Transatlantic Expeditionary District

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, hosts a Relinquishment of Command ceremony where the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, Col. Kenneth N. Reed, who will transfer command of the district to interim Expeditionary District Commander, Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Colloton hosted the time-honored transfer of authority and command ceremony as Reed was selected to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. Ammerman will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, hosts a Relinquishment of Command ceremony where the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, Col. Kenneth N. Reed, will transfer command of the district to interim Expeditionary District Commander, Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Colloton hosted the time-honored transfer of authority and command ceremony as Reed was selected to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. Ammerman will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Sgt. Maj. Jun Tomagan, the Expeditionary District Senior Enlisted Advisor, passes the unit colors to Col. Kenneth N. Reed, the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, during a Relinquishment of Command ceremony, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, hosted the time-honored transfer of authority and command ceremony as Reed was selected to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the interim Expeditionary District Commander, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Col. Kenneth N. Reed, the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, passes the unit colors to Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, at a Relinquishment of Command ceremony where Reed transfers command of the district to Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the interim Expeditionary District Commander, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, a Texas Army National Guard engineer from the 176th Engineer Brigade, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, passes the unit colors to Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the incoming Expeditionary District Commander, during a Relinquishment of Command ceremony, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Colloton hosted the time-honored transfer of authority and command ceremony as the outgoing Commander, Col. Kenneth N. Reed, was selected to lead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Southwestern Division. Ammerman, a Texas Army National Guard engineer from the 176th Engineer Brigade, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, speaks to the audience during a Relinquishment of Command ceremony for the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, Col. Kenneth N. Reed, who will transfer command of the district to interim Expeditionary District Commander, Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, from the 176th Engineer Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Col. Kenneth N. Reed, the outgoing Expeditionary District Commander, speaks to the audience during a Relinquishment of Command ceremony where he will transfer command of the district to interim Expeditionary District Commander, Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, from the 176th Engineer Brigade, Texas Army National Guard, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the interim Expeditionary District Commander, thanks the live and virtual audience at the conclusion of the Relinquishment of Command ceremony where Col. Kenneth N. Reed, outgoing Commander, transferred command of the district to Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, a Texas Army National Guard engineer from the 176th Engineer Brigade, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Sgt. Maj. Jun Tomagan, the Expeditionary District Senior Enlisted Advisor, salutes Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the interim Expeditionary District Commander, at the conclusion of the Relinquishment of Command ceremony where Col. Kenneth N. Reed, outgoing Commander, transferred command of the district to Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, a Texas Army National Guard engineer from the 176th Engineer Brigade, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Expeditionary District Relinquishment of Command

Lt. Col. Peter M. Ammerman, the interim Expeditionary District Commander, address Maj. Gen. Kimberly Colloton, Commanding General of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division, at the conclusion of the Relinquishment of Command ceremony where outgoing Commander, Col. Kenneth N. Reed, transferred command of the district to Ammerman, April 25, 2022, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Ammerman, a Texas Army National Guard engineer from the 176th Engineer Brigade, will lead the district until Reed’s replacement, Lt. Col. Richard Childers, arrives in July, from his current assignment as the Walla Walla District commander. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

TAD SAV team evaluates TAE staff processes

Functional managers from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division (TAD) meet with Expeditionary District's safety, engineering, quality control and project managers, along with civilian construction company officials, at the Unaccompanied Officer Quarters construction site, on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Mar. 22, 2022. This onsite staff assistance visit (SAV) is just one of many staff and business process evaluations being performed by the TAD SAV team to prepare the Expeditionary District (TAE) for a follow-on inspection later this year. This is the first staff assistance evaluation in the short history of the Expeditionary District as it was formed in May, 2021, by the merger of the Transatlantic Afghanistan District and Task Force Essayons. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

Presentation of EOT awards

Col. Kenneth Reed, commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Transatlantic Expeditionary District, presents end-of-tour awards to Troy Ephraim, at the Engineering Center Of Excellence, Kuwait, on Apr. 2, 2022. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Presentation of EOT awards

Col. Kenneth Reed, commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Transatlantic Expeditionary District, presents an end-of-tour award to Patrick Corkren, at the Engineering Center Of Excellence, Kuwait, on Apr. 2, 2022. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Presentation of EOT awards

Col Kenneth Reed, commander of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Expeditionary District, presents the Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal to Phyllis Watson, a contracting specialist deployed from USACE Huntsville Center, at the Engineering Center Of Excellence, Kuwait, on Apr. 2, 2022. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

U.S. senior military leaders meet with Kuwait military officials

Col. Kenneth Reed, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division's Expeditionary District, discusses construction projects with Kendrick Lawrence, a program manager, before the start of the 7th Biannual Project Financial Management Review, held at the Kuwait Ministry of Defense, Kuwait City, on Mar. 16, 2022.22.

Camp Arifjan bike path construction

Construction workers work on the new Camp Arifjan bike path, Mar. 3, 2022. The bike path will run more than 4900 feet and provide a safe path for soldiers and civilians along the busiest roadway on the camp. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Presentation of EOT awards

The de Fleury medal awarded to U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Volz, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Feb. 17, 2022. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, Transatlantic Expeditionary District Public Affairs)

Presentation of EOT awards

U.S. Army Capt. Kevin Volz, center, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division's Expeditionary District, receives the prestigious Steel Order of the de Fleury medal, from Sgt. Maj. Jun Tomagan, the senior enlisted advisor, at a ceremony held at the TAE headquarters, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Feb. 17, 2022. The de Fleury Medal is a symbol of leadership and devotion to the engineering career field presented by the U.S. Army Engineer Association, to only a few Soldiers and Civilians every year. Volz received his medal in recognition of his service to the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment in Iraq. (Photo by Richard Bumgardner, TAE Public Affairs)

Inspecting AAAB hazardous waste storage site

Greg Nivens (left), an environmental advisor, assigned to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division's Expeditionary District, inspect the hazardous waste storage site on Al Asad Air Base, in Iraq, Feb. 8, 2022. (US Army photo by Richard Bumgardner)