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  • May

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    MVM 2028 Initiatives: Faster projects, under budget

    The Memphis District has embarked on a bold initiative to revolutionize its processes for delivering projects and engineering solutions. The initiative is called MVM 2028 and its vision is for the District to “bring value to every local, regional, and national interaction as the one stop shop for a full suite of project management, engineering and other technical services.” One way the District plans to bring value is through its ongoing efforts to deliver projects faster and under budget. The District’s interdisciplinary project delivery teams—consisting of engineers, project managers, program analysts, and others—are seeking to gain maximum benefit from the functions and capabilities of Primavera project management software. They recently teamed with the Corps’ Savannah District to complete advanced Primavera training as a means of enhancing their ability to deliver projects faster and under budget.
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    Davidson is the new Memphis District Deputy District Engineer for Programs and Project Management

    Donny D. Davidson, Jr. is the new Memphis District deputy district engineer for programs and project management. He assumed his new role in April, after serving four and a half years as the Engineering and Construction Division chief.
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    Latest Memphis District Moving Dirt Newsletter on ISSUU

    Read the latest Memphis District Moving Dirt Newsletter on ISSUU: https://issuu.com/memphisdistrictusace/docs/moving_dirt_-_03-may-19

  • April

    Job Fair

    Memphis District hosts Job Fair

    On March 14, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District held a Job Fair at the America Job Center, 3040 Walnut Grove Road, Memphis. The successful four hour event attracted approximately 50 potential candidates. At the time of the event, the District had 31 open positions listed on USAJobs.gov. Though the event is over, job seekers can still search openings with the district on USAJobs.gov or by going to the district’s website (https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/) and clicking on the “Jobs” link.

  • March

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    Evans wins 2018 Engineer Regimental Outstanding Civilian of the Year Award

    The 2018 U.S. Army Engineer Awards Board’s Outstanding Civilian of the Year Award Committee recently selected Memphis District’s Jamie Evans as the Outstanding Civilian of the Year. Every year the committee selects an Army civilian engineer to recognize for their outstanding contributions and support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the regiment, including civil works, humanitarian, and community achievements.

  • November

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    DeSoto County Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study Public Meeting

    Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 2:00 – 4:00 PM, 5:00 – 7:00 PM Landers Center Convention Hall 4560 Venture Drive Southaven, MS
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    Memphis District engineers: making global local

    From their offices in Memphis, Tennessee, engineers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) provide Enterprise support to other divisions and districts needing solutions to their engineering challenges. Memphis District provides engineering services that include planning, engineering design, cost engineering, and construction management to USACE organizations with overseas missions.

  • September

    Col. Jason Kelly, Afghanistan District Commander presents to Lawrence W. Thomas from the Army Engineer Association on behalf of the Engineer Regiment the Bronze order of the DeFleury Medal. His citation read in part, “In recognition of superior service to the United States Army Engineer Regiment as it supports the Army to assure mobility, enhance protection, enable expeditionary logistics, and build capacity in order to provide commanders with the freedom of action required for full spectrum operations in an era of persistent conflict.” Signed Todd T. Semonite, Lieutenant General, U. S. Army Chief of Engineers.

    Memphis District native earns top engineer regimental honor

    A Memphis District native recently redeployed from Afghanistan received one of the highest honors delivered by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

  • February

    TN H2O Steering Committee

    Memphis District Commander serving on state water steering committee

    With an eye on water resource issues both near term and out to the year 2040, Tennessee leaders headed by Gov. Bill Haslam, recently created the Tennessee Water Plan, or TN H2O. Memphis District Commander Col. Mike Ellicott is on the steering committee, and Hydraulics and Hydrology (H&H) Branch Chief Dave Berretta is a member of the groundwater working group.

  • November

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    Wilmington District dredge arrives in Memphis to get new lease on life

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredge Merritt, homeported in the Corps’ Wilmington (North Carolina) District, arrived at Memphis District’s Ensley Engineer Yard today to undergo major maintenance to extend its service life. The vessel left Wilmington on Oct. 19 for the long voyage around the coast to Mobile, Ala., up the Tennessee–Tombigbee Waterway to the Ohio River and finally down the Mississippi River to Memphis.

  • July

    Shane and Edna Boehmer posing with Edna's 2017 National Physique Committee Battle on the Bluff Bodybuilding Contest trophies.

