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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers request public comment on Proposed Plan at Hanna City Air Force Station

LOUISVILLE, KY. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invites the public to review and comment on the
Published: 5/8/2013

President's Fiscal 2014 Budget for Louisville District's U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works released

LOUISVILLE, KY - The President’s Budget for fiscal 2014 (FY14) has been released. Several Army
Published: 4/15/2013

Army Corps of Engineers begins traffic pattern change April 1 across Roush Dam's Highway 5

Louisville, Ky. -- A temporary lane closure of Highway 5 across the J. Edward Roush Lake dam,
Published: 3/29/2013

Latest Stories

Improving water quality: Corps biologist fights algae blooms at Salamonie

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 23, 2013) -- Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) have been plaguing the Salamonie
Published: 5/23/2013

Sedimental journey: Olmsted team welcomes win-win wetsuit work

Army divers feeling their way through the murky Ohio River waters of an Olmsted lock culvert April 8
Published: 4/25/2013

Congratulations to Earth Day contest winners

April 22, 2013 was Army Earth Day. The Louisville District's Environmental Branch celebrated Earth
Published: 4/23/2013

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An Army veteran shows off the largemouth bass he caught during the Fishing with Veterans event at Rough River Lake, Falls of Rough, Ky., May 11, 2013. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Diane Stratton)
Jade Young, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist, heads up the environmental branch's water quality team, which monitors water quality in the district's reservoirs.
Jade Young, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist, gathers samples for testing water quality.
Jade Young, Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist, rides on the sampling boat while gathering samples to test water quality.
Mike Crow, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), presented Rough River Lake, Falls of Rough, Ky., with the U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA Honored Institution Award in recognition of 50 years of Weather Observations in cooperation with the National Weather Service. Maintenance Leader Layman Lucas received the award on behalf of the Rough River Lake project staff.
Park ranger Adam Vanzant shows Hillary Baxter, chief of Leader Development Division at the Human Resources Center of Excellence, a black kingsnake at the Fort Knox Safety Stand-down May 8, 2013. Rangers from Rough River Lake also staffed a water safety booth at the event. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Adam Warren)
Louisville District Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Operations Center dispatched an engineering team to flood fight at Island Levee on the Wabash River in Indiana. John Twombly, Jacob Nienabor and Justin Tabor monitor the levee at a large sand boil ring. A sand boil occurs when water passing under a levee erupts through the ground surface on the landward side of the levee.
Just inches from the light mounted on his helmet, visibility for Sgt. Patrick Morales is next to nothing in the murky Ohio River at the Olmsted Locks and Dam construction project.
Teamwork is key. 1st Sgt. Milton Prather (above right) and Pfc. Jace Dilmore (below right) help Sgt. Patrick Morales keep his umbilical lines from tangling as he descends to the culvert.
(Seated right) Spc. Jacob Feyers, 19, from Detroit, Mich., and a veteran of Hurricane Sandy recovery diving, peers into his superlight 37 Kirby Morgan helmet as he is assisted in suiting up for his descent into the Olmsted lock culvert.

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