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  • September

    From left to right, Ashley Fuentes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental and cultural section chief; Larry Kirksey and Alaska Williams Co-Chairmen of the Rosenwald Harlanites Mid-Michigan Organization ; and Sydney Curnes, USACE Nashville District Landscape Architect and Silver Jackets coordinator, pose for a photo in Harlan, Ky. on Aug. 23, 2024 with the USACE funded plaque that recounts the story of the 1977 flood and offers a personal perspective on the community’s history, preserving the memory of this area that was deeply impacted by the disaster. The photo was taken during a ceremony to honor the memory of those affected by the flood and to keep their stories alive.

    USACE funds high water plaque to honor flood-devastated Kentucky community

    On Aug. 23, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in a ceremony to honor the Georgetown neighborhood and Rosenwald High School in Harlan, KY – a community that was devastated by a catastrophic flood in 1977.

  • August

    Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the John P. Murtha Locks and Dam.

    Decades in the making: Pittsburgh District celebrates completion of newest lock chamber on Monongahela River

    With the snip of scissors and the blow of a towboat’s horn, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District celebrated the opening and renaming of the most modern lock on the Monongahela River after two decades of construction near Charleroi, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28.
  • Col. Phillip J. Valenti, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division deputy commander, presents the Department of the Army Achievement Award for Civilian Service to Kellie Withers, administrative assistant in the USACE Nashville District, during a ceremony Aug. 22, 2024, at Center Hill Dam in Lancaster, Tennessee. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Colonel lauds Center Hill Powerplant administrative assistant

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (Aug. 26, 2024) – An administrative assistant at Center Hill Dam received high praise last Thursday for her exceptional work during a developmental assignment well beyond the dam and powerplant she normally supports on the Caney Fork River.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Green, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; Mayor Steve Babcock of Carthage, Tennessee (Middle); and Congressman John Rose, Tennessee 6th District, pose after Green and Babcock signed a Project Partnership Agreement Aug. 23, 2024, in Carthage, Tennessee. The agreement officially begins a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River that will prevent further bank erosion that currently endangers the Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Agreement kicks off streambank project at Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (Aug. 23, 2024) – Officials signed a Project Partnership Agreement today to officially begin a streambank stabilization project on the Cumberland River that will prevent further bank erosion that currently endangers the Carthage Wastewater Treatment Plant.
  • Louisville District Commander Col. L. Reyn Mann (center) and The Nature Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service partners watch the removal of Green River Dam 5 along the Green River in Brownsville, Kentucky, Aug. 23, 2024. As of late August, 75 percent of the dam has been removed.

    Removal efforts resume at Green River Dam No. 5

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with support from The Nature Conservancy, resumed work in early July to complete removal of Green River Lock and Dam No. 5 in Kentucky. Dam removal was temporarily suspended in July 2022 due to concerns from the Edmonson County Water District regarding
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Ranger David Landis (right) drops a buoy anchor into the water as Ranger Intern Philicady Carland prepares to drop the buoy in after it at Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Kentucy, Aug. 14, 2024.

    USACE Rangers place buoys for boater safety ahead of holiday weekend

    Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rangers and a ranger intern spent the morning placing danger buoys on Lake Barkley, Aug. 14, 2024, to notify boaters of shallow water.
  • A big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus) captured in a mist net during the multi-taxa survey in Asheville, North Carolina, May 20-22, 2024.

    Louisville District biologists’ survey helps pave way for new Army Reserve Center

    Due to the potential environmental impacts related to the proposed construction and operation of a new U.S. Army Reserve Center in Asheville, North Carolina, biologists from The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District elected to conduct a multi-species survey for federally listed species, specifically under the National Environmental
  • two men in reflective vest and hard hats look at a piece of equipment to ensure it isn't damaged

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District’s floating plant provides breakwater stability to the shores of Lake Michigan

    37, 000 tons of stone is being placed on the Milwaukee Harbor south breakwater over a five month period by the Lake Michigan Floating Plant assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE). Funding this year allowed the project to grow from its usual 5,000-10,000 tons per year.The floating plant conducts stone placement at
  • Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, Department of Defense Education Activity, Fort Knox students and teachers participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Van Voorhis Elementary School at Fort Knox, Kentucky, Aug. 13, 2024. The new school, which started construction December 2021, replaces the previous facility that was built in 1958.

    USACE completes Van Voorhis Elementary ahead of schedule

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Department of Defense Education Activity, Fort Knox students and teachers participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for Van Voorhis Elementary School, Aug. 13, 2024, at Fort Knox, Kentucky.The new $70 million, 104,000-square-foot school, which started construction December 2021,
  • Gary and Judi Fleeman pose together during a retirement celebration July 31, 2024, in Lenoir City, Tennessee. They both culminated more than 51 combined years of federal government service supporting navigation missions together on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (USACE Photo by Melissa Kear)

    Officials recognize dynamic couple that spent decades supporting navigation

    LENOIR CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 16, 2024) – Gary and Judi Fleeman recently culminated a combined 51 years supporting navigation missions together on the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. When they decided to retire together, Corps officials made it a point to thank and duly recognize this dynamic couple for their tremendous impact and many years of service.