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  • December

    IN THE PHOTO, dry dock 5801 after it was serviced in Morgan City, Louisiana and back at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tennessee. The dry dock was shipped to the Conrad Shipyard in Louisiana for repairs and maintenance in June 2019. The dock has been operating since 1958. (USACE photos by Jessica Haas)

    Memphis dry dock back in action

    The largest dry dock north of New Orleans, Louisiana, is back in action at the Memphis District's Ensley Engineer Yard after spending 14 months in Morgan City, Louisiana. The Memphis District dry dock, known as ‘5801', was shipped to the Conrad Shipyard in Louisiana for repairs and maintenance in June 2019. The dock has been operating since 1958.

  • Chartouni named USACE Cost Engineer of Year

    George Chartouni, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Chicago District, was awarded the USACE Cost Engineer of the Year award at a virtual national awards ceremony on Nov. 12, 2020, hosted by Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers and Commanding General. 
  • Courtney Stevens was recently selected as the new chief of the regulatory south branch.

    Meet Our: Courtney Stevens

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  • Maurice Williams was recently selected as the new power plant operations manager.

    Meet Our: Maurice Williams

    Maurice WilliamsPower Project ManagerExplain your job in three sentences.As the Power (Operations)
  • Cola Desk Dudes

    COLA Desk Dudes

    The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most difficult in the history of the United