Col. Andrew Baker, Los Angeles District commander, left of center, addresses the more than 200 community members in attendance at the Orange County Conference Center in Santa Ana, California, during the Nov. 6 public meeting for the Santiago Creek flood-risk management project.

Dignitaries perform a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Aug. 11, at Los Alamitos, Calif.

From left to right, Randy Tabije, South Pacific Division Formerly Used Defense Site program manager; Kay Chang-Minami, Los Angeles District FUDS project manager; and Harry Hendler, district environmental lead and FUDS program manager, stand together for photo after answering questions for Clark County residents during a public meeting discussing the Nellis Remedial Action FUDS Project July 25 at the Aliante Library in Las Vegas.

Col. Andrew Baker, center left, listens during an after-action review Aug. 28 about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s response to Tropical Storm Hilary, starting with day one leading up to the storm, throughout the storm and the two days following the storm.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Park Ranger Nick Figueroa assesses the situation, while two law enforcement officers with the Azusa Police Department escort an unhoused individual and her pet for evacuation out of the riverbed near the Santa Fe Dam to a hotel in Azusa, California. Multiple law enforcement agencies, including the LA County Sheriff’s Department’s Homeless Outreach Service’s Team, Azusa and Irwindale police departments; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Operations Division; and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority collaborated on efforts to evacuate homeless individuals near the dam to safety prior to the impending tropical storm Hurricane Hilary.

Col. Andrew Baker, right, formally marks his entry as the 64th commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District during the passing of the colors at the district’s change of command ceremony July 14 at the LA District Base Yard in South El Monte, California. Brig. Gen. Antoinette Gant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander, center, served as presiding officer for the ceremony. At left is Col. Julie Balten, outgoing LA District commander.

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