Building Strong

USACE is turning a pile of construction debris into an environmental treasure. Patrick Bloodgood reports. There are sound bites from Craig Seltzer, Biologist Norfolk District, David Mergen, Environmental Scientist, City of Chesapeake and Majorie Mayfield Jackson, Director, Elizabeth River Project.

Package about the Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP) for military families who sold their homes at a loss due to relocation. Produced by Mary. M. Cochran.

Package about the Permafrost Tunnel, an active underground geological lab run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Alaska. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

Package about the Army Corps of Engineers providing assistance to the Eskimo tribes that live in the coastal communities in Alaska. Produced by Mary Cochran.

Package about how the Corps of Engineers' Geospatial Center is helping troops downrange know the terrain they are fighting on. Produced by Mary M. Cochran.

Package of members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assisting the commmunity residents of the Red River Valley with the rising flood waters in the area by constructing clay levees while residents fill and place sand bags in the effort. Produced by Jay Field. Flood10

Package about the GRD Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking time for community outreach while preparing for a refurbishment project that will provide clean drinking water for 2500 people. Produced Mary M. Cochran.

Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District has bolstered protection from annual spring flooding on the Red River Valley of the northern plains. An early spring thaw gave the engineers little time to build temporary emergency levees, but the work was completed ahead of schedule. Now, flood officials watch and wait for the rise and fall of the Red River. Produced by Jay Fields...

Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Bagram, Afghanistan whose key projects are designed to accommodate larger aircraft and build dormitory style living quarters. Produced by Jay Heusinkveld.

Package of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers installing solar power panels which will provide 41 percent of office energy needs at parks across California. Produced John Prettyman.

Package made from "Owls move into new Air Force lodging Facility" b-roll about a family of barn owls, mom, dad and three babies have taken up residence inside hollow steel tubing in the new 220 room Langley Air Force Base Visitors Lodging Facility, which is currently under construction. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood. Also available in high definition.

Package about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clearing construction debris along the shore of the Elizabeth River in Chesapeake, Va. and restoring saltwater wetlands in the area. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood. Produced by Mary Cochran. Includes a soundbite from Craig Seltzer, USACE biologist. Also available in high definition.

USACE Construction in Afghanistan is putting safety first. Hank Heusinkveld introduces us to one man who is helping make that happen.

This edition features a story about Afghan construction workers staying on top of safety practices. Produced by Hank Heusinkveld.

This edition features a story on a groundbreaking of a project that will reduce the risk of levee failure. The project is being done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also available in high definition.

This edition features a story on a groundbreaking of a project that will reduce the risk of levee failure. The project is being done by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also available in high definition.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is in the process of shipping a 750,000-pound generator and 500,000-pound turbine through the Tennessee River Navigation System bound for the John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant in Hawkins County, and it passed through the Chickamauga Lock here Sept. 29, 2010.

This edition features a story about Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), visiting Wiesbaden, Germany, to inspect quality and thank Corps of Engineer workers. Produced by Mary Cochran.

This edition features a story on the constant construction in at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, known locally as Camp Commando. Produced by Mary Cochran.

This edition features a story on a pair of owls that have taken up residence inside a new visitor's building being built on Langley Air Force Base. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.

This edition features a story on a pair of owls that have taken up residence inside a new visitor's building being built on Langley Air Force Base. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.

Package of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers inspecting the Gathright Dam in Alleghany County, Virginia. Produced by Patrick Bloodgood. Soundbites from Bill Siple, Leonard Jones, Philip Wunderly.

This edition features a story on the Army Air Force exchange troop store located at Fort Lee, Va. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood

B-roll of a tornado touching down on October 26, 2010 at the Chickamauga Lock at approximately 5:45 p.m., destroying two maintenance trailers and damaging a government vehicle and the roof and electrical systems at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resident Office. This is the upstream view of the tornado from Chickamauga Lock. (Security System Video)

This edition features a story on the Gathright Dam in Va. Hosted by Patrick Bloodgood.