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  • April

    Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presents the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom April 8, 2019 to Billy Johnson, recognizing the severe injuries he sustained while supporting a Corps of Engineers mission as a security officer in Iraq Dec. 9, 2007. The general presented the medal on behalf of Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper during a ceremony held at the Tennessee Valley Authority Central Labs near Chickamauga Lock in Chattanooga, Tenn. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    General recognizes security officer wounded in Iraq IED attack

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 8, 2019) – Ejected from his turret position in an F350 truck, laying on the ground critically injured in Iraq nearly 12 years ago, Billy Johnson remembers saying an “Our Father,” not fearing death. Today he stood full of life in front of family, friends and his priest, thankful for their love and support as he received the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom during a ceremony hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the Tennessee Valley Authority Central Labs near Chickamauga Lock.
  • 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.

  • December

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers command and control team coordinates a power generator mission for the Philadelphia District Nov. 4, 2012 at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, N.J. (USACE photo by Tim Rochelle)

    Employees tune into Hurricane Sandy call for assistance

    Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 17, 2012) – Hurricane Sandy did not have an effect on Music City, but several Nashville District employees did tune into the immediate call for assistance on the east coast and volunteered to deploy and assist with the recovery effort.

  • April

    (Left to right) Staff Sgt. Joseph Lowery, Staff Sgt. Michael D. Davis, Staff Sgt. Joseph Bergen, Guide Dru Smith and Guide Brent Adcock pose with wild turkeys taken during a hunt at Center Hill Lake April 13, 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District organized the event that helps soldiers from Fort Campbell, Ky., in the “HOOAH” Program, which stands for “Healing Outside Of A Hospital.” (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Soldiers take aim at recovery in Center Hill Lake wild turkey hunt

    LANCASTER, Tenn. (April 13, 2012) – A wild turkey hunt at Center Hill Lake today gave soldiers rehabilitating from war wounds the opportunity to put aside the stresses associated with the every-day grind of physical and mental therapy while recovering at Fort Campbell, Ky.