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Col. Victor Trujillo II accepts the guidon from Brig. Gen. Joseph Goetz, commanding general of the USACE Pacific Ocean Division, during a change of command ceremony at the Alaska District Headquarters building on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Daryl Downing works as an emergency management specialist in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Seattle District. In 2025, Downing began to support the PL 84-99 mission in the Mendenhall Valley as a project manager. In this role, he serves as a key coordinator and planner for the construction effort, often traveling between Seattle and Juneau to engage with stakeholders, media, public and construction teams to execute the work and ensure information is shared efficiently with all parties.

Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined staff from the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska and other organizations to conduct flood response training in preparation for the next Mendenhall glacial lake outburst event this summer, also known as a GLOF. Between April 14-17, the attendees participated in hands-on exercises with flood response equipment from the USACE – Rock Island District’s National Flood Fight Materiel Center, toured the areas of flood barrier construction as well as discussed potential scenarios and responsibilities during the event. Specifically, the training focused on synchronizing staff knowledge amongst stakeholders for field operations prior to and after a flood event in the Mendenhall Valley.

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Adam Telle, visited Juneau last week to observe the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) ongoing solutions to address flooding ahead of the annual Mendenhall Glacier Outburst Flooding Events, also known as GLOFs.