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Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District install a 23-foot-tall concrete shaft enclosure weighing approximately 120,000 pounds as part of the guard wall at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Nov. 16, 2023.

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  • September

    Park Ranger Tiffannie “Chee” Hill covers unsightly graffiti on a tree at Stark Knob Boat Ramp on Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Volunteers and park rangers covered graffiti located on several trees and park benches during National Public Lands Day.

    Volunteers clean Stark Knob Boat Ramp during National Public Lands Day

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 28, 2022) – Volunteers celebrated National Public Lands Day at Stark Knob Boat Ramp, on Old Hickory Lake, Saturday, Sept. 26th. The annual event brought together volunteers from the local community and Nashville District park rangers who helped restore, clean, and improve the recreation area.
  • Chief of Civil Design Phillip Evans and Business Integration Chief Danita Jones speak with a job seeker about his future career expectations during the Tennessee State University career fair, in Nashville Tennessee.

    Nashville District recruits future Corps employees at TSU career fair

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2022) – The Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with Tennessee State University at a Career Fair on Friday, Sept. 23.
  • Chief of Civil Design Phillip Evans and Business Integration Chief Danita Jones speak with a job seeker about his future career expectations during the Tennessee State University career fair, in Nashville Tennessee.

    Nashville District recruits future Corps employees at TSU career fair

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 27, 2022) – The Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers partnered with Tennessee State University at a Career Fair on Friday, Sept. 23.

  • August

    J. Percy Priest Lake Park Rangers Ali Battaglia and Andrew Harrell greet Wilson County Fair attendees and spread the importance of water safety by giving out informative pamphlets, maps, and water safety bags. The Wilson County Fair was held in Lebanon, Tennessee, from Aug. 18-26, 2022. (USACE Photo)

    Nashville District rangers spread Water Safety at the Wilson County Fair

    LEBANON, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2022) —Rangers with the Nashville District Corps of Engineers set up a water safety booth during the Wilson County Fair to hand out educational materials and children’s goody bags. During the weeklong event, J. Percy Priest park rangers greeted fair attendees and passed out pamphlets with important water safety information and maps of local Corps lakes.
  • Mid-Cumberland Area Operation Manager Terrell Stoves presents Dale Hollow State Park Marina General Manager Glen Stone the Clean Marina flag, with the help of Clean Marina Coordinator and Dale Hollow Park Ranger Sondra Carmen, and Nashville District Commander Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl. The Clean Marina ceremony was held Aug. 6, 2022, at The Dale Hollow State Park Marina in Burkesville, Kentucky.

    Dale Hollow State Park Marina earns Clean Marina Award

    BURKESVILLE, Ky. (Aug. 11, 2022)– The Dale Hollow State Park Marina was presented a ‘Clean Marina’ certification flag by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District during a ceremony held at the marina in Burkesville, Kentucky, on August 6.

  • July

    Two Generator Step-up Unit Transformers were delivered from Lenz, Austria to the Old Hickory Plant in Hendersonville, Tennessee, the week of June 20, 2022.

    Old Hickory Power Plant receives new Generator Step-up Unit Transformers

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2022)—Two Generator Step-up Unit Transformers were delivered to the Old Hickory Power Plant in Hendersonville, Tennessee the week of June 20.
  • Nashville District engineers, with the help of Huntington District engineers, use a crane to lower the 63,000-pound stop log into the water so divers can check the placement and ensure j-seals are working properly at Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, TN.

    Cheatham Lock undergoes stop log seal maintenance

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (July 29, 2022)— Nashville District engineers reset upper approach stop logs on Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, TN. Engineers from the USACE Huntington District Light Capacity Fleet assisted with the maintenance work completed July 25.
  • National Summer Transportation Institute program students visited Old Hickory lock and dam in Hendersonville, Tennessee on July 18, 2022. Students learned how the lock opens and allows vessels to travel safely through the lock chamber down the Cumberland River.

    Nashville District participates in TSU’s 2022 National Summer Transportation Institute Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 27, 2022) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University Engineering Department to give science, technology, engineering, and math students a behind the scenes look at hydropower during the National Summer Transportation Institute program.
  • Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators participated in the TWRA Operation Dry Water press day to inform the public of heightened TWRA and Coast Guard presence on Tennessee water ways over the July 4th weekend. The press conference was held at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee.

    TWRA kicks off Operation Dry Water for July 4th Holiday Weekend

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 1, 2022) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency held a press day at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee to spread the word about Operation Dry Water, before the upcoming 4th of July weekend. ODW, a national awareness and enforcement campaign focused on reducing the number of alcohol and drug-related incidents and fatalities on the water, will take place from July 2 to July 4. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted the event at Priest Lake.

  • June

    Participants of the massive casualty triage and evacuation training incident held June 9, 2022, at Fate Sanders Marina, were boated to a secure portion of J. Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, Tennessee. Then medical personnel reenacted what could potentially happen if a massive causality evacuation occurred on the lake. (USACE Photo by Misty Cunningham)

    Tennessee medical personnel participate in waterborne massive causality exercise at J. Percy Priest Lake

    SMYRNA, Tenn. (June 13, 2022) — Personnel from Ascension Medical Group Saint Thomas conducted multiple mass casualty triage and evacuation incidents at Fate Sanders Marina on J. Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, Tennessee. The purpose of the exercise was to educate and field test interns in a waterborne reenactment exercise which simulated what a catastrophic boating accident with several victims would entail.
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