18 Mar 2010

AOU: Supporting consistent project quality

The Middle East District’s Area Office University provides critical training each week for all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employees who work on construction projects in the U.S. Central Command area of operations.

18 Mar 2010

Construction kicks off for communications facility in Kuwait

The Middle East District, with contractor CH2M Hill, broke ground on a new communications facility for U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) during a ceremony Nov. 19 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

18 Mar 2010

National Contracting Organization recognizes MED team members

Two deployed Middle East District employees received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Contracting Organization awards

17 Mar 2010

Lowdermilk wins USACE Military Responder of the Year award

Scott Lowdermilk, former chief of Plans and Operations, received the USACE Military Contingency Responder of the Year award for his visionary leadership while assigned to the Transatlantic Programs Center (now the Middle East District).

1 Mar 2010

Students and team members benefit from association

Community involvement is a vital part of the Corps of Engineers’ culture. Along with technical presentations, Middle East District team members participate in many career and cultural events at local schools.

21 Jan 2010

MED hosts USACE Learning Center course

The Middle East District hosted a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Learning Center (ULC) course titled “Scheduling Basics for Projects” at the Holiday Inn Historic Gateway in Winchester, Va., Oct. 27-29.

1 Oct 2009

Transatlantic Programs Center becomes Middle East District Oct. 1

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Transatlantic Programs Center here officially changed its name to Middle East District (MED) on Thursday, Oct. 1.

30 Sep 2009

New Corps of Engineers Organization Activated

The division supports Corps of Engineers’ military/international missions in the 20 countries from Egypt through Arabian Gulf to Central Asia (U.S. Central Command operations area).

19 May 2008

King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center in Jordan inaugurated

The Corps’ Transatlantic Programs Center managed the design and construction work in conjunction with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, an agency of the Jordanian Ministry of Defense.

1 May 2008

New Aircraft Hangar Ready for Business

The Egyptian Air Force has a new three-bay C-130 maintenance hangar at Cairo West Air Base, Cairo. The 10,400-square meter hangar, built by Contrack International, Inc., was completed in April, on schedule and for $14,227,487.