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We SAFELY deliver agile, responsive, and innovative, design, construction, engineering and contingency solutions in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and other global partners to advance national security interests.

  • April

    Master Planning Brings Order to Contingency Base Planning

    USACE Transatlantic Division’s Middle East District (MED) reached out to the Fort Worth District for master planning support. An agreement was formalized in 2016 and the first contingency master planning conference focused on CENTCOM recently took place in Winchester, Virginia. In attendance were representatives from MED, the Fort Worth District and U.S. Army Central.

  • February

    Steve Zeltner, seated on desk in front of the window, stood up the original TAD-Afghanistan Programs Team in summer 2012 in Kabul Afghanistan. With him are program managers, from left, Aaron Hoover, Dan Echols, Mike Costello, and Ray Tatro. He leaves a legacy of customer service in the U.S. Central Command area of operations as he retires from the Transatlantic Division.

    Zeltner Leaves a Legacy of Customer Service as He Retires

    Steve Zeltner has spent his career in jobs where he could make a positive impact, although he’s the first to say that he doesn’t want to be that person “out front.” Zeltner, chief of Programs Integration Division at the Transatlantic Division (TAD), retires Feb. 28 and leaves a wealth of institutional knowledge with those who have worked with him. TAD, a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has its headquarters in Winchester, Va., with its work carried out overseas.
  • Matt and Justin Scherzberg pose with a friend in front of the U.S. flag at Camp Marmal in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan.

    From Military to Civil Service Deployments, These Brothers Stick Together

    Going to college, getting a degree and then finding a lucrative job is a dream for a lot of Americans – and it IS something you can make happen in the military. Just ask the Scherzberg brothers.

  • Middle East District promotes STEM ahead of National Engineers Week

    During the month of February, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Middle East DISTRICT (TAM) supported three Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) events in the city of Winchester, Va., continuing a strong tradition of STEM outreach to the local community. Although the District supports events throughout the year, February is particularly important in promoting STEM because the third week in February is National Engineers Week. The three February events include MATHCOUNTS, a nationally recognized middle school math completion, a school science fair and a speaking engagement at STARBASE, a Department of Defense sponsored program aimed at promoting STEM at the elementary school level.

  • September

    Marmal Resident Office OIC U.S. Army Capt. Daniel Strasser, right, speaks with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Afghanistan District Commander U.S. Army Col. Kimberly Colloton, left, about Mazar-i-Sharif and the surrounding area upon arrival at Camp Marmal, Sept. 19.

    Face to Face at Camp Marmal, USACE TAA Discusses Project Progress and the Importance of Communication

    USACE TAA District Commander Col. Kimberly Colloton’s ability to deep dive on multiple projects and piece together the overall picture of TAA construction efforts and challenges as well as budget management lends her team a strategic edge. Colloton also make a point to know her people and learn not only their skill sets but why what motivates their work here in Afghanistan. The personal connection of the USACE TAA to their mission shows in their deep commitment to each and every project.
  • CSM Etter during change of responsibility ceremony July 14.

    CSM responds to medical emergency

    Transatlantic Division's Command Sergeant Major John Etter recently applied in-flight emergency skills while on a flight from New York to Hawaii.

  • July

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Commanding General and 54th Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite accepted the colors from the Transatlantic Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Robert Carlson, and passed them to Brig. Gen. David Hill the new Transatlantic Division Commander during a Change of Command and Change of Responsibility Ceremony July 14 at the division's headquarters in Winchester, Va. Simultaneously, Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Johnson relinquished responsibility of his duties to Command Sgt. Maj. John Etter Jr.

    Carlson, Johnson relinquish command of Transatlantic Division

    Transatlantic Division change of command ceremony held 14 July 2017, at TAD headquarters in Winchester, Va.

  • May

    Col. Corey Spencer (right), commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Division, Task Force Essayons, unfurls the unit guidon with Mr. Donny Davidson, Task Force Essayons deputy engineer for programs and project management (center), and Master Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez, Kuwait support cell non-commissioned officer-in-charge (left), during the Task Force Essayons activation ceremony, Friday, May 19, 2017 at Camp Taji, Iraq. (Submitted Photo)

    Task Force Essayons Activates in Iraq

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) stood up a new Task Force in Iraq, Friday, May 19, in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). The unit, Task Force Essayons, will provide planning, design, construction, environmental and contracting support to units involved in OIR.

  • October

    Donn Booker concluded his Sept. 29 retirement ceremony at the Transatlantic Division Headquarters in Winchester, Va. by thanking everyone he worked with during his 36 years of federal service with USACE. He attributed his success to teamwork and the common goals and open lines of communication he shared with his comrades.

    Booker known for cultivating talent, teambuilding retires

    Donn Booker, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Transatlantic Division’s Chief of Business Integration Division, retired from federal service Oct. 1. Throughout September, Booker was recognized at a couple events with accolades from many of the people he supervised, worked with, and worked for through his 36 year career.

  • September

    Michael Glasch is deployed to Afghanistan, serving as the USACE public affairs officer. He doesn't work for USACE normally, so the Charleston District supports him and his family since they live in South Carolina.

    Family whom you've never met

    The Charleston District boasts about our civilian workforce being a family. We don’t just talk about it, we live it. Michael Glasch can attest to this truth. Glasch is currently deployed in Afghanistan as the Public Affairs Officer for the USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan District and recently came home on a break.