Millions of dollars of goods are transported up and down the Mississippi every year. This transportation is made possible, in part, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Mat Sinking Unit and its ...

VICKSBURG — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) will leave the harbor for its annual revetment season on July 9.

Vicksburg, Ms... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Vicksburg District Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is currently working on the Mississippi River near Blackhawk, Louisiana, on river mile 328. Thus far this ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MISSISSIPPI RIVER — It’s far too early to ...

VICKSBURG — The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Vicksburg District’s Mat Sinking Unit (MSU) is currently working within the Corps’ Memphis District boundaries laying articulated concrete mats ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mat Sinking Unit is laying articulated concrete mattress squares to protect submerged riverbanks in more than 30 areas along the Mississippi River.The Corps said the ...

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - After nearly 70 years of service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mat Sinking Unit is ready for an upgrade. Col. John W. Cross, commander of the Vicksburg District, is ...

Every fall, during low-water time on the Mississippi River, a crew of about 300 men and women turns out to resume one of the longest-running and most important construction projects of the U.S. Army ...