Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 06.09.2025
Col. Jessica Goffena, Tulsa District commander, reviews a map of the river system with Bob Steiner, navigation systems operation manager, June 9, 2025. Steiner discussed the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) and river navigation operations within the Tulsa District. (U.S. Army photo by Stacey Reese/Released)...
Photo by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 11.06.2024
The lock chamber at W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam 14 near Spiro, Okla., awaits vessels navigating the Arkansas River, Nov. 7, 2024. W. D. Mayo is one of five Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, locks and dams that comprise the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Oklahoma. The Tulsa District awarded an $8.45 million contract to repair tainter valves at W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam......
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 10.03.2024
Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Management Specialist Derrick Guy led a multi-agency, multi-state, combined table top exercise for the McCllellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, in Sallisaw, Oklahoma, Oct. 3, 2024. The exercise was an opportunity for attendees to work together on emergency preparedness and their roles and responsibilities in case of an emergency....
Photo by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 08.21.2024
Col. Seth Wacker (background), Southwestern Division Deputy Division Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, observes as Col. George Walter (foreground), SWD Commander, uses the controls of the Mr. Pat, during their visit to Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16, August 21, 2024. The Mr. Pat is an 82-foot, four deck maintenance tow boat the Tulsa District uses to perform maintenance on locks, dams and......
Photo by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 08.21.2024
Shane Roe (left), Marine Maintenance Unit Manager, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Col. George Walter, Southwestern Division Commander, USACE, discuss lock and dam maintenance on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, at Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16, August 21, 2024. Webbers Falls L&D 16 is one of five lock and dams the Tulsa District operates and maintains on......
Photo by Brannen Parrish | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 08.20.2024
Captain David Hutain (left), pilot of the Mr. Pat, Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, observes as Col. George Walter, Southwestern Division Commander, USACE, manipulates the controls of the vessel during a visit to Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16, August 21, 2024. The Mr. Pat is a four deck, 82 foot maintenance tow used to move maintenance barges and equipment for the Tulsa District's......
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District | 07.13.2022
The Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation maintenance vessel, Mr. Pat sits on the Mississippi River at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis where major maintenance to the vessel is being performed by Tulsa District staff along with Ensley Engineer personnel. Mr. Pat was christened and put into service at the District on June 28, 1996, and has been instrumental in the facilitation......
Photo by Stacey Reese | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Southwestern Division | 06.04.2021
Southwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. Christopher Beck is interviewed after speaking at the Port of Catoosa during the McClellanâKerr Arkansas River Navigation System 50th Anniversary celebration June 4. He joined Tulsa Mayor G. T. Bynum, Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Director of the Arkansas Waterway Commission Cassandra Caldwell and others to talk about the past present and future......
