Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley J. Houston; Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey, the Army's highest ranking enlisted Soldier; Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier; and Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser pose in front of the motor vessel William James during a site visit to the Mat Sinking Unit July 24, 2018. The Mat Sinking Unit lays articulated concrete mattress to maintain the desired channel alignment of the Mississippi River by preventing channel migrati

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Army Corps of Engineers Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley J. Houston; Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel Dailey, the Army's highest ranking enlisted Soldier; Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Commander Col. Michael C. Derosier; and Army Corps of Engineers, Mississippi Valley Division Commander Maj. Gen. Richard Kaiser pose in front of the motor vessel William James during a site visit to the Mat Sinking Unit July 24, 2018. The Mat Sinking Unit lays articulated concrete mattress to maintain the desired channel alignment of the Mississippi River by preventing channel migration through bank erosion. The unit typically conducts work during the traditional low-water season on the Mississippi River. (USACE

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