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  • August

    District Commander Col. Philip Secrist welcomed Marshall University President Dr. Jerome Gilbert for a tour of the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam.

    MU President Dr. Jerome Gilbert tours Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam

    MU President Dr. Jerome Gilbert tours Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam.
  • Camping with the Stars at Burnsville Lake

    Camping with the Stars

    On July 29th Burnsville Lake's Camping with the Stars event brought over 254 people to the Bulltown Campground.
  • An excavator loads a dump truck with concrete, rock and soil from Roaring River Dam in Jackson County, Tennessee Aug. 1, 2017.

    Stream restoration underway with Roaring River Dam removal

    JACKSON COUNTY, Tenn. (Aug. 1, 2017) – The removal of Roaring River Dam is underway, a multi-organizational stream restoration effort that will reconnect aquatic species and make recreation safer near the low head dam that is at risk of failing and no longer needed as a fish barrier.
  • The Huntington District held its first New Employees Orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, and will conduct it quarterly moving forward. The orientation included a USACE and District overview from Col. Philip Secrist as well as site visits to Beech Fork Lake and to Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam. The group included 18 new employees from the field and district office and new Deputy District Commander, Lt. Col. William Miller.

    New Employee Orientation

    The Huntington District held its first New Employees Orientation on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017, and will conduct it quarterly moving forward. The orientation included a USACE and District overview from Col. Philip Secrist as well as site visits to Beech Fork Lake and to Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam. The group included 18 new employees from the field and district office and new Deputy District Commander, Lt. Col. William Miller.

  • July

    Community ‘Pawses’ To Celebrate New Veterinary Clinic

    Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni community members gathered at the new Veterinary Treatment Facility, July 13, to celebrate the grand opening of the state-of-the-art building.