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    Park Ranger Brian Mangrum is the June 2012 co-employee of the month for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (Courtesy Photo)

    Nashville District announces employees of the month for June 2012

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 29, 2012) – Park Rangers Brian Mangrum and Charlotte Stenger are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employees of the Month for June 2012.
  • GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Lt. Col. Michelle Garcia, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District deputy commander, was among the participants negotiating the high ropes course and celebrating the opening in Grafenwoehr, Germany, July 18, 2012.

    Corps of Engineers builds to new heights in Germany

    gh atop the trees on the Morale, Welfare and Recreation High Ropes Park, representatives from the U.S. Army Garrison Grafenwöhr, Family MWR, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District gathered to cut a ribbon and showcase part of the project for Outdoor Recreation Destination at Dickhaueter Lake Park.
  • A drill rig operates with construction crews in the background at Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Ky., Aug. 7, 2012. The contractor, Treviicos-Soletanche J.V., for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Foundation Remediation Project reached one million hours without a lost-time accident Aug. 17, 2012. The Corps and the contractor constantly refined the construction process to keep equipment movement and drilling sequences on schedule made safety very important not only on the work platform, but also in the maintenance shop, staging areas, desanding plant and slurry ponds. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Work crews reach million-hour safety milestone at Wolf Creek Dam

    JAMESTOWN, Ky. (Aug. 17, 2012) – Construction crews at the Wolf Creek Dam Foundation Remediation Project reached a lofty safety milestone today when the men and women installing a concrete barrier wall deep into the dam’s embankment reached 550 days and one million work-hours on the job without a lost-time accident.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lifts the rotor assembly from a 270-ton hydropower unit undergoing rehabilitation at the Barkley Dam Hydropower Plant in Kuttawa, Ky., Aug. 16, 2012. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Barkley hydropower rehabilitation gets a 270-ton lift

    KUTTAWA, Ky. (Aug. 16, 2012) – Work crews here at Barkley Power Plant removed a 270-ton rotor assembly today from a crippled hydropower unit damaged 18 months ago by an electrical fire. The heavy lift enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to move forward with the generator’s rehabilitation.
  • Joseph D. Tober, a human resources specialist with the regional CPAC in Chicago, and Phyllis Williams, a human resources specialist with the Detroit District, work on ideas for customer service improvement during a Customer Service Improvement Project and Supervisors Conference Aug. 7, 2012 in Nashville, Tenn. The conference was comprised of human resources personnel throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division. (USACE photo by Jennifer Gillespie)

    Human resources team works to improve customer service

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2012) – When it comes to managing human resources in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, providing world-class customer service and building strong relationships with customers are the top priorities for successful human resources offices.
  • Tammy Wilburn, aquatics supervisor at Somersplash, and Park Ranger Ashley Glyn-Jones at Lake Cumberland, show off one of the many life jackets Somersplash provides for its visitors. (USACE photo by Park Ranger Aurora Scott)

    Corps makes big splash on water safety

    SOMERSET, Ky. (Aug. 14, 2012) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District made a big splash when its park rangers at Lake Cumberland partnered with the Somersplash Water Park to promote water safety Aug. 4, 2012.
  • KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan — A view of the way ahead, taken from the gunner's turret on an M-ATV, shows the difficult terrain that the column had to move through. David Nishimura and Sgt. 1st Class Gary Malkin, of the 565th Engineer Detachment (FEST-A), conducted a route reconnaissance mission in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on July 26, 2012.

    565th Engineer Detachment (FEST-A) conducts route recon

    Two members of the 565th Engineer Detachment (Forward Engineer Support Team-Advance) conducted a route recon mission in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan on July 26, 2012.
  • LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Hon. Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy & environment and Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general, answer media questions after announcing the Army's $7B Multiple Award Task Order Contract, Request for Proposa, Aug. 7, 2012.

    Army Announces $7B Multiple Award Task Order Contract Request for Proposal

    The Army announced a $7 billion Multiple Award Task Contract (MATOC), Request for Proposal (RFP), Aug. 7, 2012, which will help the Army procure reliable, locally generated, renewable and alternative energy through Power Purchase Agreements for up to 30 years.
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    USACE leaders express committment to the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Study

    Huddled in a meeting room that overlooks shipping operations at the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT), leaders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers met with port officials to express their commitment to the Jacksonville Harbor Deepening Project.
  • SAVANNAH, Ga. — Jason Lavecchia, a hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, shows a class of Jenkins High School students how to read measurements taken by a water quality probe in the Savannah Harbor, July 25, 2012.

    Corps of Engineers gives students a "sampling" of hydraulics at Savannah Harbor

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, in partnership with the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Savannah Post, hosted the tour as part of a Jenkins High School summer engineering camp.

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