Southwestern Division is a regional team of professionals dedicated to providing engineering excellence with integrity and credibility to our communities, our military and our Nation. We are a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and one of nine division offices nationwide.
Ranger Matt Sexton talks about being a ranger at Lake Eufaula. You can listen to this podcast on Apple or Spotify.
08/10/2021
Happy 74th Birthday Department of Defense from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. The DoD is America's largest government agency, tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary times and has grown and evolved with our nation. The decision to unify the different services under one department led to the creation of the National Military Establishment in 1947. The Defense Department marks its birthday on Aug. 10. Celebrate along by testing your knowledge of the department, its history and the people who make it work. https://www.defense.gov/Engage/Quiz/Article/2723949/happy-birthday-dod/
Happy 74th Birthday Department of Defense from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. The DoD is America's largest government agency, tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary times and has grown and evolved with our nation. The decision to unify the different services under one department led to the creation of the National Military Establishment in 1947. The Defense Department marks its birthday on Aug. 10. Celebrate along by testing your knowledge of the department, its history and the people who make it work. https://www.defense.gov/Engage/Quiz/Article/2723949/happy-birthday-dod/
08/09/2021
USACE presents a unique environment that provides exceptional services to our military and federal partners and the public. Our community has and must continue to be vigilant every day. With facilities spanning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division region and beyond, we must strive to balance security with the services we perform.
We must continue to conduct Antiterrorism training and strengthen our abilities to disrupt terrorist acts.
The Army continues to actively promote the iWATCH campaign with a simple theme, "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING." This program provides our Soldiers, civilians, contractors, and the military community the opportunity to report suspicious activity based on observed behaviors and activities.
If you think something is suspicious...It is suspicious!
USACE presents a unique environment that provides exceptional services to our military and federal partners and the public. Our community has and must continue to be vigilant every day. With facilities spanning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division region and beyond, we must strive to balance security with the services we perform.
We must continue to conduct Antiterrorism training and strengthen our abilities to disrupt terrorist acts.
The Army continues to actively promote the iWATCH campaign with a simple theme, "SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING." This program provides our Soldiers, civilians, contractors, and the military community the opportunity to report suspicious activity based on observed behaviors and activities.
If you think something is suspicious...It is suspicious!
The @USACE_SWD’s, @usacelittlerock District's annual photo contest this year celebrates of the 50th Anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, this year’s contest will be MKARNS themed! Show your talent, enter to win some prizes.
Want to win some free USACE and #MKARNS50 swag?! Keep reading to find out how!
Photo credit: Vassa Ann-one of our contest entrants!
PHOTO CONTEST! *** Entry submissions end July 31***
It’s time for the USACE Little Rock District’s annual photo contest! In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, this year’s photo contest will be MKARNS themed!
Categories include the following:
1. Water Safety on the MKARNS
2. Recreation on or near the MKARNS
3. Nature & Landscape along the MKARNS
5. Fishing along the MKARNS
6. Wildlife along the MKARNS
7. Commercial Navigation on the MKARNS
8. Historic/Throwback imagery from areas along the MKARNS
***Please note the deadline for submitting your photos is 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Photos received after that time will not be considered for the contest. ***
USACE will be selecting a first, second and third place winner for EACH category.
Please post your photos on the comment thread below or DM them to us along with your name and the location of your photos.
CONTEST RULES
*Images will be judged in mid to late August and the winners will receive a Corps of Engineers Award Certificate and some special MKARNS 50th swag! Winning photos will also be showcased on the Little Rock District’s official website, Facebook and Instagram.
*Please feel free to submit both color and black and white images.
*Participants can submit up to 3 photos for each category. All submissions MUST be the original work of the entrant.
*Photos must be taken in public areas.
*Images must be posted on the Little Rock District page to be officially entered into the contest.
*Don't forget to use the #MKARNS50 hashtag on your photos!
**PLEASE READ**
By submitting a photo you are giving USACE Little Rock and our partners consent to repurpose the imagery for exhibitions, publicity, display or other uses as appropriate. Our partners include, but are not limited to the USACE Southwestern Division, Department of the Army and/or the Department of Defense, the Arkansas Waterways Commission, Little Rock Port Authority, USACE Tulsa, MKARNS 50th sponsors and more.
