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    Steve Stello, civil hydraulic engineer in Nashville District Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch, is the February 2016 employee of the month for the development and research of the Project Management Business Process training course. (

    Stello named Nashville District February 2016 employee of the month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2016) – Steve Stello, civil hydraulic engineer in the water resources section of the hydraulics and hydrology branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for February 2016.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, presents the Hedgehog Award to Kathryn Firsching (Right), assistant district counsel, and Mary Lewis, interagency coordinator, at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., April 8, 2016. The award is given quarterly by the Nashville District to individuals or team of employees to recognize excellence. The dynamic duo reduced the time it takes to process interagency and international services and Economy Act agreements with other federal, state and local stakeholders from three months to only one. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Dynamic duo receives Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 8, 2016) – A dynamic duo received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Hedgehog Award today in recognition of work that streamlined and standardized the process for preparing and obtaining approval of interagency agreements.
  • Aaron Murphy, a Savannah Corps forester, observes an area of activity during Thurmond Lake's Turkey Hunt April 1 held at Bussey Point Management Area. The annual event offers a handful of hopefuls the chance to hunt Eastern Wild Turkeys who inhabit the isolated stretch of forest.

    Hunter’s game dampened by stormy opponent

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Like a game of chess, the players lie in wait to outsmart their opponent’s next move. But on a morning besieged by rain, the turkeys had nature’s advantage.
  • Capt. Emily Yttri, public affairs chief with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division in Winchester, Va. and Staff Sgt. Shannon Truitt, platoon sergeant and cryptologic linguist with C. Company, 741st Military Intelligence Battalion, 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Md. completed the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on March 20. The Bataan Memorial Death March is a 26.2 mile marathon through the desert which commemorates the actions of Filipino and U.S. service members in the Philippines during World War II.

    Completing Bataan Memorial Death March inspires, leads to personal growth

    Where do you go to find inspiration to challenge yourself to learn and grow to be a better person? The internet has a plethora of resources and just as many perspectives on what you should and should not do. How do you know when it is time to make a change? Where do you find the motivation to take the next step? Mine started over three years ago when my great friend, Shannon (Shay) Truitt, an Army Staff Sgt., platoon sergeant and cryptologic linguist with 704th Military Intelligence Brigade at Fort Meade, Md., suggested we form a team for the Bataan Memorial Death March. We registered for and competed in the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. on March 20.
  • Courtney Eason, realty specialist in the Real Estate Office judges a Science, Technolgy, Engineering and Math project for students from Rucker Middle School sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub at the Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., on April 7, 2016.

    Corps evaluates STEM competition at Tennessee State University

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2016) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District judged a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Science Expo today and staffed an exhibit sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub on the Tennessee State University campus at the Gentry Center.