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  • February

    Steve Zeltner, seated on desk in front of the window, stood up the original TAD-Afghanistan Programs Team in summer 2012 in Kabul Afghanistan. With him are program managers, from left, Aaron Hoover, Dan Echols, Mike Costello, and Ray Tatro. He leaves a legacy of customer service in the U.S. Central Command area of operations as he retires from the Transatlantic Division.

    Zeltner Leaves a Legacy of Customer Service as He Retires

    Steve Zeltner has spent his career in jobs where he could make a positive impact, although he’s the first to say that he doesn’t want to be that person “out front.” Zeltner, chief of Programs Integration Division at the Transatlantic Division (TAD), retires Feb. 28 and leaves a wealth of institutional knowledge with those who have worked with him. TAD, a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has its headquarters in Winchester, Va., with its work carried out overseas.
  • Mississippi native and Auburn University Alumni Laura "Beth" Williams is one of the faces working behind the scenes on the Corps' $973 million Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

    Corps employee’s Mississippi roots inspires engineering career

    Growing up in Mississippi, Laura “Beth” Williams had heard of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and saw their work on the Mississippi River. “I loved looking at aerial photos and old maps that showed how the massive river had meandered all over the delta, leaving its tracks behind,” said Williams, (BS 1998 and MS 2000 Auburn University).
  • Sponsors may request flood fight training at any time. The request must be in writing and the public sponsor must agree to provide a facility that can accommodate 30-40 personnel for classroom training and an outside location that be used to demonstrate sandbag filling and placement techniques.

    Flood Preparation and Flood Preparedness

    Flood preparedness is always a top priority for the Kansas City District, because the frequency and scale of flooding are very hard to predict we try to follow a consistent process from year to year. We will begin updating our internal flood fight teams early this year. Personnel turnover somewhat drives the type and scale of training that we provide internally. Another key consideration for training and exercises is the frequency of flood response by the District. The District noted no appreciable flooding for the period from 1998 to 2007. As a result, we were more reliant on training and exercises to ensure preparedness of District personnel.
  • Silver Jackets - Many Agencies, One Solution

    Silver Jackets working to communicate risks

    “We’re connecting the dots. I love being part of a team which brings people together and contributes little parts to make a whole project,” said Brian Rast, Kansas City District Lead Silver Jackets Coordinator for Kansas and Missouri. Through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, program funding is provided to Corps of Engineers districts enabling them to partner with agencies in reducing risks from natural hazards. This program is called Silver Jackets.
  • Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, welcomes Corps employees and state emergency managers present for a water management tabletop exercise Feb. 27, 2018 at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District holds high water tabletop exercise

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Crisis Management Team held a water management tabletop exercise today to walk through a simulated high-water event within the Cumberland River Basin in Middle Tennessee.