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Archive: August, 2021

24 Aug 2021
USACE awards construction contract for Chena ‘mega project’ in North Pole
In its largest civil works project in more than 30 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will begin reinforcing a portion of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project’s eight-mile-long earthen dam by spring 2022.
20 Aug 2021
District welcomes new deputy commander
Maj. Virginia R. Brickner assumed duties as deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District in July 2021.
13 Aug 2021
Army engineers teach 125 students about STEM in Alaska
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District hosted 125 students from the Fairbanks community for STEM activities on Aug. 5 at the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project near North Pole, Alaska.