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  • October

    John Martin Dam with two American flags. Lake Hasty is seen in the foreground. The dam celebrated its 75-year diamond anniversary, Oct. 21, 2023.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrates 75th anniversary of John Martin Dam

    John Martin Dam and Reservoir recently celebrated it's 75-year diamond anniversary.

  • May

    ALAMOGORDO, N.M. -- (l-r): Jeff Ridolpho, project manager, Pate Construction; Rene Romo, Sen. Udall’s office; Alamogordo Mayor Pro-Tem Jason Baldwin; Nancy Belshaler, project manager, City of Alamogordo; Dara Parker, Senator Heinrich’s office; and Lt. Col. Larry Caswell, Albuquerque District commander, officially break ground on the final phase of the Alamogordo McKinley Channel Flood Control Project, May 17, 2019.

    Final Phase of Alamogordo McKinley Channel Flood Control Project Breaks Ground

    Representatives from the city; elected officials; and the contractor, Pate Construction, joined Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. Larry Caswell to officially break ground on the $23.9 million final phase of the Alamogordo McKinley Channel Project, May 17, 2019.

  • March

    The John Martin Dam is the major structure in the John Martin Reservoir Project, which project was authorized by Congress under Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as a flood Control and water conservation project. This image was the front cover of the March 1943 issue of the Albuquerque District Safety News.

    John Martin Dam

    The John Martin Dam is the major structure in the John Martin Reservoir Project, which project was authorized by Congress under Flood Control Act of June 22, 1936, as a flood Control and water conservation project. This article originally appeared on page 4 of the March 1943 issue of the Albuquerque District Safety News.

  • October

    SOCORRO, N.M., -- The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), (third from left), joins representatives from various agencies to break ground on the first two phases of the San Acacia Levee project, Oct. 22, 2014.

    Long-awaited Levee Project Breaks Ground

    The Honorable Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), joined employees from the Albuquerque District and other government agencies to break ground on the first two phases of the San Acacia Levee project, Oct. 22, 2014.