Story by Randy Cephus | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District | 11.02.2023
Much of the riprap armament on the lakeside of the dam is degraded, and continued exposure to high water events and wave action could lead to continued degradation of rock and surface of the dam structure....
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Behlin | 8th Theater Sustainment Command | 04.23.2018
“Teach, coach, mentor Soldiers every day and only when you have to, use words,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Jacinto Garza, the 8th Theater Sustainment Command senior enlisted leader....
Story by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 06.28.2017
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2017) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Tennessee Valley Authority invite the public for a free tour of Nickajack Lock at Tennessee River mile 424.7 in Jasper, Tenn., Saturday, July 15, 2017. Check in for the tours will be at the Shell Mound Campground about a half mile from the lock....
Story by Cpl. Brendan Roethel | Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort | 08.20.2015
Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is closing in on the end of its 7th Annual Feds Feed Families Campaign to support households in the surrounding communities, Aug. 28....
Story by Bill Peoples | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 05.22.2015
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is opening up Nickajack Lock to the public beginning Saturday, May 23. The lock will be accessible to visitors seven days a week from 9 a.m. to dusk....
Story by Cpl. David Bessey | Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island | 10.24.2014
One small town girl joined the ranks of our nation’s newest Marines Oct. 24, 2014, after battling several life hardships and overcoming the challenges of Marine Corps recruit training....
Story by Fred Tucker | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 01.13.2014
The decommissioned Hales Bar Navigation Lock is crumbling and in an obvious state of disrepair, but remains a historical landmark here on the bank of the Tennessee River for all boat captains who pass by it. A retired lock operator who served there a half a century ago visited recently to recall the days of old when the project operated in pristine condition and it was his job to lock through......