    Wife, mother of six places first in bodybuilding competition

    She manages a household consisting of six young children and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers husband, six budgerigar parakeets, five cats, and two Mexican Fox squirrels while successfully training and competing in bodybuilding competitions. When you add a toned muscular physique, strength, and steely discipline to the superpowers she already possesses as a mother and wife, Edna Boehmer is a real-life Wonder Woman. On May 6, Boehmer earned the first place trophy in the Masters over 35 Class-A bikini category of the 2017 National Physique Committee (NPC) Battle on the Bluff Bodybuilding Contest. She also took home the fifth-place trophy in the Bikini Novice Class-A category. The event took place at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Miss. The NPC, started in 1982, is the premier amateur physique organization in the world.
  • Workers drilled two holes through the top of the gate then installed pins through the holes. Each pin was nine inches in diameter and four feet six inches long. Once the pins were in place, collars were welded around the pins to help stabilize them. The final step was to install pad eyes so a crane could lift each gate and gently lay it down on a waiting platform barge.

    Nearly century year old lock gates get a lift

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a long history of building projects to last. But 95 years is asking a lot from any structure. So when it became necessary to replace some enormous steel gates that are part of an Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) lock in the New Orleans District, the challenge was monumental. But Memphis District structural engineer Marneshia Richard proved she was up to the task when she was assigned a central role in the project.
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    Girdner wins prestigious engineer award

    On May 26, Girdner won the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Young Engineer of the Year award at age 27. She won this prestigious award because of work she is doing, both with the American Society of Civil Engineers and Engineers Without Borders (EWB).

  • June

    (Left) Sweeney's team portrait. (Right) Priscilla Gary Sweeney using her 40-inch vertical leap to score two of her 1,169 career points.

    The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame welcomes Priscilla Gary Sweeney

    What do Legendary Major League Baseball star George Brett and our own District Contracting Officer, Priscilla Gary Sweeney have in common? They're both 2017 Inductees to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.

  • May

    Capt. James Washington (J.W.) Rouse. The Memphis District's Dry Dock Rouse is named in his honor.

    Family discovers surprising connection to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

    MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 16, 2017 - If you’ve ever researched your family’s history, you know that each uncovered fact enriches your family story. This is exactly what Mary Juliette Tiedgen and her daughter Karen Tiedgen experienced when, in 1996, they discovered their surprising family connection to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Memphis District. While doing genealogical research on the Rouse family, Karen Tiedgen discovered that the District’s Dry Dock Rouse is named after her great-grandfather, Capt. James Washington (J.W.) Rouse. Mary Tiedgen, 88, and her daughter visited the Memphis District’s Ensley Engineer Yard (EEY) on April 4 to see the Rouse. They traveled 750 miles from Norfolk, Neb., for the visit.

  • April

    Memphis Corps of Engineers selected as one of “Best Federal Places to Work”

    The Memphis District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has been nationally selected as one of the Best Places to Work in Federal government in the medium sized organizations category. Judging took place through the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey that is administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
  • Lt. Gen. Michael C. Wehr (left), President of the Mississippi River Commission, greets Dr. Tran Hong Ha (right), Vietnam’s Minister of Natural Resource and Environment, aboard the Corps of Engineers’ Motor Vessel Mississippi.

    Mekong meets Mississippi in Memphis

    Twelve members of the Mekong River Commission, headquartered in Vientiane, Laos, spent five days in the Lower Mississippi Valley sharing knowledge and learning from their counterparts on the Mississippi River Commission. They arrived in Memphis, Tenn., on April 2 and traveled from there to a variety of locations in the region. The two commissions formed a partnership in 2010 built around common interests in water resource development and management, and sharing of technical expertise and lessons learned.

  • July

    Memphis District Dive Team members on a survey trip to U.S. Coast Guard Foscue Creek Station to ensure federally threatened mussels are not endangered by a proposed dredging operation. (Rear, left to right) Josh Koontz, Mike Thron. (Front, left to right) Andrea Carpenter, Mark Smith.

    USACE Dive Team on a mission to protect federally threatened mussel

    On May 23, four members of the USACE Memphis District Dive Team set-off on a mission to help ensure
  • Memphis District engineers survey a section of the Chamisal Acequia to design a solution that will help keep the acequia flowing and clear of loose cobbles and boulders.

    Working to improve centuries old acequias for New Mexico community

    Engineers Mike Clay and Josh Giannini, members of the USACE Memphis District’s Design Branch, are
  • Codi Till prepares solar panels to power the Data Collection Platform (DCP) box.

    Hydraulics and Hydrology takes on new gage site at Mhoon Landing

    The Hydraulics and Hydrology Branch is currently working on a project to construct a new Mississippi