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  • September

    A man connects electronic devices that are sitting on a table

    Veteran emergency manager leads USACE Recovery Field Office on Maui

    HONOLULU (Sept. 25, 2023) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has established a Recovery Field Office on Maui in support of the Hawaii' wildfires disaster response, and veteran emergency manager from the USACE Nashville District Jerry Breznican has assumed a key role managing the hub of USACE response activities.

  • February

    The business of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is preparedness. A dedicated emergency management team plays an important role in the administration and execution of the program, and supporting personnel that are called to deploy. This is Cullum Miller, Nashville District Technical Services Section chief and quality assurance supervisor, reviewing a completed blue roof installation in Marathon, Florida, while on deployment Oct. 25, 2017. Miller volunteered to support Operation Blue Roof following Hurricane Irma. (USACE Photo by Patrick Moes)

    Emergency Management in business of preparedness

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2023) – When natural disasters and emergencies strike, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District stands ready to join an immediate response to help people and communities recover.

  • October

    Entryway to Waverly High School sustained damage to front doors

    Replace or Repair schools? USACE team helping school board answer this question in wake of flooding

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers team is on a mission to help officials determine if it’s best to replace or repair two schools in the wake of flooding in Waverly, Tennessee.

  • September

    Chad Braun, civil engineer with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center in Huntsville, Alabama, checks a line of debris Sept. 3, 2021 along a roadway in Waverly, Tennessee. He is providing technical assistance following deadly flooding in Tennessee when up to 17 inches of rain fell in the region Aug. 21. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Corps supports FEMA debris mission in Tennessee

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 9, 2021) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supporting a FEMA debris mission in Tennessee in the wake of devastating flash flooding when up to 17 inches of rain fell Aug. 21 in rural areas of Dickson, Hickman, Houston, and Humphreys counties.

  • December

    Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, overlooks Heeter Geotechnical Construction crews excavating dirt and rock at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Dec. 16, 2020 at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is constructing the new 110-foot by 1,200-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    General gets rundown on challenges impacting Kentucky Lock Addition Project

    GRAND RIVERS, Ky. (Dec. 18, 2020) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations visited the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Wednesday for a status update and rundown of challenges the project delivery team has faced, especially with high water impacts.

  • April

    A contractor removes debris March 23, 2020 from a row where homes once stood in Putnam County, Tennessee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent a team to support a FEMA assignment to provide debris technical assistance in the wake of tornadoes that devastated middle Tennessee March 3, 2020. (USACE Photo)

    Debris team wrapping up FEMA technical support mission in Middle Tennessee

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 23, 2020) – The Corps of Engineers’ team supporting clean-up efforts in Middle Tennessee in the wake of deadly tornadoes that devastated the region in early March is wrapping up its FEMA technical support mission where contractors have removed an estimated 450,000 cubic yards of debris, enough to fill 137 Olympic-size swimming pools.

  • September

    Bobby Jackson, a planner in the Nashville District’s Natural Resources Management Branch, touts careers in natural resources during a career fair Sept. 16, 2016 at Stratford STEM Magnet High School in Nashville, Tenn.

    Nashville District shares career paths with STEM students

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 16, 2016) – Corps of Engineers employees shared their experiences and expertise with students today for Science and Engineering Day at Stratford STEM Magnet High School where they received information about careers in hydropower, navigation, natural resources, water management and emergency operations.

  • March

    Martin Parker, site manager for Voith Hydro, explains the roles of a lamination sheet within a generator core with Maj. Gen. Donald Jackson during his visit to the Center Hill Hydropower Rehabilitation Project in Lancaster, Tenn., March 29, 2016.

    Jackson gets general overview of Nashville District construction projects

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 31, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations visited a Nashville District project for the first time to interact with project managers and engineers.