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  • August

    Thomas George packed a lot of life into his brief 56 years with us. The former Memphis District employee passed away April 5 doing one of the many things he loved – being close to the river. Thomas was Master of the Corps’ Dredge Potter based in the St. Louis District. He died in his sleep aboard the dredge which was at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis for maintenance work.

    A life well-lived ... Remembering Thomas George

    Thomas George packed a lot of life into his brief 56 years with us. The former Memphis District employee passed away April 5 doing one of the many things he loved – being close to the river. Thomas was Master of the Corps’ Dredge Potter based in the St. Louis District. He died in his sleep aboard the dredge which was at Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis for maintenance work.
  • Left to right, Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Dave Patton, former Commander Col. Vernie Reichling, IFPTE Local 259 President Melvin Tate, new Memphis District Commander Col. Jeffery A. Anderson, Civilian Personal Advisory Center Director Fred Grittman, and Marvin Roddy.

    New Labor Forum to Improve Work Life

    In the works for more than a year, a Labor-Management Forum Agreement between the International Federation of Professional and Technical Employees Local 259 and the Memphis District was signed July 9 at district headquarters.

  • July

    July 9, 2013: Memphis District Commander Col. Vernie Reichling (left) and International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 259 President Melvin Tate (right) signed a Labor Forum Agreement today at the District Headquarters. In the works for more than a year, the agreement between IFPTE and the Memphis District will establish and maintain a cooperative, constructive working relationship which will provide a better quality of work life for employees, more efficient administration of District programs, and above all, better service for the District’s customers. The forum will meet quarterly and will include IFPTE bargaining unit employees and District management.

    Memphis District Commander Col. Vernie Reichling signs a Labor Forum Agreement at the District Headquarters

    July 9, 2013: Memphis District Commander Col. Vernie Reichling (left) and International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) Local 259 President Melvin Tate (right) signed a Labor Forum Agreement today at the District Headquarters.

  • October

    Janita L. Reliford

    Reliford receives Seltzer award

    Janita L. Reliford, an attorney with the Memphis District, has received the prestigious E. Manning Seltzer Award for her work in the labor relations arena.
  • Pictured left to right, James Coffey, president, Harold Coffey Construction; Regina Kuykendoll Cash; Ben Coffey; Donny Davidson, Area Engineer, USACE Caruthersville Area Office; and Bobby Joe George. Second row is USACE Construction Inspector Bobby Carlyle, left, and Johnny Tindle, dozier operator, on right.

    Good weather, low river aids repairs

    Work to repair 2011 flood damage in the Mississippi-Ohio River confluence area continues to progress well. A combination of favorable weather, low river stages and innovative engineering – coupled with good contractor performance – has allowed the restoration and repair efforts to stay on track.
  • Project Manager Danny Ward points out a feature of the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project during a stop near the 1,500’ gap in the St. Johns Bayou water control structure.

    Interagency team gets firsthand look at St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project

    Members of a federal interagency team working on the St. Johns Bayou and New Madrid Floodway Project in southeastern Missouri visited the project site Oct. 2. They were there to get a better understanding of the project’s purposes and get a “boots on the ground” perspective.

  • September

    The low water revealed vast sand bars making it look more like a desert than a river.

    How low can we go?

    Last spring we were battling some of the worst flooding on record from one end of our District to the other. This year the opposite is true with drought and extreme low water plaguing the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
  • Left to right, a power contractor representative, Arthur Miller and Jack Wilkerson prepare 20 and 60 kilowatt emergency generators for return to storage as the emergency power mission ramps down.

    Memphis District teams respond to Hurricane Isaac

    Taking a path that eerily resembled Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the 2012 storm named Isaac formed in the Caribbean in late August, rapidly grew to hurricane strength, then put greater New Orleans directly in its crosshairs. Isaac made landfall in southern Louisiana on Aug. 28 – almost seven years to the day after Hurricane Katrina’s Aug. 29, 2005, assault.