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  • October

    Tim Higgs (Right), chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch’s Environmental Section, talks with David Sims, a habitat biologist with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, during a Stones River watershed workshop Oct. 20, 2014 at Patterson Park Community Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The event was sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation.

    Stakeholders collaborate for good health of Stones River watershed

    MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2014) – Federal, state, local and private interests met at Patterson Park Community Center today to collaborate and work together for a healthier Stones River watershed.
  • Joe Laird chased down the Chief of Engineers' chopper to get this photo with Lt. Gen. Henry Hatch in 1989 as he landed to survey the earthquake damage at Loma Prieta.

    Twenty-five years after the earthquake recovery effort

    The 1989 Earthquake, 25 years ago on this date, October 17, in California brought teams of experts from all across the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers footprints, to assist with assessing damage, to quilling nerves, to just being there as a listener, as many lives and homes were devastated on this day.
  • Inspection team (from left to right): Ben Sakmar, Mike Pahlman, Nick Waltenbaugh, Daniel Nguyen, Joseph Bossard, Tom Brown, Alan Fregoso, Ian Vega, Megan Garrett, Jerry Garner, Bob Isler, and Samantha Peitz

    District conducts lock and dam inspections

    As a part of the Dam Safety Program, members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District
  • Anthony Condi is a senior electrician at the Eufaula Dam Powerhouse.

    Employee Spotlight: Anthony Condi

    Anthony Condi is a power plant senior electrician at the Eufaula Dam Powerhouse. Condi grew up in
  • WINCHESTER, Va - Tom Waters, Middle East District deputy for programs and project management, speaks to attendees during the Middle East District Industry Day Oct. 16 in Winchester, Va.

    Middle East District hosts Industry Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District staff met with more than 300 contractor representatives during the Industry Day event held Oct. 16 at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.