31 Mar 2021

Virtual Reality experience gives 3D view of future Fort Campbell Middle School

Come 2023, the Fort Campbell, Kentucky family is slated to have a new school for their middle school students on the Army post.Several stakeholders had an opportunity to take part in a Virtual Reality experience, March 31, to get a 3D look of the future Fort Campbell Middle School. Contractor, Woolpert, held the VR experience on behalf of the

22 Mar 2021

More than 850,000 square feet of sod installed following remediation activities at Jacobsville Superfund site

From 2019 to 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, removed more than 30,000 tons of contaminated soil and installed 857,980 square feet of sod at residential properties of the Jacobsville neighborhood in Evansville, Indiana.Airborne dust, soot and smoke from manufacturing

9 Feb 2021

Supervisory Training Sessions get underway with teaching roles, responsibilities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District kicked off a new supervisory training with its first session held Feb. 3, 2021.This session covered the topic of supervisory training roles, responsibilities and the fiscal year 22 training survey.These training sessions are not required but are recommended as they complement the Supervisory

28 Jan 2021

Safety Gram: Proceed with caution while driving, playing, working in wintery weather conditions

While decorating the exterior of our home this past Christmas season, my husband quickly stopped me from stepping on an ice formation, which I didn’t see.  The water from our gutters had drained and frozen on our blacktop driveway near the edge of our home. Whew! Talk about a close call from having an ice-slipping disaster.Freezing temperatures,

11 Jan 2021

Benge named 2020 District Project Manager of the Year for managing $175 million border wall infrastructure project

While managing a $175 million design-build border wall infrastructure project (RGV-07) in Starr County, Texas between fiscal years 19 and 20, Jamie Benge had no idea her work would be recognized as an outstanding accomplishment. The Louisville District named the Air Force Reserve Section chief as the 2020 District Project Manager of the Year for

5 Jan 2021

District completes drainage repair project for Rock Island Arsenal family housing

The 2019 winter season at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, revealed drainage issues in the family housing area. Driveways and sidewalks saw heaving from the frozen grounds and ponding of water accumulating from rainwater downspouts. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District resolved the drainage issues by designing a modification for a new

10 Dec 2020

High-powered sensor results in better geophysical data at Camp Breckinridge munitions response project

In determining the impact of the past use of this Formerly Used Defense Site as an artillery range, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Camp Breckinridge Environmental Restoration team has turned to advanced technology. The UltraTEM-IV is the next-generation in geophysical classification technology that scans the ground from just

2 Dec 2020

Louisville District, Army Environmental Command assess environmental impacts of Old Timbers Lake Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District is currently working with Army Environmental Command to assess the environmental impacts associated with the Old Timbers Lake Dam at Jeffersonville Proving Ground in Indiana.  The Old Timbers Lake Dam has been classified as a high hazard dam; therefore, some action is required to reduce the

12 Nov 2020

USACE turns over Fort Knox VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, honors Veterans

Veterans Day is a time to recognize all military servicemembers, who have honorably served in the U.S. Armed Forces, for their sacrifice and commitment to the nation. In recognition of this time-honored day, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the Fort Knox community, celebrated the opening

6 Nov 2020

Intelligence Production Complex at WPAFB to protect services worldwide

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, in partnership with the Air Force and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, broke ground on the new Intelligence Production Complex III in a ceremony held Nov. 5. The IPC will serve as a state-of-the-art intelligence facility from which NASIC will continue to protect forces all over