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Col. James Handura, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific District, second from right, and the Corps’ Los Angeles District team discuss the progress of the Brown Field Border Patrol Station during a tour of the project March 5 in San Diego County, California.
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Col. James Handura, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific District, left, and Eric Strom, project engineer with the Los Angeles District, right, discuss updates of the Brown Field Border Patrol Station during a tour of the project March 5 in San Diego County, California.
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Col. James Handura, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific District, front right, and John Drake, Chief of the Interagency and International Support Services Branch with the Corps’ Los Angeles District, front left, discuss the future goals of the Brown Field Border Patrol Station during a tour of the project March 5 in San Diego County, California.
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Capt. Greg Sacenti, project engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, leads a tour and discusses the Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Community Living Center with Col. James Handura, commander of the Corps’ South Pacific District, second from left; Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the Corps’ Los Angeles District, right, and the rest of the group March 6 in San Diego, California.
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Col. Andrew Baker, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, and Brian Kamisato, regional business director with the Senior Executive Service, South Pacific Division, right, discuss updates to the central utility plant of the Spinal Cord Injury Community Living Center during a tour of the project March 6 in San Diego, California.
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division team poses for a photo with partners from the Veterans Affairs in front of the Spinal Cord Injury Community Living Center March 6 in San Diego, California.
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Col. James Handura, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific District, right, and Greg Lugar, program manager with the Corps’ Los Angeles District, left, discuss the progress of the Tijuana River Barrier project during a tour March 6 in San Diego County, California.
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Col. James Handura, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific District, center; Greg Lugar, program manager with the Corps’ Los Angeles District, left, and John Drake, Chief of the Interagency and International Support Services Branch with the Corps’ Los Angeles District, right, discuss the progress of the Tijuana River Barrier project during a tour of the project March 6 in San Diego County, California.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District contractors construct the Tijuana River Barrier during a tour of the project with Col. James Handura, commander of the Corps’ South Pacific District, March 6 in San Diego County, California.
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Col. James Handura, commander of the South Pacific Division, took a tour and received updates on three Los Angeles District projects, which have been fully funded through completion, March 5-6 in San Diego County, California.
“It's always worthwhile for me to get out to see the projects firsthand, to talk to the folks in the field and to get a sense of how things are going,” Handura said. “I like to discuss with our team where I can help at my level or how we can help at the division level.”
Brown Field Border Patrol Station
On March 5, Handura visited with the Corps’ Los Angeles District team to discuss the progress of the Brown Field Border Patrol Station in San Diego County. The facility is the future home of the Department of Homeland Security’s 400 U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents. Construction of the station is nearly complete and includes a 50,000-square-foot facility with parking; a two-lane sally port; vehicle wash facility; helipad; dog kennel; communication tower; water wells; ATV canopy; leach field and a septic system.
Veterans Affairs Spinal Cord Injury Community Living Center
Handura, accompanied by Col. Andrew Baker, LA District commander, met with the Corps and VA teams and its contractors March 6 to tour the new standalone, four-story San Diego VA Spinal Cord Injury/Community Living Center. The 197,000-square-foot facility includes a 50-bed Spinal Cord Injury center; 33-bed Community Living Center; outpatient clinic; and physical, occupational and aquatic therapy areas.
“We are working toward completion of the VA Spinal Cord Injury/Community Living Center, and we're excited to get it done,” Baker said. “This project is going to have a huge impact for veterans and the San Diego area.”
Tijuana River Barrier project
Later that day, Handura met with Corps' representatives to tour the Tijuana River Barrier project in San Diego County.
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