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    Melanie Barajas, Middle East District's Chief of Safety and Occupational Health, Kevin Raposa, Safety and Occupational Health Specialist TAM Construction Division, and Viv Turner, Site 1 Safety and Security Manager on site in Qatar assessing the construction program and safety program.

    Old slogan, new mindset: Safety IS everyone’s responsibility

    USACE’s new safety management system, the Corps of Engineers Safety & Occupational Health Management System (CE-SOHMS), will enable USACE to meet the Army’s goal of modernizing safety and occupational health programs.
  • Local high school junior concludes his spring semester Gifted Independent Study Class at the Middle East District's Engineering Division, with a presentation on his project. He built a popsicle stick bridge and using available engineering analysis software, calculated the weight-bearing capacity before testing the bridge.

    District engineers mentor local high school student sparking interest in engineering

    The Middle East District (MED) Engineering Division staff mentored local high school student Josh Dalton throughout the spring semester of this school year. The Millbrook High School junior, spent every other afternoon at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters in Winchester. Through the Gifted Independent Study program, Dalton was afforded the opportunity to volunteer intern/shadow Army Corps of Engineers professionals here.
  • Col. Stephen Bales, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Middle East District commander, spent May 1 with 28 fourth and fifth grade students at STARBASE Academy, Winchester, discussing engineering and problem solving.

    District Commander energizes STARBASE students through bridge build

    Col. Stephen Bales, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District commander, recently spent a morning with fourth and fifth grade students at STARBASE Academy in Winchester, Va.
  • Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Balad Air Base in the Aircraft Maintenance Hanger that is a 75,000 square feet facility that can accommodate seven F16 aircraft.

    Iraq F-16 program construction hits major milestone

    A 24 April ribbon cutting ceremony celebrated a major milestone in the construction of facilities supporting Iraq’s F-16 purchase from the United States and marked the Iraqi Air Force's 87th birthday.