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  • October

    The Charleston District held a community meeting for the proposed Haile Gold Mine project in order to keep the public informed of where we were in the process and answer any questions they might have.

    Haile Gold Mine

    It was a packed house when nearly 400 residents of Kershaw, S.C., and Lancaster County, S.C., piled
  • Vice President Joe Biden visited the Port of Charleston as part of his tour of ports along the eastern seaboard.

    Vice President Joe Biden's Visit

    Secret service, police, security check points, lots of media, four politicians, one Army general,
  • Official photo of Lt. Col. John T. Litz

    From the Commander

    Greetings! Time flies, it’s hard to believe I have been in command for three months and we are now
  • Jonathan Sims, a journeyman mechanic works inside the penstock on wicket gates located inside the Laurel River Dam. A group of electrical and mechanical engineers from the Wolf Creek power plant are performing routine maintenance.

    Maintenance inspection on track at Laurel River Dam

    LONDON, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2013) – A team of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District electrical and mechanical engineers are conducting a two-year required maintenance inspection at the Laurel River Dam.
  • ARLINGTON, Va. -- Secretary of the Army John McHugh transfers the JFK Eternal Flame back to its permanent location on Oct. 29, 2013, after repair work to the site was completed. The flame underwent a full replacement of gas and airlines, received new digital controls and sensors, as well as a new burner assembly.

    Temporary Flame transferred to permanent Eternal Flame at President John F. Kennedy's gravesite

    The temporary flame that has been operating at the gravesite of President John F. Kennedy and his family since this spring was transferred to the permanent Eternal Flame in a ceremony here, Oct. 29, 2013. The temporary flame was in place while upgrades and testing took place for the Eternal Flame.