In Our Communities [1/13/2021]

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January 13, 2021

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The Army will conduct the fifth Army Partnership Awards Ceremony this Wednesday, Jan. 13 at 11:00 EST, hosted by Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy, and Environment, Hon Alex Beehler, and the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Army, G-9 (Installations), LTG Jason T. Evans…

Camp Umatilla in Oregon received approval for construction of a $15.7 million barracks building in the National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress…

Fort Polk’s Express 3 (Army and Air Force Exchange) celebrated a ribbon-cutting for a $600,000 renovation of the 3,200-square-foot location…

The Presidio of Monterey will break ground on the Monterey Bay Military Housing project which will serve the Ord Military Community in Seaside, California.

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