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    Ken Day (Back row far right) poses for a photo with other park rangers at Allatoona Lake, Ga. in 1978. Day began his career at Allatoona Lake, and currently works as a Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.

    Mobile District Natural Resources Chief to receive ARC Legends Award

    The American Recreation Coalition (ARC) will recognize Ken Day, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Mobile District natural resources chief, as the recipient of the organization’s Legends Award June 1 during the Partners Outdoors Conference in Washington D.C. The award is presented annually to one individual from each major recreation-related federal agency for outstanding contributions to outdoor recreation.
  • ERDC Director Dr. David Pittman, welcomes the 2017 class of ERDC University to the Vicksburg, Mississippi campus.

    ERDC welcomes 2017 ERDC University class

    As the seasons change and the month of March blows in, most people think about spring break,
  • Jason Foust, deputy construction manager for the grouting project at Mosul Dam, stands by the spillway gates Oct. 22, 2016 where they drew drawn down to alleviate pressure during the work. Foust has since returned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District where he is project engineer at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky. (Photo by Charlie Krolikowski)

    Engineering and construction trio forges goodwill on Mosul Dam projects

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 20, 2017) – An engineering and construction trio from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently returned home from Iraq where they helped oversee construction projects at Mosul Dam, forged goodwill with the international repair team, and even supported the military operation to retake the city of Mosul.

  • Reserve breaks ground on New Jersey training center

    The U.S. Army Reserve broke ground March 18 on the new Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Army Reserve Center, which will be used to train approximately 600 Army Reserve Soldiers.
  • The excavators break up Dam No. 6 while building a work pad from which to remove material during the demolition, which was completed in April.

    Corps removes Green River Dam No. 6

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Green River Lock and Dam No. 6 near Brownsville, Kentucky, has been removed. The removal was performed by experienced dam removal personnel under an interagency support agreement between the Corps’ Louisville District and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Other participating agencies were Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Mammoth Cave National Park, The Nature Conservancy and Kentucky Waterways Alliance.