U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Host Nation Director Lt. Col. Daniel Young, left, and USAG-KA Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley, right, view a seawall on western Enniburr during Pugsley's first visit to the island July 24, 2021. Built with funding from the Compact of Free Association, the seawall reduces flooding during typhoons and high tides.
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U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley, left, and USAG-KA Host Nation Director Lt. Col. Daniel Young, right, head to the Enniburr Dock Security Checkpoint before returning to Kwajalein July 24, 2021.
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From left: USAG-KA Command Sgt. Maj. Ismael Ortega, USAG-KA Host Nation Director Lt. Col. Daniel Young, RMI Relations Specialist Mike Sakaio, USAG-KA Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley, and RMI Liaison Specialist Hilary Hosia stand at the Enniburr Evacuation Center during a visit to the island July 24, 2021.
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U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley, receives a wut marmar from an Enniburr resident during his first visit to the island July 24, 2021.
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U.S. Army Garrison-Kwajalein Atoll Commander Col. Thomas Pugsley made his first visit to the island of Enniburr July 24, 2021 as part of his tour of Kwajalein Atoll.

He conducted a walking tour of the Evacuation Center, the high school and elementary schools, the seawall project, community green house, and the island incineration site. The tour provided an insight into the living environment of the approximately 1,000 residents, 100 of whom work on Roi-Namur in support of the USAG-KA/RTS mission.

“It’s smaller than I realized,” said Pugsley. “I can see that it’s different from Ebeye and Majuro. There’s definitely a lot of opportunities there.” Pugsley added that he would love to get power out there and enjoyed seeing the Seabees projects.

“I’m looking for opportunities to get the Seabees back out there. There is a need for improvements at the elementary school and it’s been many years since any significant investment went into that,” he added.

Pugsley took command of USAG-KA on June 30.