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  • September

    Now Lt Col David Kaulfers on a project site visit on 11 September, 2001.

    Afghanistan District reflects on 9/11 while currently serving

    Wednesday September 11, 2019 was a solemn day around the country, and even more so for the volunteer civilians and military members of the Afghanistan District, currently deployed in the country.
  • Kellen Cole, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, receives a certificate of completion for the 2019 Leadership Development Program Level I Course from Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal, Nashville District commander, and Michael Evans, course instructor, during a graduation ceremony Sept. 12, 2019 at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Commander guides leadership graduates toward team success

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2019) – Sixteen employees with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District graduated today from the first level of the Leadership Development Program during a ceremony at the Scarritt Bennett Center.
  • Boyd takes ‘Taking Care of People’ to heart

    Boyd takes ‘Taking Care of People’ to heart

    We hear a lot these days about the importance of taking care of people. Revolving Fund Accountant Christopher Boyd recently translated this from mere words into valuable actions.
  • University of Maryland junior and district summer intern Robert Ayoub stands in the rafters of an aircraft hangar at Fort Wainwright, learning about high expansion foam discharge systems with the Technical Center of Expertise fire protection team. He spent his summer as an engineer intern with the District and benefited in many ways.

    Perfect timing benefits both District and Intern

    A series of perfectly timed actions and moments landed University of Maryland junior Robert Ayoub a summer internship and a potential career after college with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District.
  • District employees receive stormwater training

    District employees receive stormwater training

    Forty-one employees from across the District participated in a class at Ensley Engineer Yard (EEY) Sept. 4 preparing them to receive stormwater certification. Memphis District Stormwater Coordinator Conrad Stacks organized the class taught by Tom Lawrence on behalf of Tennessee Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control.