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#lrcorps #photocontest #photography
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prepared and ready to respond to natural and human-made disasters and overseas contingencies. When disasters occur, USACE teams and other resources are mobilized from across the country to assist our local districts and offices to deliver our response missions. Every year, USACE, as part of the federal government’s unified national response to disasters and emergencies, deploys hundreds of people to provide technical engineering expertise and to promote capacity development at home and abroad. In this video, learn more about our preparedness and the team effort that is required to support these critical functions.
07/05/2021
We're Hiring!
The Southwestern Division has a vacancy for a Program Manager (Veterans Affairs) GS-0340-14 in the Programs Directorate, Southwestern Division Office, Dallas, Texas. The announcement is open from July 1 – July 12, 2021 in USAJOBS, please see below link for further details on how to apply.
Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment not to exceed one year by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended up to a maximum of five years and may be made permanent without further competition.
We're Hiring!
The Southwestern Division has a vacancy for a Program Manager (Veterans Affairs) GS-0340-14 in the Programs Directorate, Southwestern Division Office, Dallas, Texas. The announcement is open from July 1 – July 12, 2021 in USAJOBS, please see below link for further details on how to apply.
Position may be filled as a temporary promotion or temporary reassignment not to exceed one year by a current permanent Army employee. Temporary promotions or reassignments may be extended up to a maximum of five years and may be made permanent without further competition.
06/09/2021
Don’t forget to join SWD's Fort Worth District today at 1 p.m. for the change of command between Colo. Jonathan S. Stover and Col. Kenneth N. Read. Livestream will be right here on Facebook!
Col. Jonathan S. Stover will assume command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, from Col. Kenneth N. Reed during Change of Command ceremony June 9, 2021 at 1pm. This event will be streamed via Facebook Live: facebook.com/usacefortworth.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint wants visitors to more than 400 Corps operated lakes in 43 states to know that "Life Jackets Worn Nobody Mourns." In this public service announcement, Toussaint provides insight and tips to help make your summer #recreation experience more safe when #boating and #swimming. #WaterSafety #USACE #NashvilleCorps #CorpsLakes #ILoveThisLifeJacket #PleaseWearIt
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Patrickson Toussaint wants visitors to more than 400 Corps operated lakes in 43 states to know that "Life Jack...
06/04/2021
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division and it’s Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined partners from the McClellan‐Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System at the Tulsa Ports Port of Catoosa today to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 445-mile waterway.
SWD Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Beck joined Tulsa Mayor G. T. Bynum, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Director of the Arkansas Waterway Commission Cassandra Caldwell and others to talk about the past present and future of the system.
“This vital, 445-mile system strategically connects the heartland of the United States with the rest of the world,” said Beck. “In addition to its importance to the navigation industry, the MKARNS provides benefits of federal and non-federal hydropower, recreation, water supply, and fish and wildlife ecosystem benefits that are critical to the economic and environmental welfare of the region.”
The event was one of several held throughout 2021 to celebrate and highlight the importance of the MKARNS to the nation.
“For the last half century the U.S> Army Corps of Engineers has managed , operated and maintained this vital inland waterway” said Beck.
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division and it’s Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Little Rock District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined partners from the McClellan‐Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System at the Tulsa Ports Port of Catoosa today to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 445-mile waterway.
SWD Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Beck joined Tulsa Mayor G. T. Bynum, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Director of the Arkansas Waterway Commission Cassandra Caldwell and others to talk about the past present and future of the system.
“This vital, 445-mile system strategically connects the heartland of the United States with the rest of the world,” said Beck. “In addition to its importance to the navigation industry, the MKARNS provides benefits of federal and non-federal hydropower, recreation, water supply, and fish and wildlife ecosystem benefits that are critical to the economic and environmental welfare of the region.”
The event was one of several held throughout 2021 to celebrate and highlight the importance of the MKARNS to the nation.
“For the last half century the U.S> Army Corps of Engineers has managed , operated and maintained this vital inland waterway” said Beck.
We are live at the Port of Catoosa for a Mclellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System 50th Anniversary celebration.
06/04/2021
Join us live at 1030 this morning from the Port of Catoosa for a 50th Anniversary celebration of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System.
06/01/2021
Celebrating 50 years of the MKARNS this week!
#MKARNS #mkarns50 #celebrate #anniversary #rivernavigation #Oklahoma #Arkansas #USACE #TulsaDistrict
05/26/2021
May 31st is National Dam Safety Awareness Day. Annually, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, federal, state and local stakeholders commemorate National Dam Safety Awareness Day.
