CORPS' EMERGENCY OPS MISSION

THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAS ASSETS ACROSS THE U.S. THAT RESPOND IN THE CASE OF A NATURAL DISTASTER OR ACCIDENT. THIS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS MISSION WENT INTO HIGH GEAR IN NEW YORK CITY WHEN US AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549 CRASHED INTO THE HUDSON RIVER. THE CORPS' VESSEL THE 'HAYWARD' STABILIZED THE PLANE WRECKAGE AND COLLECTED CRASH DEBRIS FOR THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATION.