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Ron Desantis
A native Floridian with blue collar roots, Ron worked his way through Yale University, where he graduated with honors and was the captain of the varsity baseball team. He also graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, he earned a commission in the US Navy as a JAG officer. During his active duty service, he supported operations at the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and deployed to Iraq as an adviser to a U.S. Navy SEAL commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi and the rest of Al Anbar province. His military decorations include the bronze star medal for meritorious service and the Iraq campaign medal.
Colonel Kelly tours Bald Head Island dredging March 5, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
South Atlantic Division Commander, Colonel Jason Kelly, boarded the Wilmington District survey vessel Swart earlier this week to get a first hand look at projects with particular interest to citizens of the local area.
During the trip, he was able to get an appreciation for Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) projects at both Carolina Beach & Town of Wrightsville Beach.
Colonel Kelly also met with Mayor Andy Sayre at Bald Head Island and discussed ongoing dredging operations in the Wilmington Harbor.
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The USACE’s Wilmington District has contracted with Great Lakes Dredge & Dock to provide maintenance dredging of the Federal navigation channel reaches including Smith Island Channel, Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 1, and Baldhead Shoal Channel Reach 2.