Lt. Col. Nathan A. Branen reported to the Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Aug. 3, 2020 to assume his duties as the Deputy District Commander. As the Deputy District Commander, he assists in directing all the water resource activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers throughout the Cumberland River Basin, and navigation and regulatory matters in the Tennessee River Basin, an area of more than 59,000 square miles, with 49 field offices touching seven states and a work force of over 700 federal employees.