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    Boy Scouts Troop 149 Scoutmaster Dave Robinson discusses how to properly raise the flags June 30, 2016 during a Boy Scouts summer camp at Kia Kima Scout Reservation in Hardy, Ark.

    Martins Fork park ranger finds merit in leading Boy Scouts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2016) – A park ranger at Martins Fork Lake recently spent a week camping, leading, mentoring and educating Boy Scouts in the great outdoors at Kia Kima Scout Reservation, which is nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains at Hardy, Ark.
  • A visitor to Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area at Center Hill Lake in Smithville, Tenn., receives free entry after displaying her life jacket on "Life Jackets Saves and Pays Day" July 23, 2016.

    Boating + life jackets = free entry on 'Life Jackets Saves and Pays Day'

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District offered free entry into participating day use areas Saturday at Center Hill Lake, Cordell Hull Lake, Dale Hollow Lake, and J. Percy Priest Lake during “Life Jackets Saves and Pays Day."
  • John Bell, a hydropower engineer at the Old Hickory Power Plant in Hendersonville, Tenn., explains how water is generated, it's functions and how it is managed to Stratford STEM High School teachers during an externship with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District July 21, 2016.

    Local teachers develop STEM curriculum through Corps externships

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 26, 2016) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs in partnership with local educators. Three Stratford STEM Magnet High School teachers recently participated in an externship at the Nashville District Headquarters and at Old Hickory Dam that will help them develop project-based curriculum and facilitate applied learning.
  • NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 17, 2016.) – Bobby Breazeale, a Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic stationed at Fort Loudon Lock, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2016.

    Breazeale named District Employee of the Month for May 2016

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. July 17, 2016.) – Bobby Breazeale, a Lock and Dam Equipment Mechanic stationed at Fort Loudon Lock, is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2016.
  • Lock and Dam Mechanics Alan Bailey (Right) and Ty Melton get into position to inspect and repair the downstream miter gate July 20, 2016 at Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. Bailey is from the Cumberland River Operations Center at Old Hickory, Tenn., and Melton is from the Tennessee River Operations Center at Florence, Ala.

    Maintenance team repairs dewatered Chickamauga Lock

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (July 20, 2016) – Chickamauga Lock is empty and closed to navigation while maintenance crews inspect and make repairs to the miter gates, valves, bushings and other components normally submerged under more than 11 million gallons of water.
  • (Left to right)Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering Kristen Baldwin, Lt. Col. Stephen F. Murphy, Nashville District commander, Paula Coleman, value engineering officer in the Nashville District’s Engineering and Construction Division and Maj. Gen. Donald E. Jackson Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations. Baldwin presented the 2015 Department of Defense Value Engineering Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 28, 2016.

    Nashville District team saves millions, receives value engineering award

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 11, 2016) – A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District received the 2015 Department of Defense Value Engineering Award during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 28, 2016.