9 Jun 2023

USACE completes unique live-fire range at Fort Knox

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District completed construction of the Digital Air-Ground Integration Range at Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 9, 2023. The range complex is designed to replicate a complex operational environment and serves to train and qualify soldiers to detect, identify, engage and defeat stationary and moving targets.

6 Jun 2023

Volunteer campers provide extra helping hands to lake staff

The staff at Patoka Lake in Dubois, Indiana, recently welcomed two members of the “family” back, just in time for the busy summer months ahead at the lake. Tim and Margie Carter aren’t paid staff members, instead, they are volunteer campers who help with various tasks to help maintain the property in exchange for being able to park and connect their 38-foot camper there.

5 Jun 2023

USACE Louisville District, USDA and University of Kentucky break ground on new research facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District celebrated the groundbreaking of a $65.9 million Forage Animal Production Research Unit with the United States Department of Agriculture and University of Kentucky, May 23, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky.

31 May 2023

Taylorsville Lake dam celebrates 40th Anniversary with an all-day family event

he U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District celebrated the 40th Anniversary of Taylorsville Lake’s dam with a family event held May 28, 2023, at the project’s visitor center located in Taylorsville, Kentucky. The Friends of Taylorsville Lake, in coordination with USACE, hosted the celebratory event where more than 2,000 people were in

22 May 2023

Louisville District cuts ribbon at Yakima Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and the U.S. Army Reserve 88th Readiness Division celebrated the opening of a new Tactical Equipment Maintenance Facility (TEMF) on the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Washington, May 19, 2023.The 29,000 square foot TEMF for Equipment Concentration Site 10 will serve as a tactical equipment

8 May 2023

Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors to practice water safety

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As millions of Americans plan visits to our nation’s lakes and rivers, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reminds visitors of the importance of practicing safe, sensible, and thoughtful activities in, on, and around open water.

1 May 2023

Regulatory Division permits crucial in construction of Kentucky's largest development project

Construction of the $5.8 billion Ford Blue Oval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky, is one of the largest economic developments in the history of the Commonwealth. What many don’t know, however, is that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District’s Regulatory Division played a significant role in getting the project off the ground by ensuring the developer met necessary environmental and cultural resource requirements.

1 May 2023

Louisville District christens new workboat at Olmsted Locks and Dam

Friends, family and coworkers gathered together in celebration as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District held a christening ceremony in Olmsted, Illinois, for the new Olmsted Locks and Dam workboat Motor Vessel (M/V) Jackie Lee Anderson, April 27. The M/V Jackie Lee Anderson is a 2,000 hp Z-drive towboat that accommodates 14 crew

26 Apr 2023

District foresters see the value in trees

Trees are not the first topic one thinks of when describing the Louisville District mission. In the Real Estate Division Forestry Team reside Barry Tucker, Certified Forester, and Martin Wilson, who are dedicated professional foresters with a “Can Do” attitude. As part of the mission of the Real Estate Division, foresters administer the management and disposal of real property for both civil works and military projects. In this case, real property is trees and the disposal is in the form of timber sales. The USACE Forestry Team ensures the execution of the Army’s forest and land management goals through various disposal and real estate actions.

21 Apr 2023

Salvage operations continue following barge accident

Salvage Operations continue following a barge accident, which occurred March 28 at McAlpine Locks and Dam, in Louisville, Kentucky.A vessel towing 11 barges, which were owed by Ingram Barge Company, made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the McAlpine Lock and Dam, and as a result, 10 of the 11 barges