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  • Cumberland River intertwined with story of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – The steady flow of the Cumberland River is intertwined with the story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the Army and USACE mark a quarter-millennium of service this month, it’s fitting to highlight the Nashville District’s enduring legacy in shaping the landscape of the region, reducing flood risk, powering communities, establishing navigation, promoting safe recreation, and stewarding natural resources.

  • Cumberland River intertwined with story of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 3, 2025) – The steady flow of the Cumberland River is intertwined with the story of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As the Army and USACE mark a quarter-millennium of service this month, it’s fitting to highlight the Nashville District’s enduring legacy in shaping the landscape of the region, reducing flood risk, powering communities, establishing navigation, promoting safe recreation, and stewarding natural resources.

  • Preparing the next generation of warfighters

    Fort Jackson, the largest U.S. Army basic training center, trains roughly 60% of all soldiers, totaling around 50,000 Soldiers per year. To maintain this vital military installation, USACE helps construct and maintain base facilities.

  • Senior Army officials for Civil Works conduct site visits in western North Carolina

    Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Lee Forsgren and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, visited western North Carolina April 24–25 to assess Hurricane Helene recovery operations and meet with local, state, and federal leaders. Over two days, they toured debris removal sites, temporary debris management areas, and critical infrastructure projects, emphasizing the importance of interagency collaboration and long-term community recovery. The visit reinforced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ commitment to supporting FEMA and the State of North Carolina with safe, efficient recovery efforts.

  • ERDC robotics team advances future of combat engineering at PC-C5

    A team from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) recently played a key role in a major Army exercise called Project Convergence Capstone 5 (PC-C5). During this event, ERDC’s Robotics for Engineer Operations (REO) put their robotic technologies to the test in realistic, hands-on scenarios that simulate combat situations, showing how systems perform and hold up under pressure, making an important contribution to Army readiness.

  • Employees garner Army Safety Guardian Awards for lifesaving actions

    Nashville, Tenn. (Jan. 22, 2025) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently recognized four employees with Army Safety Guardian Awards for providing aid to a lock operator suffering from life-threatening anaphylactic shock from multiple yellowjacket wasp stings while working at Old Hickory Lock on the Cumberland River in Old Hickory, Tennessee.

  • Soldier, Brewer, Drill Sergeant, and more: The journey of ERDC’s Trey Burchfield

    Trey Burchfield brings a wealth of diverse experience to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's Construction Engineering Research Laboratory in his current role in the Materials and Structures Branch.

  • Army Reserve to train at Corps of Engineers Fountain City Service Base

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The 652d Multi-Role Bridge Company will hold a training exercise at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Fountain City Service Base and adjoining USACE properties, Aug. 6-11, in Fountain City, Wisconsin.

  • Pentagon officials visit recovered munitions site at Redstone Arsenal

    Huntsville Center’s Ordnance and Explosives Directorate’s Chemical Warfare Design Center is leading the project in managing the safe removal of potential munitions and chemical agent hazards.

  • ERDC researchers inspire national commercial promoting Army Civilian Careers

    The two research scientists from the U.S. Army Engineer and Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) served as the inspiration behind, and subject matter experts on, the production of “Ice Core Research,” a 30-second commercial that captures an Army Civilian physical scientist and his team as they drill ice core samples.