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AFGHANISTAN DISTRICT AT WORK

Geraldi Assumes Command of Afghanistan District

“I am keenly aware that the center of gravity of any district, is its People,” said Mark A. Geraldi, Afghanistan District Commander. That is especially true here, where you make up a tremendous Team of Teams from across the depth and breadth of the Corps to deliver a complex program under the most challenging conditions.”

Making great strides in Power Governance

More than 70 participants attended the Senior Executive Power Governance meeting hosted by USACE Afghanistan, making great strides for creative and innovative solutions to meet the electrical needs of Afghanistan.

The District bids farewell to a supercharging Soldier

Soldiers make up a healthy portion of the USACE regiment, bringing discipline, leadership and devotion to the duty for which they are given the opportunity to engage in. The Afghanistan District was honored to share the same platform with a young Soldier with high caliber skills.

TAD visits the Afghanistan District

The Transatlantic Division Leadership was able to visit the Afghanistan District and be available for a few project site visits, seeing first-hand the construction efforts underway in theater by the USACE team.

Bronze de Fleury Medal awarded to Engineer deployed in Afghanistan

Army Maj. Mark Lojewski (2nd from right) wears his newly presented Bronze de Fleury Medal. Lojewski received the medal from Army Lt. Col. Dan Hayden, USACE Afghanistan District deputy commander (right) during a ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Oct. 22, 2019. Also pictured are Afghanistan District Senior Enlisted Advisor Sergeant Maj. Anthony Powers (left) and Lojewski’s supervisor James Root, who nominated Lojewski for the award. The de Fleury Medal is one of the highest awards a member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can receive and is presented to only a few Soldiers every year.

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October

29 Oct 2018
Valuable face-to-face meetings
Building Capacity in a contingency environment is not always optimal, but the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan maintains a steady pace with its projects and programs. In a recent visit to Kandahar, the Deputy Commanding Officer of the USACE Afghanistan District joined Construction Division along with Project Engineer, Brian Cagle on a trip to the Kandahar Air Wing (KAW) Well Site and Sewage Plant to perform Quality Assurance and Quality Check on the progress. The group visited the portions of the project located inside the Kandahar Air Wing area. In particular, they looked at and discussed the progress of the new water well which is currently in the water quality and quantity testing phase. They were able to meet in person with the Contractor project manager and quality control manager as well as the USACE Local National Quality Assurance Representative (LNQA). “We have regular teleconferences with these personnel involved with these projects,” said Cagle, “but it is extremely valuable to have face-to-face meetings to facilitate the spirit of cooperation with our Afghan partners.”
28 Oct 2018
Afghanistan District hits the Trifecta with Redepoyed members
It was a win-win situation throughout the past year and a half for the Afghanistan District with members who volunteered to deploy in support of operations in theater, supporting the USACE mission.
16 Oct 2018
Partnering up for Perfection
USACE Afghanistan partners with our German and coalition forces.
September

23 Sep 2018
Afghanistan District continues building Afghan capacity with on-going construction
More than 50 construction projects are being executed in support of Afghan National Defense Security Forces
14 Sep 2018
U.S. flags raised and lowered on Patriot Day
Kandahar Resident Office was on a mission on Patriot Day to provide USACE personnel on Kandahar with flags flown over the resident office in Afghanistan.