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Public Affairs Officer, Lt. Lauren Chatmas, was the recipient of the Navy's Thompson-Ravitz Award for Junior Public Affairs Officer of the year. Lt. Lauren Chatmas photo

Mainer named Junior Public Affairs Officer of the Year

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The National Security Multi-Mission Vessel. Marad rendering

Biden budget to include funds for fifth state academy training vessel

Pamela Glass

NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Katrina on Aug. 28, 2005. NOAA image

‘Average’ Atlantic hurricane season to reflect more storms

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Barge grain — David Krapf photo

First quarter 2021 grain inspections rebound from 2020, USDA reports

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A screenshot of the virtual Women’s History Month meeting held Mar. 24, 2021. Pictured is the Moderator and Memphis District Counsel and Senior Legal Officer Suzy Weil (top row, fourth from left). Also shown are (not in order) Equal Employment Opportunity Chief Donnell Wright, Rock Island District Outreach and Customer Relations Specialist Angie Freyermuth, Memphis District Mechanical Engineer Erica Thomas, Memphis District Readiness and Contingency Operations Chief Kandi Waller, Memphis District Procurement Analyst TiJuana "TJ" Harris, and Memphis District Government Purchase Card Program Coordinator Carla Wells, as well as the people that joined to listen in on the discussion. USACE screenshot by Donnell Wright

Celebrating the valiant women of the Corps of Engineers

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The waters recede after a flood incident at the Locks and Dams 3 on the Monongahela River in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, during sunset, March 2, 2021. High water from snow melts and extended rain affected the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District on the Monongahela River in early March. Elizabeth Locks and Dams (L/D 3) was taken out of service as water entered the operating machinery and topped the lock walls. The average time of high-water stopping operation was 30 hours. The lock staff cleared mud and debris, and each lock was returned to service within eight hours of water receding. Elizabeth is one of the oldest functioning locks in the nation, 114 years old. Photo by Philip Delo, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

High water means high stakes for Pittsburgh locks, dams

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Vigor began work that is expected to continue into early January 2022. Ashleigh Whitney, U.S. Navy

Vigor begins work on $85 million Navy contract

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New Orleans Evergreen Arkadia — Port of New Orleans photo

NOAA launches two coastal models for mariner safety on West Coast, Gulf of Mexico

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USCG conducts passenger vessel inspections in Long Beach harbor — A Coast Guard vessel inspector examines a passenger vessel's operational, mechanical, and safety systems during an annual inspection in Long Beach, Calif., in 2016. Coast Guard photo

Comment period extended for passenger vessel safety management systems

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Engine room fire aboard the towboat City of Cleveland. Coast Guard photo

Complacency, lack of procedural compliance key issues in marine accidents, NTSB says

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barge-tows-transit-co-river-locks-matagorda-tx_usace — Biden's plan calls on Congress to invest an additional $17 billion in inland waterways, coastal ports, land ports of entry and ferries. Army Corps of Engineers photo

Biden's infrastructure plan includes money for waterways, ports, ferries

Pamela Glass

PHOTO - Port of Los Angeles - 042117 - NOAA - 1960x935 - LANDSCAPE — The Port of Los Angeles. NOAA photo

Marad to provide $230 million in funding for port infrastructure

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This screen capture from wheelhouse video on board the towing vessel Voyager shows the moment when the LPG tanker Genesis River struck Kirby's barge 30015T, March 10, 2019. Source: Kirby Inland Marine

Vessel speed a factor in 2019 Houston Ship Channel collision, NTSB says

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