3 Sep 2013

Portland District dive office oversees critical inspections of Army piers in California

The Portland District Office of Dive/ROV Operations and Safety led the Corps’ underwater execution of MOTCO’s pier inspections in California this summer.

30 Aug 2013

District takes Dam Safety exercises to community partners

The District’s Dam Safety and Readiness sections are following an aggressive schedule of internal drills, but are also traveling to the Rogue and Willamette basins and the Columbia Gorge this summer to hold project familiarization sessions and tabletop exercises with local and county emergency managers and responders.

26 Aug 2013

Highlights in the history of military women

Highlights in the history of military women, courtesy of the Women in Military Service to America Memorial Foundation, Inc.

26 Aug 2013

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.

20 Aug 2013

Cranes take the loads off and up and over

Omnipresent cranes do the heavy lifting around Corps projects, like strong workhorses on a pioneer farm. All Corps dams have one. The spillway gates at Bonneville Dam and other dams need them, and they slice the horizon of almost every Corps construction project.

16 Aug 2013

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.