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  • January

    April Ratcliff, interior design technician, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District.

    A Designing Mom

    April Ratcliff lives a triple life as a mom, college student and Sacramento District interior design technician, but that doesn’t stop her from achieving her goals. Read her story about “always growing and moving forward.”

  • Durham Recreation Area on Lake Hartwell to close for construction

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Project Office will indefinitely close Durham Recreation Area, located in Anderson County, S.C., on Jan. 23, 2017, for construction of a water treatment plant.

  • 2016 Year in Review

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  • Lindsey Sullivan, park ranger at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tenn., talks with boating enthusiasts that stopped by the Corps of Engineers booth at the 31st annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at the Nashville Music City Center Jan. 22, 2017.

    Boaters navigate to Corps of Engineers booth at 2017 Nashville Boat show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2017) – Boating enthusiasts attending the 31st annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at the Nashville Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.
  • At his farewell ceremony in December, Lt. Col. Nilber Cruz was presented an Army Commendation Medal by ERDC’s Commander Col. Bryan Green for meritorious service while displaying exceptional leadership and technical excellence while working on numerous research projects at ERDC.

    Brazilian officer completes exchange program

    As a participant in the Military Personnel Exchange Program, Brazilian Army Lt. Col. Nilber Teixeira