29 Jul 2022

Recreational Harbors: A Comprehensive Outlook

Who doesn’t love getting out on the water with a boat on a hot summer day? We’re lucky in Buffalo to live in a region where we can find water activities every direction we go. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the Nation’s number one federal provider of outdoor recreation and has a focus on public safety. As such, it is crucial that we work with our local partners to maintain the safety of our recreational harbors.

29 Jul 2022

Emergency Erosion Protection for Grand River-Bank Street in Painesville, Ohio

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District and the City of Painesville (Lake County), Ohio are partners to keep the west side of the Grand River in place this summer to protect a local road and local public utilities. They signed a Project Partnership Agreement in May 2021 to complete this construction.

29 Jul 2022

Actions to avert power outage generates recognition for senior operator

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2022) – The senior operator at Cordell Hull Dam Powerplant is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2022 for actions taken to avert power outages in several rural communities in Kentucky and Tennessee.

28 Jul 2022

Capt. Werner returns from training, bids farewell to LRD

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division aide-de-camp Capt. Kyle Werner returned from the Army’s Basic Airborne Course, as he prepares for his next assignment in Fort Bragg, NC.

28 Jul 2022

USACE delivers battery testing facility to NSWC Crane

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District and Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane celebrated the delivery of the Submarine Battery Evaluation Center during a ribbon cutting ceremony July 21, 2022, in Crane, Indiana. The test facility will provide full-scale submarine battery and energy storage testing and modeling capabilities unique to the Navy. The outcome of the testing will improve the Navy's ability to predict, control and mitigate low-capacity batteries.

27 Jul 2022

A life with the critters: Former ‘tiger queen’ fulfills her love for animals with career as park ranger

Karen Osler, a park ranger with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, is an animal lover who owns and cares for 16 animals on her property in Connellsville, Pennsylvania.

25 Jul 2022

Louisville delivers multi-use helicopter training facility at Fort Campbell

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Fort Campbell celebrated the completion of a one-of-a-kind helicopter training facility during a ribbon cutting ceremony, July 22, 2022, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

12 Jul 2022

Two LRD teammates awarded FY22 Financial Managers of the Year

On Tuesday, June 28, USACE Deputy Director of Resource Management Col. Rodney Gibson announced that not one, but two members from the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Resource Management team were selected for FY 2022 USACE Financial Manager of the Year Awards.

12 Jul 2022

More than just inspections: IG office provides oversight, assistance across Army Corps of Engineers

Each year, the commanding general of the Army Corps directs the IG office to conduct inspections on various topics. This year, the IG office is inspecting logistics, the telework program, and human resources support for military members.

6 Jul 2022

LRD bids farewell to Division Deputy at retirement ceremony

A retirement ceremony was held for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Deputy Commander Colonel Paul Kremer at the Army Reserve Center in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky.