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  • May

    Students design and build a structure out of toothpicks and gum drops during Day with an Engineer.

    Middle East District hosts Day with an Engineer for local high school students

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District hosted a Day with an Engineer for local high school students April 29 at the Middle East District headquarters in Winchester, Va. Day with an Engineer allowed students considering careers in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics to hear from professionals and learn more about these fields.

  • April

    King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia meets President Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard the USS Quincy Feb. 14, 1945.

    Laying the Foundation: Roosevelt meets with King Abdul Aziz

    On February 14, 1945, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt met with King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia aboard the USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake on the Suez Canal. This meeting would have lasting implications on U.S. - Saudi relations for years to come.

  • February

    A tied arch bridge, known as the flyover bridge, was moved into place over the Khalifa Bin Salman Causeway connecting Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain to the U.S. Navy port facility (NSA II). The 122.5 meter long, 21.4 meter high, 2650 metric ton bridge was constructed on NSA II, and will be driven across the causeway on self-propelled modular trailers (SPMT), and set in place on pre-constructed abutments. The greatest benefit of this process allows Bahrain traffic to be disrupted for hours as opposed to months it would have taken to build the bridge in place. The bridge move was a first of its kind for the Middle East District

    Bahrain Bridge move huge engineering feat

    Middle East District engineers and contracted personnel, moved an approximately 450-foot long, 2,650 metric ton tied-arch suspension bridge across a major roadway at the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, located in the capital city of Manama.

  • November

    The flyover bridge is being assembled at a nearby location and will be moved into place by four self propelled mobile transports.

    Middle East District constructs Naval Support Activity Bahrain Flyover Bridge

    A new flyover bridge built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Middle East District will connect areas at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. The two areas are divided by a busy roadway.

  • October

    The pediatric oncology department at the Basrah Children's Hospital will be the only facility capable of providing pediatric cancer treatment in southern Iraq. Currently, there are more than 2,000 patients awaiting treatment.

    Basrah Children’s Hospital one step closer to treating childhood cancer

    The installation of a new MRI at the Basrah Children’s Hospital in Iraq brings the facility one step closer to diagnosing and treating childhood cancer, one of the leading causes of death in Iraqi children.