The Vicksburg Engineer District has announced the selection of Maurice Gilmore as the new chief of the Mat Sinking Unit. In his new position, Gilmore will oversee a crew of… Read More
Vicksburg Engineer District
The Vicksburg Engineer District held a ship-out ceremony at the Vicksburg Harbor on July 18 to commemorate the deployment of the Mat Sinking Unit for its annual season of revetment. Read More
Col. Robert Hilliard transferred command of the Vicksburg Engineer District to Col. Christopher Klein in a formal change of command ceremony June 15 at district headquarters in Vicksburg, Miss. Klein… Read More
• Andrea Williams has been named the Memphis Engineer District’s Operations Division chief. She is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the physical support branch to include the Ensley… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District recognized recent retiree Kent Parrish at its annual Engineers Day awards ceremony June 1. Parrish, who retired in December 2021, was awarded the Bronze Order of… Read More
Col. Stephen Murphy, commander of the New Orleans Engineer District, officially announced June 8 his decision to push the pending closure of Old River Lock to August 30, two weeks… Read More
The Dredge Jadwin, with a crew of about 50 Vicksburg Engineer District team members, left Vicksburg Harbor May 10 for its annual dredging season along the Mississippi River. Vicksburg Engineer… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District announced March 25 the temporary closure of Thatcher Lock & Dam, the northernmost navigation structure on the Ouachita River near Camden, Ark., due to high water… Read More
Officials with the Vicksburg Engineer District’s Thatcher Lock & Dam, the northernmost navigation structure on the Ouachita River in Arkansas, first noticed something wrong at the structure in late October… Read More
Last summer, people living along the Mississippi River from its confluence with the Ohio all the way down to Baton Rouge, La., might have seen a strange sight: a helicopter… Read More
