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Photo - LRB:  Former Linde Site
LRB: Former Linde Site
BG John W. Peabody, Commander

The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, covers 335,000 miles, 17 states and is made up of 5000 team members operating as a regional business center with seven districts.

The Headquarters of the United States Army Corps of Engineers is in Washington, D.C. The districts are located in Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville and Pittsburgh. The Districts are staffed with engineers, project managers, biologists, geologists, hydrologists, natural resource managers and other professionals serving 70 million people, 25% of the total U.S. population, who reside within the Great Lakes and Ohio River watersheds.

The mission of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division is to provide engineering products and services that serve the nation and the military. The civil works missions provide navigation, flood and storm damage reduction, ecosystem restoration, emergency response, recreation, hydropower, water supply and regulatory permits. The military missions provide engineering, real estate expertise, design and construction management for the Army, Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies.

Recent News
Aug 7, 2008
CINCINNATI (August, 4, 2008)Brigadier General John W. Peabody, a northern Ohio native, assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) Great Lakes and Ohio River Division (LRD) from outgoing commander Colonel Jeffrey C. Smith during a military ceremony today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- At the headwaters of the Ohio River.
May 12, 2008
CINCINNATI (May 12, 2008) - Col. Jeffrey C. Smith assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division from outgoing Commander Brig. Gen. Bruce A. Berwick during a military ceremony today.
May 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp became the 52nd Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today. He assumed this position from Lieutenant General Carl A. Strock who has retired after 36 years of military service.

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