12 Dec 2022

LRD Hosts Industry Day 2022

On December 1, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division successfully hosted Industry Day 2022, both virtually and in-person at the Marriott RiverCenter in Covington, Kentucky.

12 Dec 2022

Future USACE officers and civilians get schooled on military construction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District, Military/IIS Project Management Branch Chief Rachael Haunz and Scott Air Force Base Area Engineer Jay Fowler provided an overview of the military construction program during a District Officer Introductory Course held at Scott AFB, Illinois, Dec. 9. Participants included mid-career officers, warrant officers and civilians across the enterprise who received their first assignment with the USACE.

2 Dec 2022

Louisville District and Little Rock District partner to complete Razorback Inn

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the delivery of a 136,322-square-foot visiting quarters named the Razorback Inn at Little Rock Air Force Base in Little Rock, Arkansas, Nov. 30, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and Little Rock District collaborated to complete the new four-story facility, which includes 250 guest rooms, 20 business suites, guest laundry facilities, housekeeping functional spaces, multi-functional lobby, coffee shop, business center, conference rooms, exercise room and restrooms.

29 Nov 2022

After 32 years, Fowler moves on to a new mission

The Louisville District Scott Air Force Base Area Engineer Jay Fowler has been with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for more than 32 years. With the exception of a few brief assignments in operations and engineering, he has spent his time in the Louisville District and St. Louis District Construction Divisions.

15 Nov 2022

Leadership works on ‘building a stronger’ Corps of Engineers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2022) – The commanding general, division and center commanders, district engineers, and Senior Executive Service leadership recently met in Music City to work on “building a stronger” Corps of Engineers during an Executive Governance Meeting.

15 Nov 2022

Cannelton’s primary lock chamber reopens after dual miter gate replacement

After over a year of planning and 132 days of execution, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District resumed locking boats through the 1,200-foot lock chamber at Cannelton Locks and Dam in Cannelton, Indiana, Nov. 13.

10 Nov 2022

Nashville District names King Employee of the Month for August 2022

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 10, 2022) – Pamela King, general supply specialist in the Logistics Section, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for August 2022. She is recognized primarily for her efforts to recover a missing property within the district office and streamlining the sub-hand receipt process.

4 Nov 2022

Partnerships are building blocks for success in the Nashville District

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 4, 2022) – Partnerships are the building blocks for success when it comes to construction projects, operation and maintenance of hundreds of recreation areas and facilities, and even the management of dams that generate hydroelectricity and provide water resources that support navigation in the nation’s inland waterway system.

26 Oct 2022

Hydrology and hydraulics section cross-train fellow employees

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District Hydrology and Hydraulics Section conducted a stream walk where H&H Limnologist Zac Wolf spoke on biology, ecology and water quality and H&H Engineer Jake Allgeier discussed hydrology and geomorphology at Floyds Fork at Beckley Creek Park, in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 6. 

17 Oct 2022

Cyber Security Awareness Month: Protecting your online identity

October is Cyber Security Awareness month and has been since 2004 after it was created by the President of the United States and Congress. The month serves as a reminder for individuals to protect themselves in the virtual world, whether it is proper handling of electronic data or suspicious emails phishing for information.