National Dam Safety Awareness Day was established in memoriam of the tragic events surrounding the 1889 South Fork Dam failure near Johnstown, Penn. The lessons learned from events like South Fork Dam reaffirm our commitment to protect life, property, lifelines, and the environment by ensuring that all dams are designed, constructed, regulated, operated, and maintained safely and effectively.
National Dam Safety Awareness Day provides the dam safety community, as well as the public, a better understanding of our efforts to reduce dam risk and promote dam safety through awareness, investment, and resources to support critical infrastructure.
May 31st is National Dam Safety Awareness Day. Annually, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division, federal, state and local stakeholders commemorate National Dam Safety Awareness Day.
National Dam Safety Awareness Day was established in memoriam of the tragic events surrounding the 1889 South Fork Dam failure near Johnstown, Penn. The lessons learned from events like South Fork Dam reaffirm our commitment to protect life, property, lifelines, and the environment by ensuring that all dams are designed, constructed, regulated, operated, and maintained safely and effectively.
National Dam Safety Awareness Day provides the dam safety community, as well as the public, a better understanding of our efforts to reduce dam risk and promote dam safety through awareness, investment, and resources to support critical infrastructure.
FREE water safety educational programs for teachers & parents! Check out the updated water safety resource guide on PleaseWearIt.com under “Tools” for fun & interactive programs you can do with your kids to teach them about the importance of water safety. #USACEeducates
FREE water safety educational programs for teachers & parents! Check out the updated water safety resource guide on PleaseWearIt.com under “Tools” for fun & interactive programs you can do with your kids to teach them about the importance of water safety. #USACEeducates
05/25/2021
Safe Passage is an award-winning educational 33-minute film production and water safety curriculum designed to help teachers and parents guide children grades K-6 through water safety lessons in an entertaining way. It is segmented into four modules: swimming, boating, dams, and water rescue and is ideal for a weeklong unit on boating and water safety. Visit this website to view the video and for your free teacher’s guide. https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Recreation/Water-Safety/National-Water-Safety-Program/Education_Resources/ #USACEeducates
Safe Passage is an award-winning educational 33-minute film production and water safety curriculum designed to help teachers and parents guide children grades K-6 through water safety lessons in an entertaining way. It is segmented into four modules: swimming, boating, dams, and water rescue and is ideal for a weeklong unit on boating and water safety. Visit this website to view the video and for your free teacher’s guide. https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Recreation/Water-Safety/National-Water-Safety-Program/Education_Resources/ #USACEeducates
05/25/2021
According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ten-year fatality statistics, 88% were male, 85% were 18 or older, 88% not wearing a life jacket, and 54% associated with swimming. Help reduce fatalities on our nation’s waterways by wearing a properly fitted life jacket. “Take the Pledge” to always wear a life jacket when in, on, or near the water at https://safeboatingcampaign.com/wear-it-pledge/ #USACEeducates
According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ten-year fatality statistics, 88% were male, 85% were 18 or older, 88% not wearing a life jacket, and 54% associated with swimming. Help reduce fatalities on our nation’s waterways by wearing a properly fitted life jacket. “Take the Pledge” to always wear a life jacket when in, on, or near the water at https://safeboatingcampaign.com/wear-it-pledge/ #USACEeducates
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The Southwestern Division, headquartered in Dallas, is a Major Subordinate Command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. SWD has served the region since 1937, overseeing hundreds of water resources development and military design and construction projects that bring value to our communities, our Nation and our Warfighters. The Division's regional team, which includes four District offices in Little Rock, Ark., Tulsa, Okla., and Galveston and Fort Worth, Texas, provides diverse engineering and construction expertise and other services in all or part of seven states. The Division's area of responsibility covers some 2.3 million acres of public land and water, with an annual program totaling more than $2 billion.
In addition to the valuable contributions it provides each day to the communities it serves, SWD, known as the Pacesetters, supports emergency response and recovery efforts when hurricanes or other natural disasters occur, whether within or beyond its area of responsibility.
SWD was established on July 14, 1937, in Little Rock to manage large-scale construction projects authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1936. It moved to Dallas in 1941. Most of SWD’s work falls into three major mission areas:
Civil Works, including flood risk management, navigation, hydropower, water supply, recreation, regulatory, and disaster relief;
Military Programs, including engineering, construction, and environmental management services for the Army and Air Force; and
Interagency and International Services, which includes planning and engineering and construction management services for other federal, state and local agencies.
