Corps breaks ground for replacement hospital project
Command Sgt. Maj. Nathan Buckner (left), the command sergeant major for the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, speaks with Brig. Gen. Mike Wehr, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division Commander, at the groundbreaking ceremony for the 216,000 square-foot Weed Army Community Hospital facility May 30. The USACE Los Angeles District manages the nearly $160 million project which is scheduled for completion in 2016.