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  • May

    A photo from the Japan Engineer District

    ENGINEERING FRIENDSHIPS UNDER FUJI

    Maj. Tanaka Hiroaki of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force's elite Central Readiness Regiment has invited a team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—JED officers to observe, remark, and take part in a United Nations exercise taking place at Kita Fuji, a JGSDF training facility located on the slopes of one of the world’s most famous mountain.
  • Engineering and Construction Leading Change Challenge

    Engineering and Construction Leading Change Challenge

    Colonel Evers presented awards to members of the Engineering and Construction for their accomplishments in the EC Leading Change Challenge.
  • Transatlantic Middle East District Fire Protection Engineer Katie Render discussion the bridge design criteria with students at a recent STARBASE Academy Winchester presentation.

    TAM Talks Engineering at STARBASE Academy after a year away

    USACE Middle East District supported DoD's STARBASE Academy through two visits in May, TAM’s Katie Render, Fire Protection Engineer, shared her experiences as a civilian engineer, while Deputy Commander Maj. Eder Ramirez shared his military combat engineer side. Both perspectives were engaging to the students.
  • Motorcycle riders assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division receive a printout of the Tires and Wheels, Controls, Lights, Oil, Chassis and Stand, or T-CLOCS, safety check list during a motorcycle safety training course, at the division headquarters in Winchester Va., May 13, 2021. (U.S. Army Photo by Sherman Hogue, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division public affairs office)

    The Transatlantic Division kick-starts Motorcycle Safety Month

    WINCHESTER, Va. - May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. This coincides with the beginning of
  • The Motor Vessel Tampa out of Ashland, Kentucky, moves Marathon Petroleum Company fuel barges May 21, 2021 through Cheatham Lock in Ashland City, Tennessee, headed to terminals in Nashville. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District worked with the fuel industry and Regional Rivers Repair Fleet, which is performing maintenance at the lock, to schedule openings to accommodate deliveries of fuel to Middle Tennessee. Each barge carries around 28,000 barrels of fuel. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Cheatham Lock helps fuel Middle Tennessee in wake of pipeline shutdown

    ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. (May 24, 2021) – With the recent shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District opened up Cheatham Lock despite restrictions during scheduled maintenance so barges destined to fuel Middle Tennessee could navigate up the Cumberland River to Nashville terminals.