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  • September

    Once the flown flag is lowered it is handled respectfully in preparation to be folded.

    U.S. flags raised and lowered on Patriot Day

    Kandahar Resident Office was on a mission on Patriot Day to provide USACE personnel on Kandahar with flags flown over the resident office in Afghanistan.
  • 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.

  • May

    Deploying with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to places in the CENTCOM area of responsibility like Afghanistan or to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve can be a rewarding and challenging experience.

    USACE deployments offer personal, professional development

    Deploying with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to places in the CENTCOM area of responsibility like Afghanistan or to the U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility in support of Operation Inherent Resolve can be a rewarding and challenging experience.

  • August

    Construction of Afghanistan National Police compounds in Kandahar underway

    KANDAHAR , Afghanistan – Construction is underway on an Afghan National Police provincial

  • December

    Ira Dorsett, a structural engineer, (left) and Benny Apuya, (right) a quality assurance and construction representative, both with the Afghanistan Engineer District-South inspect the masonry block work for a concrete sink at the Kandahar Regional Military Training Center construction site Nov. 18. Both visit the site several times a week to make sure construction complies with plans and specifications as well as International Building Code standards.

    Assuring quality construction for the benefit of Afghans’ security

    Through NATO’s primary objective in Afghanistan is to enable the Afghan authorities to provide effective security across the country so it can never again be a refuge for terrorists. In addition to conducting security operations and mentoring the Afghan National Security Forces, building adequate facilities where ANSF may live, work and train is vital to promoting a strong defense against threats.
  • Foam tests, such as this one at a newly constructed aircraft hanger on Kandahar Airfield are critical to ensuring that fire suppression systems operate as designed. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers oversaw dozens of these tests across south and west Afghanistan in 2011 and 2012.

    USACE's military construction program in southern Afghanistan winds down

    The United States and its coalition partners sent military forces to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in October 2001. A six-person U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Forward Engineer Support Team deployed with the U.S. Army’s XVIII Airborne Corps to provide engineering, construction, planning, contracting and real estate services.