Story by Abby Korfhage | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District | 05.07.2019
The skyline at Olmsted Locks and Dam changed forever, May 4, 2019, as the super gantry crane, built especially for the construction of the Olmsted Dam in 2010, was demolished marking another significant milestone in the project’s history....
Story by Katelyn Newton | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District | 12.18.2018
For 89 years the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Locks and Dam 52 and 53 on the lower Ohio River provided safe navigation on the busiest stretch of America’s inland waterways, but the behind-the-scenes efforts to keep the river open have been far from easy....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 08.30.2018
The threat of rain earlier in the week failed to put a damper on the much anticipated ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new Olmsted Locks and Dam, Aug. 30, 2018, in Olmsted, Illinois. The event, hosted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Louisville District, was a celebration of the multibillion-dollar project expected to bring reliable navigation to the Ohio River,......
Story by Jacqueline Tate | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 08.27.2018
The Louisville District is hosting the Olmsted Locks and Dam ribbon-cutting ceremony, Aug. 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Olmsted Locks and Dam, located 567 New Dam Road, Olmsted, IL 62970....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District | 07.18.2018
What: Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, the 54th Chief of Engineers and USACE Commanding General, will visit the Olmsted Lock and Dam the nation’s largest inland navigation civil works project and provide interviews to the media. Why: The Olmsted Lock and Dam represents generations of innovative modernization efforts to secure the nation through infrastructure. Its two new 1,200-foot locks......
Story by Kat Bailey | Air Force Personnel Center | 03.26.2018
The Olmsted Foundation selected five Airmen for a scholarship that offers cultural immersion in a foreign graduate program while providing an in-depth understanding of foreign languages and cultures. The program also promotes long-term relationships with international airpower partners....
Story by Kat Bailey | Air Force Personnel Center | 03.23.2017
The Air Force has selected five officers for the award of an Olmsted Foundation scholarship, sponsored by the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation, which offers outstanding young military leaders the opportunity to become fluent in a foreign language, pursue graduate study at an overseas university and develop understanding of foreign cultures....
Story by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 06.07.2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2016) – In only his third week on the job, the nation’s chief of engineers visited three high visibility construction projects today to meet employees and garner the very latest updates from project managers and team members....
