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    The Essayons performed a dredging mission for the Corps’s Alaska District from May 12 through June 18 in the Cook Inlet Navigation Channel. The crew dredged 2.8 million cubic yards of sand in 35 days.

    Corps deepens vital navigational channel

    Fuel shortages and empty store shelves are a potential reality Alaskans will not have to face thanks to the work of 45 crewmembers aboard the Essayons, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-owned and operated hopper dredge.
  • Col. Christopher Lestochi, district commander, uncases the colors of the 62nd Engineering Detachment with Capt. Corey Warren, detachment commander, during a ceremony June 26 at the district headquarters building. The team was deployed September 2012 through June 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan.

    Alaska District welcomes home engineer detachment

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District welcomed the 62nd Engineer Detachment home June 26 during a ceremony at the district headquarters building. The team was deployed September 2012 through June 2013 at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.