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    USACE completed more than 5,000 projects in Iraq from 2004-2011, contributing to a new government for that nation. (Courtesy photo)

    US Army Corps of Engineers continues to build projects contributing to Iraq Sovereignty

    In seven years starting in 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed more than 5,000 projects with a value of $8.8 billion in Iraq. The construction program was crucial in the efforts to secure a new and reliable government for Iraq.
  • Ross Corbett served as a project engineer on a six-month tour in the Taji Resident Office in Iraq.(Photo courtesy of Ross Corbett)

    US Army Corps of Engineers remains an engaged partner in Iraq

    No area office in the Middle East District's charge has experienced more change in the past year than has the Iraq Area Office.
  • Chief Warrant Officer 3 Darron Todd, maintenance officer with Marine Special Operations School, Marine Special Operations Command, fires a .410 shotgun at an airborne clay pigeon at the McIntyre Skeet Range aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, June 25. Todd, part of the All-Marine Skeet Team, is one of eight Marines who are scheduled to represent the Marine Corps and the United States in the upcoming 2010 World Skeet Shooting Championships this October.

    Family Readiness: Caring for families and employees, deployed or not

    Family Readiness Groups help families meet the challenges of military life and serve an important role for any military organization, including the Middle East District.
  • Sgt. William Holls, (left) a combat instructor with Mobile Training Company, Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry – East, is presented the Navy and Marine Corps Medal by Lt. Col. John Armellino, commanding officer of AITB, SOI – E, during a ceremony held aboard Camp Geiger, July 15, for saving a Marine’s life while conducting training in the grenade pit in September 2009.

    Bill Ryals, Beekeeper extraordinaire

    Ryals, chief of Programs and Project Management Division's Support for Others Branch, has worked for USACE for 34 years and came to the Middle East District nine years ago. During his time with the district, Ryals discovered a class taught by the Beekeepers of the Northern Shenandoah Valley at Blandy Experimental Farm, State Arboretum of Virginia. However, with his constant travel to Iraq, he was unable to attend but never gave up his interest. Three years ago, he was able to attend the six-week course and learned the basics of apiculture, or beekeeping.