Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Bliss
As the 58th Commander of the Philadelphia District, Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Bliss commands a 500-person District. District missions include dredging waterways for navigation, protecting communities from flooding and coastal storms, responding to natural and declared disasters, regulating construction in the nation’s waters and wetlands, remediating environmental hazards, restoring ecosystems, building facilities for the Army and Air Force, and providing engineering, contracting and project management services for other government agencies upon request.