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  • December

    Fort Knox cuts ribbon on Middle School addition

    Faculty, students and community members were in attendance as the new Fort Knox Middle School celebrated its official dedication with a ribbon cutting ceremony held at the facility Oct. 29, 2019. The new addition includes a 44,600 sq. ft. middle school adjacent to the already existing Fort Knox High School.Several Louisville District personnel had

  • November

    Nike C-32 uses bio-soil mixing with zero valent iron to treat groundwater

    The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District recently used a bio-soil mixing technology to treat groundwater at the former Nike C-32 Missile Site in Porter County, Indiana.The Department of Defense acquired the site in 1956 and used it as an Ajax missile battery through 1959, and as a Hercules missile battery from 1959 until the site was

  • Division commander makes his inaugural visit to the Louisville District

    Maj. Gen. Robert Whittle, Commander, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, visited the Louisville District Oct. 29-31, 2019, as part of his effort to visit each of the seven districts which comprise the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division. This marked Whittle’s inaugural visit to the district since assuming command in July 2019. His visit, which

  • October

    Congressman Hal Rogers, Kentucky 5th District, gives the keynote address during the dedication ceremony for the Harlan Flood Control Project Oct. 25, 1999 in Loyall, Ky. The decade-long project managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District provided a maximum level of flood protection to the towns of Harlan, Baxter, Loyall and Rio Vista in Harlan County, Kentucky. (USACE Photo by Bill Peoples)

    Harlan Flood Control Project dedicated 20 years ago

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 25, 2019) – Officials dedicated the Harlan Flood Control Project 20 years ago today, culminating over a decade undertaking to provide the maximum level of flood protection to the towns of Harlan, Baxter, Loyall and Rio Vista in Harlan County, Kentucky.

  • The Louisville Districts celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 22 with an observance at the Mazzoli Federal Building. This year’s theme is “The Right Talent, Right Now.”According to its website, NDEAM celebrates America's workers with disabilities and emphasizes the importance of inclusive
  • Carl A. Platz, Great Lakes program manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, was given the opportunity to speak at EPA Administrator Wheeler's unveiling of GLRI Action Plan III October 2019.

    Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III announced

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler unveiled an updated action plan under the Great lakes Restoration Initiative, GLRI, at Sunset Point in Belle Isle Park in Detroit. The GLRI Action Plan III will guide the actions of federal agencies and their many partners over the next five years to protect and restore the Great Lakes –

  • Breeze still hard at work at locks, dams

    It has been a year since Breeze, a blue merle smooth coated border collie trained to deter birds, arrived at Cannelton Locks and Dam in Cannelton, Indiana, and she continues to be an energetic and hardworking member of the Louisville District team. “Breeze is doing great,” said Larry Dunning, Cannelton Locks and Dam lockmaster. “She is smart and
  • Fish Guidance Systems crew installs a section of the bio acoustic fish fence into the water Oct. 9, 2019 below Barkley Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The BAFF is expected to be operational in a few weeks, and a field trial is set to test the effectiveness. The project involves multiple agencies and partners, including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, U.S. Geological Survey and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Sections of bio acoustic fish fence submerged at Barkley Lock

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Oct. 9, 2019) – Crews are submerging and installing sections of a bio acoustic fish fence on the downstream side of Barkley Lock this week as part of an experiment to deter the passage of Asian carp with a wall of bubbles, sound and light.

  • Corps geologist plays vital role in Mosul Dam completion

    David Robison, Louisville District geologist, recently returned home from Mosul, Iraq, after serving on the Mosul Dam Task Force for the past nine months, where he was able to see the completion of the Corps’ involvement with the project.Robison, who has been with USACE for 12 years, is a geologist and facilitator in the Geotechnical and Risk Cadre
  • Chuck Gould

    Employee Spotlight: Chuck Gould

    Chuck Gould, lead program analyst, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, recently served four and a half months at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters office in a developmental assignment. "The experience was fast-paced and a great opportunity for those working in or interested in the Corps Civil Works Planning Community,” said