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Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) is currently seeking experienced RNs, LPNs and NAs to provide exemplary care to America’s Veterans and their families. If you know someone seeking a nursing environment in which autonomy, evidence-based practice, and research are valued, then CAVHS is for you please share the word. Interested applicants can fax resumes to 501-257-4430 or email them to [email protected]. VA offers competitive salaries and generous paid leave. VA supports continuous learning through tuition reimbursement.
Licensed applicants will require a copy of their school transcripts, license, current BLS and/or ACLS, resume and completion of VA Forms 10-2850a and OF306. If an applicant needs assistance creating an USAJOBS account https://www.usajobs.gov/ or simply have questions, they can contact our Nurse Recruiters at 501-257-4413 or 501-257-1754
Convert Millions CPAP Machines used for Sleep Apnea to Ventilator
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He noted he has seen some CPAP setups online that utilize O2 at 6L/peep valve/Ambu/viral filter and NIV mask that are nearly a closed circuit. Dr. Patrick said if he were going to use NIV, he would have two main considerations:
Do I think the patient has an exacerbation of obstructive lung disease or acute pulmonary edema? If not, NIV is unlikely to be of significant benefit in the first place (in pneumonia specifically).
If the answer to No. 1 is yes, then I want to have a system set up with a viral filter as close to the patient as possible. Also, I want the system to be as closed-circuit as possible with an additional viral filter on the inhalation limb as well. Ideally, NIV would be used in a negative pressure/flow environment as well (realizing that these stipulations are often not available on the ambulance).
If you decide to use CPAP/NIV, be sure to put a surgical mask over the NIV mask for an additional layer of protection, he cautioned.
“It seems that COVID patients demonstrate ‘silent’ hypoxia and atalectasis, which is seen clinically with oxygen saturation values in the mid/low 80s with minimal distress,” Dr. Patrick reported. “In the EMS setting, we need to be vigilant in treating patients and not numbers. If a patient is relatively comfortable and hemodynamically stable at 82% on 4L NC, then in the age of COVID-19, less is more. Transport and allow the ED/ICU folks to further sort the patient (HFNC likely). Do not further increase viral transmission risk to fix an O2 sat value.”
How to protect yourself during airway interventions
MCHD shared the following video, in which Dr. Dickson and MCHD Paramedic Brad Ward discuss how providers can stay safe while caring for respiratory failure patients. The strategy behind minimizing risk of any aerosolizing is focused on either filtering the exhaled air or utilizing a surgical mask barrier to contain potential airborne viral particles when utilizing high flow oxygen by face mask.
Source: https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/medical-equipment/airway-management/articles/airway-management-adjustments-in-the-era-of-covid-19-0RrHWNl1MpLw95dY/
In this new guidance, the FDA said that "Examples of alternative uses of respiratory devices used to address shortages might include CPAP, auto-CPAP, and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP or BPAP) machines typically used for the treatment of sleep apnea.
These devices treat sleep apnea by helping to force air into the lungs of users - which may now be used to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients who need breathing assistance, but who may not necessarily require the full power and sophistication of ventilators.
“The FDA is doing everything we can to support patients, health care professionals, hospitals, medical product manufacturers and the public during this pandemic,” concluded Dr. Hahn.
George Washington University Law professor John Banzhaf, an MIT-trained engineer, and inventor pointed out in an email on March 22nd, that, in contrast to medical ventilators there are literally millions of CPAP and similar devices already in use, or in warehouses waiting to be used.
Also, because they are much simpler to produce, and are currently made by many different companies, it is also much easier to increase CPAP production capacity to meet this extraordinary temporary demand; something not at all true for hospital ventilator machines, says Banzhaf.
Moreover, at an average cost of only about $850, hospitals would likely be much more willing and able to purchase enough CPAPs to help meet the growing surge in demand than ventilators and having trained personnel to operate and maintain them, says Banzhaf.
As the Washington Post recently reported: ‘More Lifesaving Ventilators Are Available. Hospitals Can't Afford Them’, industry experts cite cost and uncertainty as disincentives related to these treatment options."
This new FDA policy is intended to remain in effect only for the duration of the public health emergency related to COVID-19 declared by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including any renewals made by the Secretary in accordance with section 319(a)(2) of the PHS Act.
Precision Vaccinations publishes coronavirus device, medication, treatment and vaccine development news.
https://www.precisionvaccinations.com/continuous-positive-airway-pressure-cpap-machines-enhance-people-respiratory-challenges
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