AUGUST 13, 2026 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is currently rehabilitating two cranes used for the past 84 years to position the steel gates that manage water output at the Loyalhanna Dam in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania. In 1942, as the United States was redirecting its steel, machinery, labor and federal resources toward World War II, some plans were put … [Read more...]

AUGUST 12, 2026 — A select group of West Point cadets spent the week at Fort Rucker gaining an early, in-depth look at Army Aviation through a new developmental program aimed at preparing high-potential future leaders long before they reach the branching process. Capt. Austin LaChance, the aviation branch representative at the U.S. Military Academy and officer in charge for … [Read more...]

AUGUST 11, 2026 — Joint Task Force-Bravo collaborated with Panama’s Ministerio de Salud to host a Medical Readiness Training exercise from Aug. 4-7, at Escuela Altos de los Lagos in Colón, Panama, during the Panamanian-led multinational exercise, PANAMAX 2026. The event was planned and coordinated with several partner agencies over the months leading up to PANAMAX. … [Read more...]

AUGUST 11, 2026 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Company will begin the largest dredging operation on the Great Lakes this fall. This year’s dredging of Toledo Harbor’s federal navigation channel – which requires the largest quantity of material to be dredged from any Great Lakes harbor – is part … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2026 - Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France. Shemin was born Oct. 14, 1896, in New York City. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bayonne, New Jersey. He was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Harris and Bessie Shemin. He had one sibling, … [Read more...]