13 Nov 2012

Supporting America's Heroes

The Interagency and International Support (IIS) program provides technical assistance to

13 Nov 2012

Digging into Post 45

The Charleston District manages many projects in the public eye that have crucial impacts on our

13 Nov 2012

Permitting Nuclear Energy

By Richard Darden, PhD, biologistSouth Carolina’s population is growing and faces increasing energy

13 Nov 2012

Living Life a Little Different

The Charleston District is proud of its employees who continue to volunteer to deploy to Afghanistan

13 Nov 2012

Feeding 5,200 Soliders in 90 Minutes

2012 was another huge year for the military construction program at the Charleston District.

13 Nov 2012

Managing the Permitting Process

When one thinks of historic rice fields, images of vast expanses of wetlands full of waterfowl,

13 Nov 2012

How do we meet our clients' versatile needs?

The Charleston District is a district on the rise and is continually reaching new milestones. In

6 Nov 2012

Charleston District FY12 Year in Review

Civil WorksCharleston Harbor Awarded maintenance dredging contract of the Charleston Harbor Upper

26 Jul 2012

Interagency Teams Working Together

So what is Silver Jackets? Silver Jackets teams are collaborative, state-led, interagency teams,

26 Jul 2012

There’s No Place Like Home

“This new BTC complex will greatly enhance the Soldiers overall training experience and provide them

26 Jul 2012

Post 45 Feasibility Study Celebrates a Successful First Year

June 20th marked the anniversary of the signing of the Feasibility Cost-Sharing Agreement between

16 Jul 2012

Engineering an Oyster's Royal Home

What is an oyster castle? An oyster castle is designed to be an instant habitat for oyster spat and

16 Jul 2012

Charleston District Website Gets a Facelift

As you can see, the Charleston District website has recently undergone a major facelift. What used

16 Jul 2012

Mission: Prepared

Hurricane season kicked off June 1st and to prepare for it, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

16 Jul 2012

Striding Towards the Future

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District, Santee Cooper and Orangeburg County hosted a

16 Apr 2012

Harnessing the Energy of the Sun

In an effort to save energy associated with domestic hot water usage, the contractor for the Quad DFAC constructed a solar water heating system known as the Sun Equinox, which uses a vacuum tube array-type solar panel that will provide a 30% savings in energy costs.

16 Apr 2012

Safety and Life at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan

Normally, I am the safety officer for the Charleston District, but I am currently deployed to

16 Apr 2012

United States' Largest Hopper Dredge Takes Charleston Harbor

Recently, the United States’ largest trailing suction hopper dredge, the Glenn Edwards, spent

16 Apr 2012

Charleston District Meets with SC Delegation

Every February, the President delivers his annual budget to Congress. That budget contains the

16 Apr 2012

Spawning a Continued Relationship

In St. Stephen, SC, the Charleston District finished construction of the Cooper River Rediversion