Lt. Col. James A. DeLapp (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; talks about the missions of the district he commands as Col. Vernie L. Reichling, Memphis District commander, watches in the background. Both Corps districts signed a partnership agreement, March 30, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn., with state agencies that reaffirms a commitment to cooperate and communicate with each other to achieve mutual water resource goals aimed at improved quality of life for citizens.