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Kelley Peck, chief of the water resources section at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, participates in a session of the Supervisor Training Program at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, May 8, 2024. The STP is a year-long course for supervisors that blends technical knowledge and management skills with Army values and leadership principles to produce better leaders for the organization. (USACE Photo by Luciano Vera)

Lt. Col. Robert W. Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Maj. Todd Mainwaring, Nashville District deputy commander; and Michael Evans, course instructor, pose with graduates of the 2023 Leadership Development Program Level I Course Sept. 13, 2023, at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Old Hickory Dam operates with water releases as designed today on the Cumberland River in Hendersonville, Tennessee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project. (USACE Photo)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces the area below Cordell Hull Dam known as the Right Bank Tailwater Recreation Area has reopened following construction work recently completed to stabilize the rock bluff below the dam. (USACE Photo by Ashley Webster)

Stephanie Coleman, Equal Employment Opportunity Office chief, shares her experiences and expertise as a supervisor and EEO officer May 8, 2024, with participants in the Supervisors Training Program at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. She started as a part time clerk typist with the Operations Division’s Natural Resources Branch in September 1987. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Kayleigh Griffin, admin support assistant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Hydrology and Hydraulics Branch in Nashville, Tennessee, prepares informational materials at the Nashville District Headquarters May 7, 2024, for an upcoming Education Seminar and Conference for Administrative Professional’s Enrichment, also called “ESCAPE.” (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Jasmine Watson, administrative professional in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Integrated Project Office, provides an equipment inventory update May 7, 2024, with Elizabeth Burks, IPO chief, at the office in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

Virginia Bevis, administrative support assistant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District in the Mid-Tennessee River Area Office, serves employees at Wilson, Wheeler, and Guntersville Locks in Alabama. She is seen here May 7, 2024, by the lock chamber at Wilson Lock on the Tennessee River in Florence, Alabama. (USACE Photo by Donna Robertson)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces operational changes to Cook Recreation Area at J. Percy Priest Lake. Park staff will use electric gates, traffic cones and newly constructed roundabout and entrance station to manage traffic flow and parking. (USACE Photo by Dave Parsons)

Holes and deterioration in the east breakwater in Great Sodus Bay where decades of wave action, ice, and storms from Lake Ontario have deteriorated the structure in Sodus Point, N.Y.

Piers and breakwaters form the entrance to Great Sodus Bay in Sodus Point, N.Y., June 15, 2022.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer speaks about current conditions and about upcoming work on the Great Sodus Bay East Breakwater during a press conference in Sodus Point, N.Y.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District announces roadway impacts are expected crossing Wolf Creek Dam on Highway 127 when the Wolf Creek Dam Spillway Gates Replacement Project gets underway in mid-June. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

The Special Recreation Day is an annual event tailored specifically to provide a range of outdoor activities and games for children and adults with special needs.

Charles Sawyer, Ph.D., received the American Society of Engineers Lifetime Achievement Award.

USACE, Buffalo District, Transatlantic Division

Bryan Bledsoe and Todd Newman take their expertise to Antarctica

The Crooked River Lock, seen in this July 4, 2023 file image, in Alanson, Michigan will reopen April 29 after undergoing maintenance work during the winter to replace aging electrical components. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Brandon Hubbard)

USACE; Buffalo District; Detroit District; Small Business; Industry Day

The Pittsburgh District partnered with the Pittsburgh Pirates to record a water safety video.

A photo of a man in military dress posing.

This is Center Hill Dam on the Caney Fork River in Lancaster, Tennessee, which forms Center Hill Lake. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District completed an Environmental Assessment under the National Environmental Policy Act to update the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir Water Control Manual. As a result of this update, the Nashville District is implementing operational changes at Center Hill. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

A dredging vessel fills a barge with material pulled from the bottom of the Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, Ohio

McAlpine Locks and Dam's first female lock operator, Sally Waterbury, who has worked at McAlpine for nearly four decades, stands on the gates of the south chamber in front of the control tower April 10, 2024.

Leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Strategic Systems Engineering Facility in Crane, Indiana, Apr. 15, 2024. The new strategic missions facility will provide new integrated systems engineering and test capability and is planned to be completed at the end of 2025.

