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Transatlantic Division News

  • April

    Capt. Joe Marut, Col. Jim Riely and Capt. Andrea Taylor stand at attention during a Change of Command Ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, April 6, 2019. Marut relinquished command of the Task Force Essayons (TFE) Headquarters Detachment to Taylor. Riely, the TFE commander, presided over the ceremony.

    Task Fore Essayons Hq. Detachment changes command

    The Transatlantic Division’s Task Force Essayons (TFE) conducted a change of command for its Headquarters Detachment on April 6, 2019, at Camp Taji, Iraq. TFE Commander Col. Jim Riely presided over the ceremony where Capt. Joe Marut relinquished command to Capt. Andrea Taylor.
  • The USACE Transatlantic Division's new Chief of Safety and Occupational Health, Lorese Dudley, says her mission is to prevent accidental injury, loss of life, and loss of equipment, all which could impact the mission. Dudley considers safety as a cultural state 24/7 and not a reactive response only implemented during duty hours.

    Outside the Cubicle:

    The USACE Transatlantic Division's new Chief of Safety and Occupational Health, Lorese Dudley, says her mission is to prevent accidental injury, loss of life, and loss of equipment, all which could impact the mission. Dudley considers safety as a cultural state 24/7 and not a reactive response only implemented during duty hours.
  • During the question and answer session of the town hall with Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, the USACE Director of Information Management, Afghanistan District Chris Brooks asks a question regarding the latest “Semonote” distributed to USACE personnel.

    Afghanistan District welcomes the Chief of Engineers

    (In celebration of Engineer Regimental Week we bring you the second article in a five-part series on the 54th Chief of Engineers’ visit to the Transatlantic Afghanistan District)
  • Rachael Raposa, the Transatlantic Division's “2018 Employee of the Year" Award recipient, is TAD’s Regional Contracting Chief. She received her award during a ceremony held at the Transatlantic Division's Headquarters in Winchester, Va., on March 28, 2019.

    Contracting expert earns TAD ‘Employee of the Year’ award

    Rachael Raposa, the Transatlantic Division’s Regional Contracting Chief, received TAD’s “Employee of the Year Award” for 2018 by TAD Commander Col. Mark C. Quander during a ceremony at the TAD headquarters in Winchester, Va., March 28, 2019.
  • LTG Todd T. Semonite, USACE Chief of Engineers speaks to the Afghanistan District team members following a group photo in front of the iconic District T-Wall.

    Afghanistan District welcomes Chief of Engineers

    The 54th Chief of Engineers, USACE and Command Sergeant Major visit the forward deployed USACE District in Afghanistan.

  • March

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division's Task Force Mosul Dam, headquartered in Iraq, pose in front of their building. The team was presented with an award for voting their organization a one of the "Best Places To Work" in the Federal Government.

    TAD HQ and forward deployed task forces rate their jobs as ‘Best places to work’

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Headquarters and TAD’s Deployed Task Forces were voted “best places to work” across USACE for 2018. The designation came from an unusual source: The employees working in Winchester, Va., and those forward deployed across the Middle East. The BPTW score is calculated based on the percentage of positive responses to questions during the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, taken annually by Federal employees.
  • TAD Commander Col. Mark C. Quander, presents the Employee of the Quarter Award for Oct-Dec 2018 to Transatlantic Division Emergency Management Specialist Carey L. Grubbs, during a ceremony held at the TAD headquarters in Winchester, Va. in Feb. 28, 2019. Quander lauded Grubbs for his great work, spearheading several highly visible and planning-intensive initiatives for TAD’s Plans and Operations Center.

    Grubbs named TAD Employee of the Quarter

    Transatlantic Division Emergency Management Specialist Carey L. Grubbs was recently named TAD Employee of the Quarter for Oct-Dec 2018, during a ceremony held at the TAD headquarters in Winchester, Va. The award was presented by TAD Commander Col. Mark C. Quander, who lauded Grubbs for his great work, spearheading several highly visible and planning-intensive initiatives for TAD’s Plans and Operations Center.
  • David Lynne, Area Support Group-Afghanistan and George Parker, Flour Fire Department discuss readings from a wireless portable multi-gas monitor. The Bagram Fire Department provided ongoing, continuous monitoring for combustion risk, oxygen concentration, carbon monoxide, and other hazardous gases, as well as emergency first response and extraction capability.

    Conducting a structural assessment is a joint effort

    Teams from within the Afghanistan footprint work together to conduct a structural assessment.
  • Members of the Transatlantic Division Command Team present a symbolic “horse” from employees to Joan Kibler on the occasion of her “re-retirement.” Kibler, an avid equine lover, retired March 19, 2019, after 40 years in public service. Pictured (left to right) are Col. Scott Lowdermilk, TAD Commander Col. Mark C. Quander, Kibler, and TAD Command Sergeant Major Randolph Delapena.

    After 40 years in public service, long-time TAD PAO departs (again)

    The Transatlantic Division bid a fond farewell to a long-time public servant and friend to the organization when Joan Kibler retired (again) on March 19, 2019, after 40 years in public service. Kibler was a “reemployed annuitant” – a former federal civil servant who came out of retirement to return to Federal service – supporting TAD’s Public Affairs office.

  • Transatlantic Division assists USCENTCOM with updating design, construction standards

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division provides direct support to U.S. Central Command, functioning as the primary provider of engineering services to the combatant command and numerous U.S. and foreign customers throughout the more than 4 million-square-mile area of operations. Exemplifying the USACE vision to provide engineering solutions for the nation’s toughest challenges, the Transatlantic Division is helping USCENTCOM with a major rewrite of its Sand Book, a manual outlining construction guidelines, while concurrently updating the Contingency Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) design standards and processes.