31 May 2026

Storm-Tested: Army Engineers Bring Hope to Saipan After Typhoon Sinlaku

(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers story and photos by Francisco G. Hamm) As a child in the Philippines, he remembers storms so loud they shook the walls. Typhoons tore through villages, flooded roads and forced families to rebuild with whatever remained. Volcanic eruptions darkened the sky with ash while monsoon floods swallowed entire neighborhoods.

31 May 2026

Soldiers Help Saipan Rebuild One Roof at a Time After Super Typhoon Sinlaku

(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers story and photos by Francisco G. Hamm)  SAIPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands — Two U.S. Army Reserve engineer units based in Guam and Hawaii are concluding their role in a critical mission in Saipan supporting the temporary roofing mission as the island continues recovering from the devastation of Super

29 May 2026

Power Restored, Recovery Continues for Tinian Residents

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands – At the direction of FEMA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District and the Army’s 249th Engineer Battalion (Prime Power) delivered sustained temporary large-scale generator power to the grid on the island of Tinian in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands May 28 in the aftermath of Super Typhoon

6 Dec 2023

USACE making steady progress with temporary school in Lahaina

LAHAINA, Hawai‘i -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is progressing with the construction of the temporary elementary school campus in Lahaina. Crews have completed clearing and grading the site. Modular units for the first classroom were placed Dec. 5 with more modular units arriving from Oahu, Washington and California. The notice to proceed was