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  • August

    Emergency first responders, law enforcement, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District employees listen to a safety brief from U.S. Coast Guard Captain Heather R. Mattern, sector commander, Sector Ohio Valley, Eighth Coast Guard District, prior to a mock emergency exercise at McAlpine Locks and Dam July 31, 2024.

    USACE partners with USCG to conduct security drills at McAlpine Locks and Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, and local, county and state agencies as they conducted law enforcement drills at the McAlpine Locks and Dam facility on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2024.  The purpose of the drills was to enhance maritime incident response for both

  • July

    Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District use various floating barges to drill, demolish and remove the fixed-crest dam at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, July 29, 2024.

    Clearing the way for navigation at Elizabeth

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is prioritizing the opening of a 100-foot-wide navigation channel through the dam at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, by August 28.
  • Public affairs specialists from across the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division came to the Huntington District to increase their video skills during the division’s second regional visual storytelling workshop. During the workshop, participants gained experience in video camera operation, shot-listing, story planning, video editing, sound design, camera movements and more.

    LRD’s Second Annual Visual Storytelling Workshop

    During the week of June 2, 2024, Public Affairs Specialist from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) gathered in the picturesque terrain that surrounds the Huntington District in West Virginia for the second annual Visual Storytelling Workshop.
  • A welder from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet welds one of the more than 40 cracks identified in the Old Hickory Lock chamber gates in Hendersonville, Tennessee, July 19, 2024. The water from the lock chamber is pumped out and repairs are made over the course of three weeks to ensure continued operability of the nearly 70-year-old lock. (USACE Photo by Braden Simmons)

    Maintenance professionals drain Old Hickory Lock for inspection, repairs

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (July 30, 2024) – Maintenance professionals with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently closed Old Hickory Lock to navigation and drained it to check on the condition of components that operate under the surface of the water.
  • Michael Wilkinson (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Construction Support Section senior safety specialist; and Mike Freeman (Left), construction inspector; speak with Eddie Mills, American Bridge Company quality manager, about safety during the installation of ladders July 22, 2024, on Wolf Creek Dam as part of the spillway gates replacement project. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Leaders use continual improvement approach to support safety culture

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2024) – With very large construction and operations projects in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, creating a safe workplace is critical to mission success, and a responsibility every employee shares.
  • Jesse Pennington, Buffalo District Civil Engineer

    Jesse Pennington, Buffalo District engineer ready to tackle a new career

    Starting a new career and moving to a new city after graduating from college can be a scary and daunting step for anyone to take. Recent University of Akron graduate, Jesse Pennington, is ready to move forward with a confidence and strength that will help her handle anything the engineering world brings. Jesse took a few moments to speak with us about her journey to the Buffalo District and a little about her sports career.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers Stone Fagan and Ashley Webster remove panels of the Cordell Hull Bee hives to inspect the health of the bees and the hives, July 22, 2024. Cordell Hull Lake has recently received bee hives from HoneyBee Tennessee to increase local pollination efforts. (USACE Photo by Braden Simmons)

    Cordell Hull Lake creates buzz around USACE's new pollination effort

    CARTHAGE, Tenn. (July 25, 2024) -- Cordell Hull Lake is about an hour east of Nashville. The location, like some other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lakes, juxtaposes the hustle and bustle of the city with a peaceful and scenic woodland setting. But make no mistake; there’s still a noticeable “buzz” of workers that keep themselves just as busy as the city folks: They just opt to work in honeycombs rather than office cubicles.
  • Park rangers, lock operators and maintenance mechanics from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District attended a multi-day motorboat operator training at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania, June 13, 2024.

    Pittsburgh District makes a splash with motorboat training

    Park rangers, lock operators and maintenance mechanics from across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District attended a multi-day motorboat operator training at Crooked Creek Lake in Ford City, Pennsylvania, in June 2024.
  • Soldiers in revolutionary era uniforms march out in single file with the American and Army Flags.

    Recipients announced for prestigious Army Engineer awards to be presented at annual Castle Ball

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will recognize multiple individuals for their contributions to the organization and Engineer Regiment at the annual Engineer Castle Ball on Fri., Aug. 9, 2024.
  • Engineering Division co-op students had the opportunity to learn more about the division through a presentation and a hike through Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky July 17, 2024.

    Co-ops learn in the field while building relationships

     Engineering Division co-op students had the opportunity to learn more about the division through a presentation and a hike through Joe Creason Park in Louisville, Kentucky, July 17, 2024.All the students who took part in the day’s activities were originally recruited by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District's Engineering Division