Nashville District welcomes its new deputy district engineer

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District welcomed Craig Carrington as its new deputy district engineer March 26, 2024, during an Assumption of Responsibility Ceremony at the Nashville Public Library in Nashville, Tennessee.
The deputy district engineer serves as the senior civilian in the organization and is responsible for directing water resource, navigation and regulatory activities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers throughout the Cumberland River and Tennessee River Basins, an area of more than 59,000 square miles. This includes 49 field offices touching seven states and a work force of over 800 federal employees. His office manages projects within USACE authorities including flood risk management, navigation, hydropower, ecosystem restoration and support to other federal agencies.
Carrington has served the Corps in multiple capacities for more than 22 years, including as a project manager, emergency response mission manager, chief of Programs, chief of Plan Formulation, chief of the Planning Branch, and deputy for Planning, Programs and Project Management Division. He deployed to the Gulf coast after Hurricane Katrina, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and Germany to manage construction in Israel, Germany, Poland, and Norway for NATO.
He received his bachelor of science in history and master of science in urban & regional planning from the University of Tennessee. He is a certified project management professional, and a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers certified water resources planner.

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