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  • May

    A group of students and teachers from Martin Luther King, Maplewood, Hillsboro, and Nashville School of the Arts High schools and four college students from Tennessee State University during their visit May 4. A team of engineering professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed the group for a Corps career overview and tour of the Old Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn.

    STEM students learn about engineering on dam tour

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (May 18, 2017) – A team of engineering professionals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District recently welcomed area high school and college students for a Corps career overview and tour of the Old Hickory Lock and Dam in Hendersonville, Tenn.

  • April

    Laurel Blackman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Engineering and Construction Division geologist, is the district’s employee of the month for February 2017. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Nashville District names Blackman Employee of the Month for February 2017

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 7, 2017) – Laurel Blackman, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering and Construction Division geologist, is the district’s employee of the month for February 2017.

  • January

    Marcus Brumbaugh, an electrical mechanic from the Nashville District skies downhill with military veteran Dean Tisdale an adaptive skier during the 36th Disabled Sports USA Adaptive Learn to Ski event clinic held Jan. 19, 2017 at the Beech Mountain Resort in Beech Mountain, N.C.

    Corps employee hits the slopes to assist adaptive skiers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 26, 2017) – Individuals with special needs from the south eastern region of the United States spend time on the mountainous ski slopes every winter thanks to the help of many volunteers. A U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District team member often spends a portion of the winter at an eastern Tennessee ski resort supporting the free ski clinic for dozens of adaptive skiers.
  • Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, Nashville District commander talks about work at Chickamauga lock with Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander about work to the construction site at Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 25, 2017.

    Gen. Toy visits Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 25, 2017) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Toy visited the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn., today. He also toured the U.S. Department of Energy Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to see the new Construction Support Building project.

  • November

    Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, addresses Nashville District employees Nov. 2, 2016 about his vision during his first visit to Nashville, Tenn., since taking command. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Nashville District employees tune into general on first visit to Music City

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 2, 2016) – Nashville District employees tuned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander today during the general’s first visit to Music City.

  • October

    Maj. Christopher W. Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District deputy district engineer, welcomes Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton to the Kentucky Lock Addition Project at Kentucky Lake Oct. 13, 2016.

    Lt. Gov. visits Kentucky Lock Addition Project

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky., Tenn. (Oct. 14, 2016) –The Kentucky lieutenant governor and 12 board members from the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority visited the Kentucky Lock Addition Project at Kentucky Lake and toured the Barkley Dam, Power Plant on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers in Grand Rivers, Ky. Oct. 13., to get a close overview of the construction.

  • August

    Matthew Davis, a Geospatial Information Systems specialist, assigned to Engineering Construction Division's Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for June 2016.

    Nashville District names Davis Employee of the Month for June 2016

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug 9, 2016) – Matthew Davis, a Geospatial Information Systems specialist, assigned to Engineering Construction Division's Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for June 2016.

  • July

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 17, 2016.) – Bobby Breazeale, a Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic stationed at Fort Loudon Lock, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2016.

    Breazeale named District Employee of the Month for May 2016

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 17, 2016.) – Bobby Breazeale, a Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic stationed at Fort Loudon Lock, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2016.
  • (Left to right)Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering Kristen Baldwin, Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, Nashville District commander, Paula Coleman, value engineering officer in the Nashville District’s Engineering and Construction Division and Maj. Gen. Donald E. Jackson Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations. Baldwin presented the 2015 Department of Defense Value Engineering Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 28, 2016.

    Nashville District team saves millions, receives value engineering award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 11, 2016) – A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District received the 2015 Department of Defense Value Engineering Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 28, 2016.

  • June

    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.

  • January

    A group holds U.S. Army Corps of Engineers attending a fall and rescue training class holds Anthony Certeza suspended in the air during a simulation exercise at the Cheatham Power plant in Ashland City, Tenn. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Operations Division personnel recently went to new heights to prevent accidents by completing fall and rescue protection training with instructors.

    Corps employees go to new heights to protect each other

    CHARLOTTE, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2015) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Operations Division personnel recently went to new heights to prevent accidents by completing fall and rescue protection training.

  • December

    (Right) Society of American Military Engineers Nashville Post member John Hall, administers the oath of office to incoming SAME President Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, Nashville District commander during an installation ceremony in the Tennessee Engineering Center at the Adventure Science Center.

