22 Feb 2018

Engineering Day at Marshall University

Marshall University hosted Engineer's Day at the Student Union on February 21, 2018. The event kicked off with a speech from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District's Commander, Colonel Philip M. Secrist III.

14 Feb 2018

Bolivar Receives Best Dam Safety Rating

The Bolivar Dam Rehabilitation Project, which was completed in October 2017, nearly 18 months ahead of schedule and $18 million under budget has, now been given the Corps' highest possible safety rating.

1 Feb 2018

Huntington District Unmanned Aerial System Support to Task Force Power

The Huntington District has deployed an Unmanned Aerial System team in support of Task Force Power to assess the damage to electric transmission and distribution lines in remote areas where access is limited by the steep and densely vegetated terrain. The team utilizes the Lockheed Martin Indago 2 Unit with the ION HD Inspection Payload with a 30X Optical Zoom. In addition to real time video feed to the hand control unit, it also possess the ability to stream video to secure internet links based on the availability of high speed cellular in that location.