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This week, the construction team continued to make consistent progress across all reaches of the ongoing flood barrier project in the Mendenhall Valley. In addition, the USACE team filled 2,000 sandbags over the weekend.

See the full update here: https://t.co/DSa8YLcPjw

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Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, presented the Army Commendation Medal to Maj. Bruce Merrill, project manager in the Military Construction Branch, prior to his departure for his next Army assignment.

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The Alaska District’s Hero of the Month for May is Cameron McLeod, public affairs specialist.
As the district’s command information specialist, McLeod works to “tell the Corps story in Alaska” on social media and through internal communications.

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Participants in the Alaska District’s USACE Leadership Development Program Level Two, or ULDP 2, course visited projects in the Fairbanks area as part of their learning on May 19. The group visited sites including Moose Creek Dam and projects on Fort Wainwright.

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Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, presented Maj. Matthew Ripperger, Civil Works project manager, w/ the Army Commendation Medal May 14 before he departed for his next assignment. Essayons!

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Members of the 62nd Forward Engineer Support Team – Advanced completed a certification exercise in Panama for two weeks in May. The mission fulfilled certification exercise requirements for the team prior to their deployment to Guam in August.

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This week, USACE and @cbjuneau continued construction work at the Mendenhall River flood measures project.

See the full weekly update here: https://t.co/KC8zWUeuzI

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Sec. Adam Telle, @ASACivilWorks , discusses the ongoing @USACEHQ installation of temporary flood mitigation barriers known as gabion baskets in Juneau. These barriers helped the citizens of @cbjuneau mitigate the risks from the 2025 GLOF in the Mendenhall River Valley.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District and City and Borough of Juneau continue to advance work on Phase 2 of the ongoing PL 84-99 Advance Measures Mendenhall Glacial Outburst Flood project.

See the weekly update here: https://t.co/S5DUpIcQxS

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The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (@ASACivilWorks), Adam Telle, on Tuesday at @USDA discusses the critical role that @USArmy Civil Works is playing in the Trump Administration's (@POTUS) efforts to lower fertilizer prices for our farmers and ranchers.

[USACE Alaska District @AlaskaCorps]

The Alaska District’s Hero of the Month for April is James Weaver, civil engineering technician in the Construction Support Office. Weaver is a valuable resource for the team, troubleshooting complex modification execution issues and sharing hands-on training.

Great work!

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Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, presented the Second Quarter Awards at the Alaska District headquarters on Apr. 21.

Congratulations to all who received an award!

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Last week, USACE representatives joined staff from the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit & Haida and other organizations to conduct flood response training from April 14-17. Another flood training session will be available for the public in July.

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Last week, USACE representatives joined staff from CBJ, Tlingit & Haida and other organizations to conduct flood response training from April 14-17. Attendees participated in hands-on exercises with flood response equipment and toured areas of flood barrier construction.

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Theresa Afrank (middle), chief of the Military Branch of the Contracting Division, received a coin from Ms. Nancy Balkus (left), deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for Infrastructure, Energy and Environment, during a program briefing at the district headquarters.

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The Alaska District conducted the annual Chena Emergency Action Plan exercise at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project in North Pole on April 9. The meeting provided an update of snow conditions in the Chena basin and reviewed normal and emergency procedures for operating.

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Today is the district's 80th birthday!

In 1946, the Alaska District was chartered to design and construct wartime military facilities while Alaska was still a U.S. territory.

To read more about the district's history, visit: https://t.co/1VFn3xKoYE

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Rebecca Rosenquist and Colby Thurston of the Alaska District’s Asia Pacific Office participated in the Capabilities Development Working Group at the Naval Post Graduate School campus in Monterey, California, on Mar. 23-28.

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The Alaska District will host three public meetings in communities in western Alaska to discuss the proposed Graphite Creek project in April. USACE representatives and others will discuss the proposed project and take questions.

Learn more here: https://t.co/jKKFe5CXQx

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Maj. Gen. Mark Quander, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations at USACE Headquarters, visited projects at installations including JBER, Fort Wainwright and Fort Greely on Apr. 1-2. He also presented commander's coins to Neil Murray and Curtis Henry.