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  • August

    Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, poses with past and present members of the Nashville District Repair Fleet during a ceremony recognizing their service at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2016. He also presented them with certificates of achievement in recognition of their service to the fleet as it reorganizes into a regional light repair fleet.

    Nashville District recognizes fleet achievements ahead of reorganization

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 18, 2016) – The repair fleet in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, a mainstay of the Twin Rivers since the 1800s when crews first began opening the region’s waterways to navigation onboard canoes, flatboats and keelboats, is marking the end of an era as people and resources are reorganized into a regional light fleet Oct. 1, 2016.
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has a new policy that governs the operation and use of recreational unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at all Nashville District lakes within the Cumberland River Basin. The guidance has designated safe locations to fly drones for hobbyists, while at the same time prohibiting drones where people are camping and recreating such as designated swim beaches. The policy also prohibits UAS flights near critical infrastructure such as locks, dams, power plants and switch yards.

    Corps unveils policy for operation of unmanned aerial systems at Nashville District projects

    Nashville, Tenn. (Aug. 5, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District has a new policy that governs the operation and use of recreational unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at all Nashville District lakes within the Cumberland River Basin.

  • July

    John Bell, a hydropower engineer at the Old Hickory Power Plant in Hendersonville, Tenn., explains how water is generated, it's functions and how it is managed to Stratford STEM High School teachers during an externship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District July 21, 2016.

    Local teachers develop STEM curriculum through Corps externships

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in partnership with local educators. Three Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers recently participated in an externship at the Nashville District Headquarters and at Old Hickory Dam that will help them develop project-based curriculum and facilitate applied learning.

  • June

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District joined forces with the Southeastern Power Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc., and their preference customers on June 27, at a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement in Chattanooga, Tenn.

    Corps of Engineers, SEPA, TVA, and TVPPA sign memorandum of agreement

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (June 28, 2016) —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District joined forces with the Southeastern Power Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc., and their preference customers on June 27, at a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement in Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Tenesse Henderson, an electrical engineer from the Nashville District talks with students from the Tennessee State University NSTI program at the Old Hickory Lock, June 22, 2016. The students are attending the Tennessee State University Engineering Department's four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program.

    Corps prepares future student engineers at Summer Engineering Program

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 24, 2016) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District collaborated with the Tennessee State University College of Engineering, Technology and Computer Science Department to mentor science, technology, engineering and math students involved in a four-week National Summer Transportation Institute program on the campus of TSU June 20 through July 1.
  • Maj. Gen. Jeffrey H. Holmes, deputy adjutant general for the Tennessee National Guard, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, confer June 20, 2016 during a security assistance exercise where soldiers set up a perimeter to protect the Old Hickory Dam Power House and switchyard and ensured only authorized personnel gained entry into the facility located in Hendersonville, Tenn.

    National Guard conducts security assistance exercise at Old Hickory Dam

    HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (June 20, 2016) – Tennessee National Guard soldiers set up road blocks and patrolled nearby the Old Hickory Dam Powerhouse this morning to protect the facility during a security assistance exercise in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.
  • Ashland City fire rescue personnel get their gear on and prepare to participate in a confined space rescue training exercise at the Cheatham Dam Powerhouse in Charlotte, Tenn., May 24, 2016.

    Nashville District focuses on preparedness for ‘America’s PrepareAthon’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 13, 2016) – To participate in “America’s PrepareAthon” the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District spent the first five months of 2016 preparing personnel, projects and facilities for possible future disasters, hazards and threats, and planning ahead for emergencies.

  • April

    Russ Rote (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Planning Branch chief, talks about Corps of Engineers missions, environmental awareness, and water safety with the public during Earth Day 2016 festivities at Town Square in Murphreesboro, Tenn., April 16, 2016. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Nashville District celebrates Earth Day

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 23, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District educated members of the public today about clean power, sustainability, water quality and environmental stewardship.
  • Courtney Eason, realty specialist in the Real Estate Office judges a Science, Technolgy, Engineering and Math project for students from Rucker Middle School sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub at the Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn., on April 7, 2016.

    Corps evaluates STEM competition at Tennessee State University

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2016) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District judged a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Science Expo today and staffed an exhibit sponsored by the Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub on the Tennessee State University campus at the Gentry Center.

  • March

    Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general in Cincinnati, makes a statement during a media availability at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., March 29, 2016. He stressed that dam safety is the Corps' priority at Old Hickory Dam that is maintained and operated by the Nashville District.

    Corps general discusses dam safety issues at Old Hickory Dam with Nashville leaders

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 29, 2016) – During a visit to Nashville and Old Hickory Dam today, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and regional Corps authority on Old Hickory Dam safety issues, U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper, Tennessee 5th District congressman, and members of their staffs met to discuss safety concerns local leaders have regarding the operation of a quarry adjacent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Old Hickory Dam.
  • Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general in Cincinnati, said in a commentary article March 28, 2016 that dam safety is the Corps' priority at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., in light of a proposed rock quarry operation on private property nearby the dam and a Corps recreation area. The dam is maintained and operated by the Nashville District.