    Murphy installed as SAME Nashville Post president

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 16, 2015) – The Nashville Post of the Society of American Military Engineers installed the commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District as its new president today during an installation ceremony in the Tennessee Engineering Center at the Adventure Science Center.
  • Roy Rossignol, the District Small Business Chief is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2015.

    Rossignol named Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 4, 2015) – Roy Rossignol, chief, Small Business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for October 2015.

  • November

    The Lake Barkley Navigational Lock is back up and running after being dry for most of the month of November as work crews inspect and repair underwater components. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employees dewatered the 51-year-old, 110-by-600-foot lock and closely inspected the miter gates, culvert valves and all other areas of the lower lock chamber that are normally underwater.

    Corps of Engineers dewaters Barkley Lock for maintenance operations

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Nov. 24, 2015) –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District re-opened the Barkley Lock today after dewatering the lock for major repair and maintenance.
  • Kathleen Parks, assistant district counsel with the District Office of Counsel, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Employee of the Month for September 2015.

    Parks named Nashville District September 2015 Employee of the Month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 5, 2015) – Kathleen Parks, assistant district counsel with the District Office of Counsel, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee of the month for September 2015.

  • October

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct 20, 2015) – NASHVILLE, Tenn. Matthew Brown, director, United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee speaks to Nashville District employees during a National Disability Employment Awareness Month event Oct. 20, 2015 at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Headquarters.

    Corps celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness month

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2015) – During a National Disability Employment Awareness Month event today at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville Headquarters, employees learned about disability employment issues and celebrated the many contributions of America's workers with disabilities.

  • September

    Corps employees and members of Team Cumberland pose with Old Hickory Dam and Power Plant in the background. Hendersonville, Tenn., Sept. 15, 2015. Team Cumberland toured the Power Plant in Hendersonville, Tenn., which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District. (USACE photo by Leon Roberts)

    Hydropower Optimization increases energy production at Corps plants

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 18, 2015) - Aging hydroelectric generating units operated by the district at Dams in Kentucky and Tennessee have gone well beyond their typical design life of 35-40 years and are in much need of rehabilitation. Engineers at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District are focused on a plan to revitalize and rehabilitate the units in the next 20 years.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Deputy Commander Maj. Christopher Burkhart presents a “Clean Marina” Flag to Conley Bottom Resort Owner, Charlie Denny at Lake Cumberland in Monticello, Ky., Sept., 10, 2015. They celebrated the marina’s certification in the Cumberland River Basin Clean Marina Partnership, a commitment to pollution prevention and water resource protection. In the photo are (Left to Right) Marshal Jennings, Environmental Protection Specialist, Charlie Denny, Conley Bottom Resort owner, Nashville District Deputy Commander Maj. Christopher Burkhart, Resort Manager Fred Piercy, and Stuart Bryant, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Officer. Second row: (Left to right) Mark Vaughan, Environmental Protection specialist, Nashville District Jed Grubbs, Program Manager of Watershed Planning and Restoration, Cumberland River Compact, Mark Klimaszewski, Lake Cumberland Resource manager and Travis Neal, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Officer

    Lake Cumberland marina earns ‘clean marina’ flag

    NASHVILLE, TENN., (Sept. 14, 2015) – With the sound of marine boat motors in the background, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District presented a ‘Clean Marina’ certification flag to a Lake Cumberland marina during a brief ceremony Sept. 10, 2015. Conley Bottom Resort in Monticello, Ky., became the first marina on Lake Cumberland to earn the distinguished certification.

  • June

    Melanie Leslie, geologist, Civil Design Branch Engineering Division for the Nashville District, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for May 2015.

    Nashville District names Leslie employee of the month for May 2015

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June. 29, 2015) – Melanie Leslie, geologist in the Civil Design Branch and Engineering Division, is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Employee of the Month for May 2015.
  • Will Garner, a hydropower engineer at the Old Hickory Power Plant in Hendersonville, Tenn., explains how water circulates through out the dam and how it is managed June 9, 2015.

    Nashville teachers develop STEM curriculum through Corps externships

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 9, 2015) – Local high school teachers are using externships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District to develop a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics class curriculum . It will reflect real world situations a student might encounter in as a science or engineering professional.