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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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  • January

    Wolf Creek Dam at Cumberland River mile 460.9 in Jamestown, Kentucky, forms Lake Cumberland. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates and maintains the project, which provides enormous flood risk management benefits. The dam is seen here the early morning of Jan. 10, 2023. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Wolf Creek Dam provides enormous flood risk management benefits

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Jan. 13, 2023) – When the Cumberland River Basin in southeastern Kentucky experiences storms and waters rise, Wolf Creek Dam on the Cumberland River provides enormous flood risk management benefits.
  • Park Rangers John Poston and Chee Hill from Old Hickory Lake assist visitors to the Nashville Boat Show at Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 5, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is promoting water and boating safety and providing information about recreation at the event. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Boaters encouraged to visit Corps of Engineers booth at Nashville Boat Show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2023) – Boaters are invited to visit booth 002 at the Nashville Boat Show in Music City Center to meet with park rangers who are familiar with Corps of Engineers lakes, dams, locks, recreation areas and campgrounds in the Cumberland River Basin.

  • December

    (Front Row Left to Right) Linda Lee, Cindy Lee, Jerry Lee, and (Back Row Left to Right) R. Gerald Lee and Mike Lee, pose for a family photo. All but Cindy have served lengthy careers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (Courtesy Photo)

    Brothers build careers on parents’ employment legacies

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 23, 2022) – The Lee brothers are trailblazing dual careers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. But they are also building on the employment legacies of their parents, who both retired honorably and set an endearing example of service for their sons.
  • (Left to Right) Owen Traughber, Joseph Traughber, and Jacob Traughber pose together Dec. 12, 2022, at Cheatham Lock on the Cumberland River in Ashland City, Tennessee. All three have served more than 20 years with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District in career fields that support navigation. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Family navigates employment enjoyment with Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 14, 2022) – There are more than 700 employees that support missions at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. Some of them work alongside family members or are following in the footsteps of their parents because they get job satisfaction from supporting projects that are meaningful and important to the region and nation.

  • November

    Michael L. Connor, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, addresses his priorities to participants at the U.S. Army Corps Executive Governance Meeting Nov. 1, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Leadership works on ‘building a stronger’ Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2022) – The commanding general, division and center commanders, district engineers, and Senior Executive Service leadership recently met in Music City to work on “building a stronger” Corps of Engineers during an Executive Governance Meeting.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District leadership pose with members of the Society of American Military Engineers Nashville Post Sept. 21, 2022, at the headquarters building of Barge Design Solutions, Inc., in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville District provided program updates, review of current and upcoming projects, and provided a list of contracting opportunities to the group. (USACE Photo by Ron Collett)

    Partnerships are building blocks for success in the Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2022) – Partnerships are the building blocks for success when it comes to construction projects, operation and maintenance of hundreds of recreation areas and facilities, and even the management of dams that generate hydroelectricity and provide water resources that support navigation in the nation’s inland waterway system.

  • October

    Recreation Vessel “Betsye” out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, navigates downstream Sept. 29, 2022, on the Tennessee River into Fort Loudoun Lock in Lenoir City, Tennessee, as members of the Fort Loudoun Yacht Club begin a tour to learn about navigation. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Groups navigate Fort Loudoun Lock to learn locking process

    LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 3, 2022) – Several local groups recently navigated Fort Loudoun Lock to see the lock chamber and learn about the locking process.

  • September

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District 2022 Leadership Development Program Level II Course graduates and support staff poses with Lt. Col. Joseph Sahl, Nashville District commander, and Michael Evans, course instructor, during a graduation ceremony Sept. 14, 2022, at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Commander emphasizes to graduates that leadership is a team sport

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 15, 2022) – A dozen employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated yesterday from the second level of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at the district headquarters.
  • David Tamakloe, auditor with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Internal Review Office, works at the district’s headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, Aug. 24, 2022. He shared is life’s journey that led him from a refugee as a child in war-torn Liberia, to immigrating to the United States, to fulfilling his desire to give back to America as an employee of the Corps of Engineers. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Auditor recalls hunger as refugee to fulfillment with Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2022) – An auditor who calls Music City home recalls the pain of going to bed hungry as a refugee, the excitement of immigrating and embracing opportunity in the United States, and fulfillment of giving back to America as an employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees and the public have a critical role to play when something doesn’t look right. Antiterrorism Awareness iWATCH Army is a modern version of neighborhood watch focused on the threat of terrorist activity. It encourages people to identify and report suspicious behavior to military police or local law enforcement for investigation. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Antiterrorism month is over, but remaining vigilant must continue

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 1, 2022) – Antiterrorism Month is over, but remaining vigilant must continue throughout the year to protect important infrastructure projects and recreation facilities, and to safeguard employees and visitors at Corps Lakes.
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