https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil Portland District News RSS Feed en-us Fri, 19 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:10:37 GMT https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/1219982/isis-potential-dam-collapse-make-deployment-memorable/ Richard Benoit, Portland District dive team proponent and program manager, has been deployed for more than a year, first to Afghanistan and now to Iraq. This is his seventh overseas deployment, but his first to the Middle East, where he is serving as the Corps’ dive safety officer and dive safety inspector for the Mosul Dam rehabilitation and repair project.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/20/2001765596/115/75/0/161022-A-EZ675-0001.JPG' alt='Richard Benoit, Portland District dive team proponent and program manager, has been deployed for more than a year, first to Afghanistan and now to Iraq to inspect underwater tunnels and steel structures at Mosul Dam. (Corps of Engineers Photo)' /> <br /> Fri, 19 May 2017 04:00:00 GMT Tom Conning, Public Affairs Specialist https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/1219982/isis-potential-dam-collapse-make-deployment-memorable/ volunteer https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492574/volunteerism-the-unexpected-gifts-of-giving/ Corps volunteer James Browne has volunteered every summer at Bonneville for nine years, and shares a reflection on his volunteer experiences.<br/> Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:49:00 GMT James Browne https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492574/volunteerism-the-unexpected-gifts-of-giving/ volunteer https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492567/corps-recognizes-partnership-excellence-of-upper-rogue-watershed-association/ The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Northwestern Division recognized the Upper Rogue Watershed Association as its nominee for the Corps’ 2012 Excellence in Partnerships Award in a ceremony April 1 in Shady Cove, Ore.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Apr/02/2000754978/115/75/0/130319-A-JM613-008.JPG' alt='Members of the Upper Rogue Watershed Association and the Oregon Hunters Association worked diligently to pull the invasive species Scotch broom from important fish and big game habitat in the fields and banks of Elk Creek.' /> <br /> Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:35:00 GMT Chad Stuart https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Media/Feature-Stories/Article/492567/corps-recognizes-partnership-excellence-of-upper-rogue-watershed-association/ Rogue River award environment volunteer