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  • September

    Surveyor Trevor Groce, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, operates a terrestrial scanner Sept. 3, 2024, to assess the condition of an existing boat ramp at J. Percy Priest Lake in Nashville, Tennessee. Groce is the district’s employee of the month for May 2024. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Groce named Nashville District employee of the month for outstanding survey support

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2024) – A surveyor that kept a slope remediation project on track at Dale Hollow Dam is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for May 2024.
  • From left to right, Ashley Fuentes, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District environmental and cultural section chief; Larry Kirksey and Alaska Williams Co-Chairmen of the Rosenwald Harlanites Mid-Michigan Organization ; and Sydney Curnes, USACE Nashville District Landscape Architect and Silver Jackets coordinator, pose for a photo in Harlan, Ky. on Aug. 23, 2024 with the USACE funded plaque that recounts the story of the 1977 flood and offers a personal perspective on the community’s history, preserving the memory of this area that was deeply impacted by the disaster. The photo was taken during a ceremony to honor the memory of those affected by the flood and to keep their stories alive.

    USACE funds high water plaque to honor flood-devastated Kentucky community

    On Aug. 23, 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in a ceremony to honor the Georgetown neighborhood and Rosenwald High School in Harlan, KY – a community that was devastated by a catastrophic flood in 1977.
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    Two Rangers leading the way by example at West Point

    One of the most demanding and challenging career fields in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is that of park ranger. Park Rangers work around the clock to keep our USACE parks open and safe for visitors and campers. Two West Point rangers who exemplify going above and beyond are Ben Williams, the chief ranger for Natural Resource Management, and Susan Cromer, the Recreation chief ranger.
  • Bio photo of St. Louis District’s Dr. John McEnery

    St. Louis District’s Dr. John McEnery selected for ERDC University

    Dr. John McEnery, a Senior Hydraulic Engineer with the USACE St. Louis District, has been chosen as a participant for the 2024 session of the Engineer Research and Development Center University (ERDC-U).
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    Interagency collaboration improving major VA construction projects

    Currently, VA’s major medical construction program oversees 30 health care facility construction projects in the U.S., with a total value exceeding $14 billion. Earlier this summer, USACE and VA representatives united for a joint summit in Frederick, MD, to discuss strategic priorities including reinforcing the commitment to enhancing the national medical construction program.