• January

    MED Assistant Counsel sworn in to Army’s JAG Corps

    Aimee Rider, Assistant Counsel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, was sworn in as an officer in the Army’s Judge Advocate General Corps January 5.
  • December

    Middle East District celebrates Quarles, welcomes Kinsman

    Col. Patrick Kinsman assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, in a ceremony at the District’s headquarters in Winchester, Va. Dec. 8.
  • November

    Deputy shares passion for engineering in STARBASE debut

    Lt. Col. Taneha Carter, Middle East District deputy commander since July, shared engineering ideas, disciplines and traits with 23 STARBASE Academy students in Winchester on Nov. 9.
  • October

    Middle East District completes energy-efficient barracks project

    The Middle East District recently completed construction of new, $45.5 million, energy-efficient barracks on Naval Support Activity, in Manama, Bahrain, and a team from the district attended the ribbon cutting ceremony marking completion of the project Sept. 29.
  • August

    ROTC cadet completes internship with Middle East District

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, welcomed a cadet into the fold as part of the Cadet Troop Leader Training Internship Program, and wished him farewell August 25.
  • Project manager, LFCC grad, addresses Winchester Rotary

    Joey Behr, a project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District addressed the Rotary Club of Winchester during their monthly luncheon Aug. 11 at the Travelodge in Winchester.
  • TAM construction rep accepts Hard Hat of the Year Award

    A construction representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, accepted the USACE Hard Hat of the Year award in a ceremony Aug. 5.
  • March

    District Engineer Honored at Federal Engineer of the Year Awards

    Ingrid Howard, a geotechnical engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, was recognized in the National Society of Professional Engineers’ 2016 Federal Engineer of the Year Award Ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington Feb. 26.
  • February

    Engineers encourage next generation of Mathletes

    A team of volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District assisted with the MATHCOUNTS regional competition Feb. 19 at Admiral Richard E. Byrd Middle School in Winchester, Va.
  • Division, District employees unite to judge local school science fair

    Volunteers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division and Middle East District served as judges at the Frederick County Public Schools’ annual Science Fair, Feb. 4 at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, Va.
  • January

    Watson Named Contract Specialist of the Year

    When Holly Watson, a contract specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, first found out that she was receiving the USACE Contract Specialist of the Year, she thought it was for the district.
  • November

    USACE STEM Professionals Share Love of Engineering, Architecture with Area Students

    Volunteers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division and the Middle East District visited with students at Winchester’s STARBASE Academy Nov. 10.
  • August

    Records management team among best in the Corps

    By all accounts, Donna Sherman, the records manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District, embodies the quiet professional. The only permanent records management employee when she took charge of the records holding facility eight years ago, she now leads a staff of four employees who manage over 13,600 boxes of paper records for the district.
  • July

    MED Volunteers Spark Students’ STEM Interest

    Volunteers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District’s information management team worked with rising 5th grade students at STARBASE Academy Winchester July 16 to explore some aspects of IM careers.
  • June

    MED’s successful value engineering recognized, honored

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District’s Center of Standardization for Contingency Standard Design received the Gordon Frank Award for Outstanding Value Methodology in Government at the 2015 SAVE Value Summit in San Diego June 9.
  • May

    Transatlantic Division commander promoted to Maj. Gen.

    Maj. Gen. Robert D. Carlson, the commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division, was promoted in a ceremony at the Pentagon May 15. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the USACE commanding general and 53rd chief of engineers, promoted Carlson. This was the second time he promoted Carlson; the first time was to brigadier general. Bostick noted that Carlson is a great leader, coach and mentor.
  • USACE deployments offer personal, professional development

    Deploying with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to places in the CENTCOM area of responsibility like Afghanistan or to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve can be a rewarding and challenging experience.
  • Soldier attends Marine Corps court reporter training after joining district team

    Sgt. 1st Class Jason Trumbull, a court reporter for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, was the first Soldier to attend the Marine Corps court reporter course at the Naval Justice School in Newport, R.I. The organization estimates bringing Trumbull on board will save the government more than $100,000 per year.
  • Corps of Engineers launches Contingency Deployment recruitment website

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division has launched a Contingency Deployment recruitment website, www.tad.usace.army.mil/careers/deployments.aspx.
  • Work paused for safety stand-down, highlighting fall prevention

    Falls are the leading cause of death in the construction industry so each year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration asks employers in the construction industry to participate in the voluntary National Fall Prevention Stand-Down. This year’s National Safety Stand-Down, which raises awareness of preventing fall hazards, is May 4-15. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District asked contractors on each project to set aside some time to pause their work and conduct a focused safety talk on ladder safety, scaffold safety or other fall protection topics.