10 Jun 2020

Chief of Engineers Highlights Deployment Opportunities

The 54th Chief of Engineers, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, addressed U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilians in a virtual town hall meeting Tuesday to encourage them to consider deployment opportunities available within the Corps. The meeting was hosted by the Transatlantic Middle East District’s USACE Contingency Deployment Center (UCDC) and discussed the critical need for volunteers to meet USACE’s ever-expanding missions throughout the United States and the world and benefits, both tangible and intangible, for employees who step up to answer the call.

7 May 2020

Middle East District Sets New Standards in Value Engineering

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District was recently recognized with a Value Engineering Achievement Award for their value engineering efforts as part of a 1.4 billion dollar program to build new facilities and infrastructure at Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.

16 Apr 2020

Despite pandemic, high school intern works with USACE to complete project

Although COVID-19 virus has led to the cancellation of many of the traditional high school rites of passage around the country, a passion for engineering and an assist from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) helped high school senior Sally Sydnor maintain some sense of normalcy during a final year of high school that has been anything but. Sydnor was in the middle of an engineering internship with the district when schools closed for the year. With her senior year unexpectedly coming to an end, Sydnor decided to see if there was a way she could continue her engineering project.

7 Apr 2020

Middle East District Assists with Coronavirus Assessments

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) mission is primarily outside the continental U.S but USACE’s Norfolk District asked for assistance in conducting assessments of Northern Virginia facilities that could potentially be adapted as alternate care facilities (ACF) and Team TAM members were happy to assist.

13 Sep 2019

USACE Dive Safety Experts Support Overseas Construction Projects

That ability to reach out and utilize expertise from another district is known as reach back and it’s a resource USACE’s Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) used when it was in need of dive safety support. While many USACE districts maintain dams, levees and other water related infrastructure with a need for dive safety expertise, TAM’s primary mission is supporting USCENTCOM and allied partners in the Middle East. Recently however, the district found itself working a pier refurbishment project for the U.S. Navy in Bahrain that included the need for safety dive plans and observation support for several dives by the contractor.

22 Aug 2019

USACE Employee Awarded Top Honors for Three Separate Assignments

Tambour Eller, currently serving as the project executive on the Mosul Dam Task Force during its final close out, was recently named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civilian of the Year. Eller received the award for her combined work in three jobs over the course of the awards period.

20 Dec 2018

PMP Boot Camp prepares project managers for certification

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the Transatlantic Division and Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) recently took part in an intensive four-day course to prepare them to take the Project Management Professionals certification exam. Bringing the course to the Division and District Headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, enabled them to maximize participation and resulted in a substantial cost savings to the government.

14 Dec 2018

Carrying on legacy of USACE Support in the Middle East

For more than 60 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District has

20 Nov 2018

USACE Contingency Deployment Center Provides Start to Finish Support

With a district in Afghanistan as well as projects in Iraq and other contingency locations around

10 Oct 2018

Middle East District paves way to improved process

In their marketing materials, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District often refers to

1 Oct 2018

USACE Provides Water Resources Expertise to Pakistan

As recent media articles have highlighted the potential for major cities around the world to run out of water, it’s become apparent the good stewardship of water resources is more than an environmental issue, it’s a humanitarian one and can have an impact on regional stability. It’s also an area where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has the ability to make an impact. For decades, USACE has managed many of the water resources with the United States through its operation of levees, dams, dredging operations and flood control management. More recently USACE has been given the opportunity to share USACE’s water resource expertise with the Government of Pakistan through an Interagency Agreement with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

20 Jun 2018

Captain experiences new perspective on Middle East through USACE

Capt. Scott Pancotto spent the past year with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District as a project engineer and program manager forward in Bahrain.

12 Jun 2018

Cadet Lowdermilk training in Kuwait

Cadet Samantha Lowdermilk was assigned a summer cadet leadership training opportunity with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District through the Army ROTC program at the University of Virginia.

3 May 2018

Iraq F-16 program construction hits major milestone

On 24 April, representatives from the government of Iraq, the Air Force Security Assistance Center, the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division's Middle East District conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark a major milestone in the construction of facilities supporting the Government of Iraq’s purchase of F-16 aircraft from the United States.

11 Apr 2018

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.

16 Feb 2018

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.

12 Sep 2017

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.