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    A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District (MED) was recently named the “USACE Project Delivery Team (PDT) Of The Year for Merit” for their work in planning the execution of almost 1 billion dollars in foreign military sales construction for the nation of Qatar. The project, known as Shield 5, is one of the largest ever undertaken by the District and will cover the construction of several missile defense sites along with numerous support facilities spread across a wide geographic area.

    Middle East District earns Project Delivery Team of the Year Award

    A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District (MED) was recently named the “USACE Project Delivery Team (PDT) Of The Year for Merit” for their work in planning the execution of almost 1 billion dollars in foreign military sales construction for the nation of Qatar.
  • Peter DeMattei, Elaine Lawson, Margaret Jones, Daryl Puffinburger, and Daniel Rivera spent time on Capitol Hill to learn about Congressional operations. DeMattei and Puffinburger, program managers with the Middle East District, are enrolled in the leadership development program, and Jones and Lawson manage the Tier III program for the Transatlantic Division. Rivera is a TAD program manager.

    LDP provides opportunity on Capitol Hill

    Leaders in the Transatlantic Division’s leadership development program recently broadened their exposure to Congressional affairs and the operations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters. Middle East District program managers Daryl Puffinburger and Peter DeMattei spent three days on Capitol Hill and another day with senior military and civilian leaders at USACE headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Government Affairs Institute sponsored the USACE Congressional briefing.