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Maj. Gen. John W. Peabody is commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Great Lakes and Ohio River Division operates as a regional business center with seven districts that covers 335,000 miles, 17 states and is made up of about 5,000 team members. The Headquarters of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is in Washington, D.C. Our seven 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 percent 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, and design and construction management for the Army, Air Force and other Department of Defense agencies. |
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