20 Sep 2021

Louisville District completes battle course at Fort Campbell

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District completed construction of a $6.3 million Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course with Range Operations Control Area at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, which will allow platoons to conduct individual and collective maneuvers to defeat a variety of threats.

17 Sep 2021

Kickoff event for Johnson County flood mitigation brings together USACE, community leaders

The kickoff event for a flood mitigation project was held in Johnson County, Kentucky, Sept. 16, 2021. The celebration brought together the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Johnson County Fiscal Court and City of Paintsville officials, who are closely coordinating on the Section 202 Johnson County Flood Risk Management Project.The

16 Sep 2021

Logistics team removes area offices’ excess equipment

In the early morning hours of their five-day trip to Duluth, Minnesota, the Detroit District Logistics team were quietly loading excess equipment onto a flat-bed truck headed south. The equipment’s destination was the UNICOR facility in Kansas, an electronics recycling center that converts electronics into recyclable materials for resale to registered vendors. “By using UNICOR, we estimate $8,000 in savings to the district based on acquisition cost,” said Detroit District Logistics Manager Jena Graham. “Due to the area offices being spread out, it was not cost effective to consolidate their excess at one location for a typical pick-up.” A one-way trip from the District Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan to the Duluth Area Office in Minnesota is nearly a 12-hour drive.

15 Sep 2021

Olmsted Locks and Dam sets record, replaces first wickets

Near the confluence of the Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers is where more commerce passes through than any other location on the entire U.S. inland waterways, making the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District’s Olmsted Locks and Dam one of the busiest locks in the country. More than 70 million tons of commerce passes through the Olmsted, Illinois, facility each year. Olmsted Locks and Dam is very different from the other locks and dams on the Ohio River because it is the only one with a wicket dam.

19 Aug 2021

Louisville District executes $356 million nationwide reserve program

The history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District spans more than two centuries. During this time the Louisville District has acquired many diverse programs and missions, one of them being the nationwide reserve program. The Louisville District provides project management and planning support for Army Reserve Centers in the United

13 Aug 2021

Division commander makes initial visit to Louisville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District welcomed Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander, Col. Kimberly Peeples, August 9th and 11th, 2021, as she visited the district office and toured key project sites near Louisville, Kentucky and at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio.This was the first time Peeples was able to

9 Aug 2021

USACE celebrates National Park and Recreation Month

July was National Park and Recreation Month – a month designed to tell the parks and recreation story and encourage the public to create their own memories. For the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District celebrating National Park and Recreation Month means recognizing those who run the show at the district’s flood risk management

2 Aug 2021

Cecil M. Harden Lake replaces hydraulic power unit

The hydraulic power unit which provides pressure to open the Mansfield Dam main gates at Cecil M. Harden Lake in Rockville, Indiana was replaced April 2021. The requirement to replace the unit was identified on July 21, 2015 during a record lake pool level of 690.1 feet above mean sea level (msl). The operation of only one of three service gates

14 Jul 2021

New Joint Operations and Mission Planning Center construction at Scott AFB

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, and 375th Civil Engineer Squadron have collaborated on a 171,727 square foot Joint Operations Mission Planning Center (JOMPC) to be built at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The $72.7 million contract was awarded July 8, 2021 to Zodiac-Poettker HBZ JV II, LLC of St. Louis, Missouri.

7 Jul 2021

Developmental assignment offers growth, connection for USACE employee

DETROIT - He cannot get enough of the Great Lakes; some might say he’s hooked. By day, John Allis is the Great Lakes Hydraulics and Hydrology Office Chief and by night, he enjoys being in, on or around the Great Lakes with his family. Allis’ office in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District handles a wide range of activities supporting the International Joint Commission, including water level forecasting, flow regulation and monitoring hydroclimate conditions across the Great Lakes. The Corps of Engineers has a reputation of success through skill development and knowledge gain. By design, district employees often have opportunities to do just that through developmental assignments. John recently completed a three-month developmental assignment as Chief of Water Management Division with the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division where he had much broader responsibilities.