job opportunities at the Charleston District.

    Recruiting America's Future Engineers

    What do you get when Clemson University, North Carolina State University, local construction/A&E
  • The Citadel held a bridge building competition for students to see who could build the lightest bridge that would support a 100 pound load.

    Testing a Load

    Picture frames, birdhouses and pencil holders are a few items that can be made from craft sticks and
  • The Charleston District visited the construction class at Timberland High School to teach them the skills they would need when interviewing for jobs and being on the job site. Students later visited our St. Stephen Powerhouse and fish hatchery to learn more about the environmental work we do.

    Building the Future

    Greeted by the sounds of sawing, hammering and drilling as they entered the construction class at
  • Auburn Jeffries spoke on the phone with USACE Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick about STEM and his experience in the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. She is the daughter of the Charleston District chief of corporate communications and interviewed Bostick for a research paper.

    S.T.E.M. on the Line

    Only 12 percent of engineers in the U.S. are women so it’s no wonder, according to the Girl Scout
  • The Charleston District has partnered with the South Carolina State Ports Authority to go into classrooms and teach them about STEM through the Post 45 deepening project. Students do activities which show them the different aspects of the study and allow them to develop solutions.

    Putting Students to the Test

    Lowcountry middle school students are transforming into engineers, economists and other roles as
  • Students had a great time examining a sea turtle shell when they came to Folly Beach to learn about the renourishment project. Students learned about the engineering aspects as well as the environmental aspects of the project, such as protecting sea turtles.

    Storming Through Folly Beach

    As students walked up to the pipes spewing sand and water and bulldozers pushing sand up the dunes,