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    (Left to right) Gordon Simmons, Chief of Engineering & Construction, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District; Ahad Wahad, Deputy Mayor of Kabul City; and Col. Pete Helmlinger, USA, Commander, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District, discuss engineering challenges in the rapid expansion of Kabul City.

    Building the Builders in Afghanistan

    BAGRAM AIRFIELD, AFGHANISTAN – What if you had to make a choice in which the outcome could impact the gross domestic product of an entire country? Would you be Chief of the Federal Reserve? An executive of a leading international company? A political leader? How about an SAME Post? There was such a choice, and the SAME Savannah Post chose to team with the Transatlantic Afghanistan District (TAA) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on an action that could well shape the development of construction procedures and material testing in Afghanistan from this point forward.
  • The family of Philip L. Burney, a budget analyst in the Operations Division, was posthumously awarded the Superior Civilian Service Award, a United States flag, flown over the U.S. Capitol, and recognized for forty years of government service during a ceremony at the district June, 9, 2015. Burney passed away Feb. 1, 2015.

    District lauds Burney’s devotion, “Can Do” spirit, dedication

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 9, 2015) – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District employee was posthumously awarded the Superior Civilian Service Award and recognized for forty years of government service during a ceremony at the district headquarters today.
  • Charles “Lon” Webster, assistant district counsel, was presented with the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal on June 1.

    USACE Fort Worth District employee receives top honor

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District employee, currently deployed to Afghanistan with USACE-Transatlantic Afghanistan District, has been awarded one of the highest honors bestowed within the Corps of Engineers. Charles “Lon” Webster, assistant district counsel, was presented with the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal June 1.
  • HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon (second from left) joins Lt. Col. Kathleen Mackey, commander of the 49th Medical Support Squadron (third from left); and Col. Leslie Knight, commander of the 49th Medical Group (fifth from left) to break ground on the new medical clinic at the base, July 1, 2015.

    Work Begins on New Medical Clinic at Holloman Air Force Base

    District Commander Lt. Col. Patrick Dagon joined the 49th Medical Group, the 49th Medical Support Squadron, and others to celebrate the start of construction on a new medical clinic at Holloman AFB, July 1, 2015, with a groundbreaking ceremony.
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    Maine State Update Report

    The latest Maine State Update Report is now online.