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  • December

    The Weather Channel National News Correspondent Justin Michaels interviews Anthony Rodino, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Water Management Section chief, from Old Hickory Dam at Cumberland River mile 216.2 as the dam discharges water at a rate of 102,000 cubic feet per second Feb. 27, 2019 in Old Hickory, Tennessee. Rodino is featured in a new educational video that highlights how the Nashville District manages water in the Cumberland River Basin. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Video highlights water management in Cumberland River Basin

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2020) – The public is invited to watch a newly released video that highlights how water is managed in the Cumberland River Basin in support of flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, water supply, environmental stewardship, and recreational opportunities.

  • October

    Patrick Sheehan, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency director, speaks during a quarterly Tennessee Silver Jackets meeting with federal, state and local partners at the TEMA Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 31, 2017. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Mansker Basin study to support flood preparedness

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 31, 2017) – The Tennessee Silver Jackets team announced today that a one-year study of the Mansker Basin is underway to develop real-time simulation modeling for Sumner and Davidson Counties and the cities of Nashville, Millersville, Goodlettsville and Hendersonville.

  • March

    Roger Lindsey (tan jacket), Metro Nashville Water Services, takes notes during the 2017 Interagency Flood Risk Management Workshop in St. Louis, Mo., March 3, 2017.

    Tennessee Silver Jackets team focuses on flood risk management

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 27, 2017) – Members of the Tennessee Silver Jackets team recently joined emergency managers nationwide in a collective effort to discuss water management challenges and work on identifying possible solutions at the 2017 Interagency Flood Risk Management Workshop in St. Louis, Mo.

  • April

    Representatives from local, state and federal agencies board a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle during a Silver Jackets meeting at Old Hickory Dam in Old Hickory, Tenn., April 9, 2014. The group learned about the capabilities of the Army's command and control asset.

    Local, state, federal agencies continue building Tennessee Silver Jackets partnership

    OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (April 9, 2014) – Local, state and federal agencies met at Old Hickory Dam today to collaborate and facilitate partnerships being developed in Tennessee in the Silver Jackets program, which promotes cohesive solutions and synchronizes plans and policies.

  • September

    Maj. Brad Morgan (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, and Old Hickory Lake Park Rangers Charlie Leath and Amy Redmond talk with a student participating in Hands-On Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12, 2013. The students moved from station to station asking questions of community partners about careers in science and technology.

    Corps members guide young students interested in STEM pathway

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 12, 2013) – A group of technical experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District participated in Hands-On Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School today to guide young students with budding interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.