https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil Portland District News RSS Feed en-us Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:20:00 GMT Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:49:29 GMT https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492572/portland-district-dive-office-oversees-critical-inspections-of-army-piers-in-ca/ The Portland District Office of Dive/ROV Operations and Safety led the Corps’ underwater execution of MOTCO’s pier inspections in California this summer. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Aug/22/2000754774/115/75/0/120326-A-PE395-003.JPG' alt='Through four cross-country mobilizations to MOTCO, the seven-person dive team utilized a surface-supplied SCUBA methodology to dive 95 times within nine weeks -- using 190 tanks of air to perform 285 hours of underwater work. The Portland District Office of Dive/ROV Operations and Safety led the Corps’ underwater execution of MOTCO’s pier inspections.' /> <br /> Tue, 03 Sep 2013 16:20:00 GMT Rick Benoit https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492572/portland-district-dive-office-oversees-critical-inspections-of-army-piers-in-ca/ navigation infrastructure