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Volume XXIX, No. 1 January/February/March 2017 Leader Commentaries 3; Master Planning 6; Housing and Barracks 25; Awards 26; Energy 28; Environment 33; News and Technology 34; Professional Development 37
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Volume XXIX, No. 1 January/February/March 2017 Leader Commentaries 3; Master Planning 6; Housing and Barracks 25; Awards 26; Energy 28; Environment 33; News and Technology 34; Professional Development 37
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President Barack Obama recently appointed Brigadier General Mark Toy as a member of the Mississippi River Commission. MRC appointments are nominated by the President of the United States and vetted by the U.S. Senate.
Brig. Gen. Toy appointed to Mississippi River Commission
President Barack Obama recently appointed Brigadier General Mark Toy as a member of the Mississippi River Commission. MRC appointments are nominated by the President of the United States and vetted by the U.S. Senate.
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Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Kate Brandt,Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council of Environmental Quality, , visit Mobile District's Stennis Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi to learn about its energy and sustainability efforts with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.
ASA for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy Energy-Sustainability visit to Tenn-Tom Waterway
Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, and Kate Brandt,Federal Environmental Executive, White House Council of Environmental Quality, , visit Mobile District's Stennis Lock and Dam on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in Mississippi to learn about its energy and sustainability efforts with the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville.
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Water Safety
Water Safety
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the nation’s leading provider of outdoor recreation with over 400 lake and river projects in 43 states and more than 360 million visits per year. Please be careful in and around the water because even strong swimmers drown. Check out this website to find valuable tips and resources that could save your life or the life of someone you care about.
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Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, incoming LRD Commander, accepts the USACE flag from Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and USACE Commanding General, during a change of command ceremony in Cincinnati on August 31, 2016.
2016 LRD Change of Command Ceremony
Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, incoming LRD Commander, accepts the USACE flag from Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, Chief of Engineers and USACE Commanding General, during a change of command ceremony in Cincinnati on August 31, 2016.
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BG Kaiser listening to LTC Michael Sellers address the USACE Construction & Contracting Personnel and representatives from the Construction Contractors at the 2015 Construction Roundtable.
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BG Kaiser listening to LTC Michael Sellers address the USACE Construction & Contracting Personnel and representatives from the Construction Contractors at the 2015 Construction Roundtable.
  • BG Kaiser listening to LTC Michael Sellers address the USACE Construction & Contracting Personnel and representatives from the Construction Contractors at the 2015 Construction Roundtable.
  • During a tabletop exercise, in Louisville, Kentucky, LRD along with several partner agencies discuss plans for support to the nation in the event of a catastrophic earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. This collective effort aims to support HQ USACE and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's future planning efforts.
  • Chief Bostick with the Division and District Commanders during last week's Small Business Conference in New Orleans.
  • Veterans Day is the official United States federal holiday that is observed annually on November 11, honoring people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. At LRD, we have 30+ veterans that serve for the Corps.
  • Great Lakes and Ohio Rivers Division Headquarters celebrated our veterans and service members with an ice cream social at the John W. Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 06, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Prentiss J. Haney/Released)
  • LRD employees pass out candy to children in the John Weld Peck Federal Building.
  • U.S. Army 1LT Michael Kukesh pinned to the rank of Captain by Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division and his wife Sarah Kukesh, during a promotion ceremony at the John W. Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Prentiss J. Haney/Released)
  • U.S. Army 1LT Michael Kukesh promoted to the rank of Captain by Brig. Gen. Richard G. Kaiser, Commanding General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, during a ceremony at the John W. Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 30, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Prentiss J. Haney/Released)
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