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  • December

    From left: Col. Damon Delarosa, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District; Lt. Col. William Hassey, commander of Clear Space Force Station; and Randy Bowker, deputy for program management at the Alaska District; attend the initial fielding ceremony for the long range discrimination radar on Dec. 6 at Clear Space Force Station.

    Fielding event marks end of radar construction by Army engineers in Alaska

    At a military installation tucked along a remote stretch of two-lane highway in Interior Alaska, officials recently celebrated the achievement of a major milestone with a fielding event for a newly constructed long range-discrimination radar on Dec. 6.
  • Environmental Protection Specialist Phillip Harrell, Realty Specialist Duane Bryson, Willow Grove Marina Manager Michael Maxwell, Willow Grove Marina employee Blake Ledbetter, Willow Grove Marina owner Mickey Ledbetter, Dale Hollow Lake Park Ranger Sondra Carmen, Biologist Daniel Clark, and Realty Specialist Lori Neubert pose proudly with the Clean Marina flag Nov. 29, 2021 to celebrate Willow Grove Marina’s recertification in the Clean Marina Program at Dale Hollow Lake in Celina, Tennessee.

    Willow Grove Marina celebrates 15 years as Clean Marina

    ALLONS, Tenn. (Dec. 15, 2021) – The first Clean Marina flag to fly over any marina in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and Cumberland River Basin was at Willow Grove Marina located on Dale Hollow Lake in Clay County, Tennessee.  Fifteen years later, with long-term family and staff carrying on the effort, Willow Grove Marina completed its recertification as a Clean Marina for a third cycle.
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    Like a tornado through his body: Pittsburgh District employee fights for his life, survives COVID-19

    He described it like being in the grasp of a giant. Every time he tried to suck in air, an invisible fist squeezed tighter around his body, collapsing his lungs.
  • Disaster Response

    Disaster Response

    In response to the tornado and storm system that devastated more than 1,000 homes on Dec. 10, 2021, the Huntington District deployed emergency operations personnel to help with the recovery effort.
  • Barker House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

    Barker House Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

    State, Federal and local officials took part in a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to dedicate a new access road constructed by ODOT to the site of the historic Col. Joseph Barker Jr. House at the Willow Island Locks and Dam on Dec. 10, 2021.