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  • March

    Liza Wells, deputy district engineer, Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has had a long and impressive career of “firsts.” In May 2021, Wells became the first woman to serve as deputy district engineer—the most senior civilian at the organization. She was also the first female chief of the district’s Engineering and Construction Division, its Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch, and its Hydraulic Design Section.

    Incredible women of Portland District

    Women play a vital role in developing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and this great nation. They serve across all career paths in USACE, as leaders and supervisors, engineers and rangers, scientists, and administrators, to name a few. The progress made is astonishing when you consider that in 1903, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employed just three female clerks and it wasn’t until World War II that two women broke into engineering positions within the Corps. Today, 26 percent of the Portland District workforce are women and while all positions in the Army are open to women, only 18 percent of the total Army is female. Those numbers reflect the progress we still need to make.

  • February

    The Oregonian recognized the Corps' efforts to save the downtown Portland area from the flooding.

    Containing the Flood of 1996

    One of the biggest floods the Portland District faced in the late 20th century occurred in February 1996 and caused millions of dollars in damage to the region. The District played a crucial role in combating this flood 's impact through a variety of short-term and long-term activities.

  • August

    Carol Franson is a Regulatory project manager in the Eugene field office. She has worked for the Portland District for 12 years. The opportunity to travel prompted Carol Franson to join the Navy in 1970, a decade during which the military underwent many cultural changes in relation to the nation’s shifting social attitudes and expectations. She served as a personnelman near the end of the Vietnam War and was at the front gate of her base recording the Admiral’s interactions with protesters; saw nuclear weapons removed from the base after the war; and made the local news in San Jose, Calif., in 1976 as one of the first women who were allowed to remain in the military when she became pregnant. Toward the end of her pregnancy she had to wear civilian clothes, because the Navy did not design maternity uniforms until 1978.

    Women veterans’ history: Value of military experience evident in service to the Corps

    Women veterans in the Portland District who served in different military branches during different periods of women’s recent military history tell their stories, rightfully proud of their service to our nation.

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