    Commentary: Dam safety at Old Hickory Dam is Corps' priority

    CINCINNATI - Dam Safety is a crucial mission of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and in particular, the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division – the Division I currently Command. I have heard the concerns from the public about the proposed quarry on non-federal property adjacent to Old Hickory Dam. I want to assure everyone that my Corps dam safety professionals have thoroughly evaluated the quarry’s proposal to ensure that Old Hickory Dam will not be harmed. I am neither for, nor against the quarry – I am only for the safety of Old Hickory and the safety of the public affected by Old Hickory.
  • Two young swimmers place life vests from the Life Jacket Loaner board at the Cheatham Dam beach area in Ashland City, Tennessee. Every year thousands of people in the United States mourn the loss of loved ones who could have survived if they had been wearing a life jacket while spending time on or near our nation’s waters. To heighten awareness, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently launched a national water safety campaign titled “Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns.

    Corps of Engineers launches new water safety campaign ‘Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March, 3, 2016) — Every year thousands of people in the United States mourn the loss of loved ones who could have survived if they had been wearing a life jacket while spending time on or near our nation’s waters. To heighten awareness, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently launched a national water safety campaign titled “Life Jackets Worn - Nobody Mourns.”

  • February

    Natural resource specialist, Dylon Anderson meets with an adjacent landowner on March 16, 2016 to discuss his minor shoreline license on Old Hickory Lake.

    Customer service at lakes improving with ‘Shoreline SharePoint’

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 29, 2016) – Customer service for landowners at Corps of Engineers lakes is being improved thanks to the ingenuity of several employees who recently developed an online program called Shoreline SharePoint, an online resource to electronically file permit applications.
  • Preston Brust (second from right) and Chris Lucas (Right) of the country music duo LoCash pose with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Rangers Jacob Albers (Left) and Brent Sewell at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tenn, Oct. 19, 2015. The group filmed a water safety PSA that features LoCash’s hit song "I Love This Life," which is currently moving up the country music charts. It is being used to support the USACE National Water Safety Campaign “Life Jackets Worn, Nobody Mourns.”

    Country Music duo LoCash promotes water safety with ‘I Love This Life Jacket’

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 26, 2016) – Country Music Recording Group “LoCash” participated in a water safety public service announcement urging fans to be safe when recreating on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterways with the “I Love This Life Jacket” message, a spinoff from the title of their smash hit “I Love This Life.”
  • Lillydale Campground at Dale Hollow Lake is one of 25 campgrounds at eight lakes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District operates every recreation season. The public is encouraged to begin reserving for the 2016 recreation season at www.recreation.gov.

    Come see what a Nashville District lake has to offer this summer

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 1, 2016) – In just a few months it will be time to get wet, sunbathe, fish, hike, camp and go boating at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District lake. Vacationers and locals alike are encouraged to come see what the 10 lakes in the Cumberland River Basin have to offer this summer.

  • January

    Nashville Mayor Megan Barry stands on top of Old Hickory Dam and looks downstream as the dam spills water into the Cumberland River Jan. 14, 2016. Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and Ben Rohrbach, Nashville District chief of Hydraulics and Hydrology, provide information about the district's water management operations.

    Corps of Engineers works on relationship building with Nashville mayor

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Jan. 14, 2016) – Corps of Engineers officials led Nashville Mayor Megan Barry on a tour of Old Hickory Dam today and provided her with an overview of the district’s missions, which include flood risk management, navigation, hydropower, emergency management, and recreation.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Park Rangers Brent Sewell and Dave Funderburk from the Old Hickory Lake talk to boat captain, Kirk Fonte from Nashville at the 30th annual Nashville Boat & Sportshow on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 in Music City Center.

    Boaters navigate to Corps of Engineers booth at Nashville Boat show

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 8, 2016) – Boating enthusiasts attending the 30th annual Progressive Nashville Boat & Sportshow at Music City Center are encouraged to navigate to the Corps of Engineers booth to get important information about local lakes before embarking on the water this recreation season.

  • December

    (L to R) Jerry Breznican, Nashville District Emergency Management Branch chief talks with Kevin L. Jasper, acting chief, Programs and Prject Delivery Branch at the Cumberland River Operations Center at OId Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., during Crisis Action Team training.

    Team prepares for the worst with emergency management training

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Dec. 2, 2015) – The Cumberland River Operations Center at OId Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn., recently served as a training ground for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Crisis Action Team.

  • November

    Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, speaks in Lebanon Square Nov. 19, 2015 during a signing ceremony for a Flood Risk Management Study of Bartons Creek as Mayor Philip Craighead, Lebanon, Tenn., listens to the colonel.

    Lebanon partners with Corps to study flood risk management in Bartons Creek watershed

    LEBANON, Tenn. (Nov. 19, 2015) – The city of Lebanon and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District held a signing ceremony today that signals the beginning of a Flood Risk Management Study of the Bartons Creek watershed. The study includes Bartons and Sinking Creeks and will look at measures to reduce flood risk as well as provide the city with new flood mapping for these streams.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy is the 64th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. He manages the water resources development and navigable waterways operations for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins covering 59,000 square miles, with 42 field offices touching seven states and a work force of over 700 employees.

    Commentary: Corps of Engineers takes Old Hickory dam safety seriously

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 7, 2015) -- A limestone rock quarry has been proposed on private land adjacent to Old Hickory Lock and Dam, which is owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District.