Mike Darrow, chief of water resources division for the Norfolk District (left), talks with Patrick McCormack, from Naval Facilities Command Mid-Atlantic , about the Navy Deepening project, which Norfolk District is assisting with to deepen the Elizabeth River to 50 feet. The project will make the channel safer for the Navy’s aircraft carriers as they travel between the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., and the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va. ( Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood) 110722-A-OI229-016 by norfolkdistrict

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