Col. L. Reyn Mann , USACE Louisville District Commander provides remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Strategic Systems Engineering Facility in Crane, Indiana, Apr. 15, 2024.

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Naval Surface Warface Center, Crane Division, U.S. Navy Research, Development, Testing and Engineering and contractor participated in the ceremonial breaking of ground, March 21, 2024, which marked the start of the construction for the Missile Technology Evaluation Facility at NSWC Crane.

Approximately 50 participants attended the Army Reserve Engineering Program Review meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 27-28.

Col. Martin Naranja, Director of the Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate (ARIMD) Office, discusses project execution with members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District during the Army Reserve Engineering Program Review meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, Feb. 27.

Mechille Peters, a quality assurance construction representative for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, currently works on the Louisville VA Medical Center construction project in Louisville, Kentucky.

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29 Apr 2024
Corps, Pirates to host PNC Park Water Safety Night 2024
In partnership with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host their “Water Safety Night” at PNC Park, May 11.
29 Apr 2024
Youghiogheny River Lake to Host 50th Anniversary Special Recreation Day
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will host the 50th annual Special Recreation Day at the spillway recreation area of the Youghiogheny River Lake dam, May 2 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
26 Apr 2024
Mount Morris Dam & Recreation Area Welcomes Visitors for 2024 Season
The William B. Hoyt II Visitor Center at the Mount Morris Dam and Recreation Area opens to the public Wednesday, May 1 for its 2024 visitor season. Located on the Genesee River next to Letchworth State Park, the dam provides flood protection to downstream communities, including the City of Rochester, as well as a place to enjoy nature and outdoor recreation for the 72nd year.
24 Apr 2024
Corps of Engineers announces updates to Center Hill Water Control Manual
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 24, 2024) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District completed an Environmental Assessment (EA), under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to update the Center Hill Dam and Reservoir Water Control Manual. As a result of this update, the Nashville District is implementing operational changes at Center Hill.
23 Apr 2024
Corps of Engineers to start dredging Cleveland Harbor
Dredging of the Cleveland Harbor federal navigation channel by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and its contractor, Michigan-based Ryba Marine Construction Co., will begin in May. Dredging of harbors like Cleveland’s ensures accessible depths for large vessels, the continued flow of commodities across the Great Lakes, and the economic viability of United States waterways.
23 Apr 2024
A river runs through it: Waterbury's decades at McAlpine tell story of grit and determination
Sally Waterbury, McAlpine Locks and Dam's first female lock operator, has a story that is woven with resilience and a deep-rooted love for hard work. Her journey didn't start at McAlpine but began on a sprawling 135-acre farm in Meade County, Kentucky, where she grew up alongside five siblings, learning the value of hard work and grit from a young age.
22 Apr 2024
Louisville District climate team leads the way for climate resilience around the globe
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District has established a Climate Production Team – the first of its kind at a USACE district – and already, the team’s work is having far-reaching impacts
19 Apr 2024
USACE, City of Cincinnati developing plan to improve Cincinnati’s riverfront
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is working in coordination with the City of Cincinnati and Hamilton County to help improve Cincinnati’s Riverfront along the Ohio River in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. USACE and the Cincinnati Park Board are partnering on a $2.5 million feasibility study to improve and revitalize the Ohio River’s edge along Smale Riverfront Park.
17 Apr 2024
Charlevoix channel dredging scheduled to conclude by May 15
About 13,000 cubic yards of material is scheduled to be removed from the Charlevoix Harbor channel before May 15, as part of a maintenance dredging contract under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District. Great Lakes Dock and Materials, LLC., located in Muskegon, will perform the work for the Corps of Engineers for approximately $480,000 and place the dredged materials in open water in Lake Michigan. The state-approved open water is located about a mile and a half northwest of the harbor entrance.
16 Apr 2024
NSWC Crane and USACE breaks ground on Missile Technology Evaluation Facility and Strategic Systems Engineering Facility
Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, U.S. Navy Research, Development, Testing and Engineering office and the construction contractor participated in the ceremonial breaking of ground for an $8.38 million Missile Technology Evaluation Facility, March 21, 2024 in Crane, Indiana.

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