The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Hon. Jo-Ellen Darcy, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Portugues Dam in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Feb. 5. Here, Darcy addresses the audience during her speech at the inauguration ceremony. The dam's cost, whose planning dates back to the 1970's, totaled $386 million and is expected to serve more than 40,000 residents of Ponce. (National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera Rebolledo, Puerto Rico National Guard Public Affairs Office)