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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorates 200th anniversary of the Civil Works program

HQ USACE Public Affairs Office Published April 30, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is today commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Civil Works program.
USACE Biologist Embraces Adaptability and Passion in Her Role as Operations Liaison for the Key Bridge Response Team

By Jeremy Todd USACE-NAB Published April 30, 2024
Ariel Poirier, a biologist with USACE Baltimore, applies her passion for nature and expertise as an operations liaison in response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Corps of Engineers provides Maui wildfires recovery update
Bryan Bledsoe and Todd Newman take their expertise to Antarctica

Huntington District, West Virginia Published May 1, 2024
Two engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District, Bryan Bledsoe and Todd Newman, traveled to Antarctica to perform structural assessments at the request of National Science Foundation (NSF).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clears wreckage from Limited Access Channel in Port of Baltimore
ERDC’s Ship/Tow Simulator used to assist the Francis Scott Key Bridge Response

By Justus Reed, Public Affairs Specialist U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Published April 18, 2024
Francis Scott Key Bridge Response Unified Command is utilizing simulation resources from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) to test shipping runs around the Key Bridge accident site.
Baltimore Native Leads Coordination Efforts for US Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore in Key Bridge Response

By Jeremy Todd USACE-Baltimore Published April 23, 2024
In the heart of Baltimore, Kimberly Matthews, a design manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, stands at the forefront of disaster mitigation efforts, orchestrating a seamless coordination between USACE engineers and architectural engineering firms.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)–Enabled Wargaming Agent Training

US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Published April 18, 2024
Abstract: Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) work from the Engineer Research and Development Center Institute for Systems Engineering Research lever-aged deep reinforcement learning to develop intelligent systems (red team agents) capable of exhibiting credible behavior within a military course of action wargaming maritime framework infrastructure. Building from the FY21 research, this research effort sought to explore options to improve upon the wargaming framework infrastructure and to investigate opportunities to improve artificial intelligence (AI) agent behavior. Wargaming framework infrastructure enhancements included updates related to supporting agent training, leveraging high-performance computing resources, and developing infrastructure to support AI versus AI agent training and gameplay. After evaluating agent training across different algorithm options, Deep Q-Network–trained agents performed better compared to those trained with Advantage Actor Critic or Proximal Policy Optimization algorithms. Experimentation in varying scenarios revealed acceptable performance from agents trained in the original baseline scenario. By training a blue agent against a previously trained red agent, researchers successfully demonstrated the AI versus AI training and gameplay capability. Observing results from agent gameplay revealed the emergence of behavior indicative of two principles of war, which were economy of force and mass.
Empowering the Future: USACE Division CSM Visits U.S. Army Engineers in Kuwait

By Catherine Carroll U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Published April 17, 2024
In a significant event aimed at fostering professional growth among U.S. Army Engineer Regiment Soldiers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Command Sgt. Maj. Clifton D. Morehouse held an open forum discussion with active duty and reserve component engineer Soldiers deployed to Kuwait. The engagement offered a platform for non-commissioned officers to engage directly with one of USACE’s division level senior enlisted leaders, exploring the pivotal role of engineers in achieving Army objectives and the value of mentorship and professional development within the NCO ranks.

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