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  • November

    (Left to right) Don Busbice, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Safety chief; James Riley, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant operator trainee; Robert Williams, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant shift operator; Anthony Watters, Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant superintendent; Christopher Marlow, Wolf Creek Dam Power Project manager; Eric Todd McGowan, Power Plant maintenance worker, and Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, Nashville District commander; pose in the Nashville District Headquarters Nov. 15, 2018 during a ceremony where the commander presented the team from Wolf Creek Dam with the United States Army Safety Guardian Award. Jones recognized them on behalf of Brig. Gen. Timothy Daugherty, commanding general of the Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., for their quick actions to evacuate an injured contractor from a confined space that reduced the time it took for the victim to receive life-saving medical treatment. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Power team recognized as Army safety guardians

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 15, 2018) – The U.S. Army recognized team members from the Wolf Creek Dam Power Plant as Army safety guardians today at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Headquarters.

  • June

    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.