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  • February

    Transatlantic Division Commander Col. Christopher Beck and Inductee Jo-Ann Evans unveil her portrait that will hang in TAD’s “Gallery of Distinguished Civilians.” Evans and her former co-worker Donn Booker were inducted into the GoDC during a ceremony held Feb. 20, 2020 at TAD’s Headquarters in Winchester, Va. The GoDC will be housed at TAD's headquarters, in the Executive Conference Room.

    TAD inducts former employees into new Gallery of Distinguished Civilians

    As the Transatlantic Division joins the rest of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in celebrating Engineer Week 2020, the Division inducted two former TAD employees into its new Gallery of Distinguished Civilians (GoDC) in front of family, friends and former co-workers. The two inaugural inductees – Donn Booker and Jo-Ann Evans – complement this year's Engineer Week theme, which is “Pioneers of Progress.” Both were inducted into the GoDC during a ceremony held Feb. 20, 2020 at TAD’s headquarters in Winchester, Va.
  • Joseph M. Savage, Regional Business director at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division in Cincinnati, Ohio, talks about the importance of recognizing professional accredition during a ceremony Feb. 19, 2020 recognizing the Nashville District's newest professional engineers. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District recognizes its newest professional engineers

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 19, 2020) – The Nashville District recognized its newest professional engineers during a ceremony today as part of National Engineers Week activities.
  • Margaret Jones, a program manager with the Transatlantic Division’s Afghanistan District, receives a U.S. Army Technology Leader award during a ceremony at the 2020 BEYA STEM Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14, 2020.

    TAD PM receives Army Technology Leader award

    Margaret Jones, a program manager with the Transatlantic Division’s Afghanistan District, received a U.S. Army Technology Leader award during a ceremony at the 2020 BEYA STEM Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 14.
  • The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center-Environmental Laboratory’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems team members Barry Barnett, Kenneth Matheson and Shea Hammond watch the Vapor 55, a UAS that weighs just under 55 pounds and carries both the LiDAR sensor and 42MP camera, as it follows its flight path around the installation.

    Uniquely qualified unmanned aircraft systems team completes data collection project

    VICKSBURG, Miss. (Feb. 14, 2020) -- As the installation asset mapping project nears completion, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Manager Jenny Laird said she feels proud of her team. “This has been a two-year project in the making, and it’s a huge accomplishment for our group, the Environmental Laboratory and the ERDC as a whole to have created a comprehensive map for a 700-acre installation,” Laird said. “That’s a large data collection to take on as our first go-around with this type of application.”
  • Regulatory Branch

    Regulatory Branch completes over 1700 permit actions last year, plus more

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District Regulatory Branch does more than issue permits. Last year alone, it completed over 1,700 actions that covered permits plus more of what the team does on a daily basis: investigate violations, determine jurisdiction, along with permit compliance inspections and pre-application meetings.