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  • May

    The Transatlantic Division has launched a Contingency Deployment recruitment website.

    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.
  • Workers with the Bahrain Resident Office conducted a Construction Safety Stand-Down May 4th at the P935/940 (Transient Bachelor Quarters) construction site where projects reached one million man-hours free of safety violations or accidents. Area Engineer Shahzada Shahrukh spoke to workers about the importance of safety in the workplace, particularly about Fall Prevention. The P935/940 projects reached one million man-hour free of safety violations or accidents.

    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.

  • April

    With only a handful of uniformed personnel working side by side with civilians, the work environment at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, is quite different from what Soldiers would encounter at their average duty station. Though Soldiers come to work in uniform each

    Middle East District offers Soldiers unique experiences working with Civilians

    With only a handful of uniformed personnel working side by side with civilians, the work environment at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, is quite different from what Soldiers would encounter at their average duty station. Though Soldiers come to work in uniform each day, they are working in a corporate environment, with fewer than 10 active-duty peers surrounded by coworkers in business clothing.
  • Retired Col. Ronald Light trims a log to better fit the sawmill at Lighthouse Woodworking. April 6.

    Retired colonels maintain old connections, pursue new dreams

    On a beautiful Monday morning, when most people were just arriving at the office, three retired colonels came together ready to spend the day outside. Retired Col. Ronald Light, former commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, and owner of Lighthouse Woodworking, has been building furniture since 1995. The two-story, three-car garage at his family’s home in Boyce, Va., is his woodworking workshop and furniture showroom.
  • WINCHESTER - Dr. Tracy Fitzsimmons, president of Shenandoah University, speaks about her experiences balancing her personal and professional lives as the guest speaker at the Women’s History Month Observance March 31.

    SU President speaks, stirs emotions at Women’s History Month Celebration

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District observed Women’s History Month during a luncheon March 31st in Winchester, Va.
  • Participants in a partnering meeting take a moment to pose for a group photo March 17.

    Formal partnering creates team atmosphere

    Trying to conduct business through email can often lead to misunderstandings and working across cultural barriers can complicate matters further, even when participants have a common goal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District, has a solution to ease this difficulty. During the recent Maritime Traffic Coordination Center post-award conference, which took place March 15-17 in Kuwait, the team dedicated one morning to a formal partnering session.

  • March

    WINCHESTER, Va. - Students from local high schools make plans to construct a water tower with toothpicks and gumdrops during the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District’s Day with an Engineer March 19 held at Lord Fairfax Community College’s Middletown campus.

    Students experience a Day with an Engineer

    Nearly 100 students from eight area high schools took a day away from their usual studies to learn about engineering career fields March 21 at Lord Fairfax Community College’s Middletown Campus.
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    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awards Maritime Traffic Coordination Center in Kuwait

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District recently awarded a nearly $40 million contract to construct the Maritime Traffic Coordination Center in Kuwait to TOA Corporation.

  • February

    WINCHESTER, Va. - Middle East District structural engineer Elizabeth Prusch beams after Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson added the final weight to her bridge, for a grand total of 60 pounds. The students determined she must have used magic to make it so strong.

    Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division supports STEM initiatives through STARBASE Academy Winchester

    Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, Transatlantic Division commander, and Elizabeth Prusch, P.E., Middle East District structural engineer, shared engineering magic with a fourth grade class from the Virginia Avenue Charlotte DeHart Elementary School, Feb. 10 at the STARBASE Academy in Winchester.
  • WINCHESTER, Va. - Brig. Gen. Robert Carlson, acting Transatlantic Division commander passes the ceremonial sword to Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Johnson, incoming Transatlantic Division command sergeant major during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony.

    Transatlantic Division holds Change of Responsibility Ceremony

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Transatlantic Division held its Change of Responsibility Ceremony at the Division’s headquarters in Winchester, Va. During the ceremony, the Division bid farewell to outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Roy Ward and welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Johnson as the new command sergeant major of the Transatlantic Division.