1 00:00:00,665 --> 00:00:05,665 - (sizzling) - (dramatic music) 2 00:00:13,409 --> 00:00:15,838 - (Mark) Welcome to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 3 00:00:15,838 --> 00:00:17,354 Middle East District. For over 60 years, 4 00:00:17,354 --> 00:00:19,377 our district in one form or another 5 00:00:19,377 --> 00:00:21,650 has provided military and partner nations 6 00:00:21,650 --> 00:00:23,646 engineering and construction services 7 00:00:23,646 --> 00:00:25,387 in some of the most challenging constructions 8 00:00:25,387 --> 00:00:27,718 environments in the world. In times of war 9 00:00:27,718 --> 00:00:29,531 and peace, from our headquarters here 10 00:00:29,531 --> 00:00:31,666 in Winchester, Virginia, to multiple nations 11 00:00:31,666 --> 00:00:33,761 across the Middle East, we have built 12 00:00:33,761 --> 00:00:35,574 the knowledge base and relationships 13 00:00:35,574 --> 00:00:37,636 to become the go-to construction agent 14 00:00:37,636 --> 00:00:39,338 in the U.S. Central Command area of 15 00:00:39,338 --> 00:00:41,545 responsibility. Please take a few minutes 16 00:00:41,545 --> 00:00:42,808 to view some of our highlights 17 00:00:42,808 --> 00:00:45,975 in our long and distinguished history. 18 00:00:46,924 --> 00:00:48,825 - [Narrator] Our tradition of service to 19 00:00:48,825 --> 00:00:50,902 the nation began in 1952 when we were 20 00:00:50,902 --> 00:00:53,502 the Mediterranean Division. At that time we 21 00:00:53,502 --> 00:00:55,716 had projects in Southern Europe and Africa, 22 00:00:55,716 --> 00:00:58,043 managing projects for the U.S. Air Force 23 00:00:58,043 --> 00:00:59,703 in Turkey, Libya, and the Kingdom 24 00:00:59,703 --> 00:01:02,809 of Saudi Arabia. It was also during the 1950's 25 00:01:02,809 --> 00:01:04,876 that the District took on non-military 26 00:01:04,876 --> 00:01:07,490 related projects in Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, 27 00:01:07,490 --> 00:01:09,500 and Afghanistan in what would be some 28 00:01:09,500 --> 00:01:11,522 of its first work done at the behest 29 00:01:11,522 --> 00:01:14,623 of foreign partner nations. Over the years, 30 00:01:14,623 --> 00:01:16,342 our name has changed several times 31 00:01:16,342 --> 00:01:17,923 as we've gone from a division to 32 00:01:17,923 --> 00:01:19,964 a projects office back to a division, 33 00:01:19,964 --> 00:01:22,232 then a program center, and finally became 34 00:01:22,232 --> 00:01:24,158 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 35 00:01:24,158 --> 00:01:27,388 Middle East District in 2009. (pauses) 36 00:01:27,388 --> 00:01:28,882 During much of this time, the District was 37 00:01:28,882 --> 00:01:31,003 also responsible for USACE projects in Africa 38 00:01:31,003 --> 00:01:33,373 until USACE realigned with the 39 00:01:33,373 --> 00:01:35,156 U.S. Combatant Command. 40 00:01:35,156 --> 00:01:37,935 Our work is now exclusively in support of CENTCOM 41 00:01:37,935 --> 00:01:40,173 and partner nations within the 20 countries 42 00:01:40,173 --> 00:01:43,340 of the CENTCOM area of responsibility. 43 00:01:44,043 --> 00:01:46,141 Much of our early work can still be seen 44 00:01:46,141 --> 00:01:48,168 throughout the Middle East today, 45 00:01:48,168 --> 00:01:49,291 including parts of the highway system 46 00:01:49,291 --> 00:01:52,226 in Afghanistan, the King Khalid Military City, 47 00:01:52,226 --> 00:01:55,569 King Abdul Aziz Military Academy in Saudi Arabia, 48 00:01:55,569 --> 00:01:58,215 and Shaikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, 49 00:01:58,215 --> 00:02:00,671 to name just a few. Additionally, the District 50 00:02:00,671 --> 00:02:02,900 took on one of its largest efforts ever 51 00:02:02,900 --> 00:02:05,248 with extensive involvement in the Kuwait 52 00:02:05,248 --> 00:02:08,074 reconstruction effort after the Persian Gulf War. 53 00:02:08,074 --> 00:02:10,138 Our tradition of quality engineering, 54 00:02:10,138 --> 00:02:12,417 construction, and support services has continued 55 00:02:12,417 --> 00:02:14,608 into the modern era, with renowned projects 56 00:02:14,608 --> 00:02:17,681 such as the King Abdullah II Special Operations 57 00:02:17,681 --> 00:02:18,887 Training Center in Jordan, 58 00:02:18,887 --> 00:02:21,008 where special forces units from allied 59 00:02:21,008 --> 00:02:23,027 nations train in ways to fight terrorism in 60 00:02:23,027 --> 00:02:25,806 mock cities and towns and the Bahrain 61 00:02:25,806 --> 00:02:27,883 Flyover Bridge project at Naval 62 00:02:27,883 --> 00:02:30,410 Support Activity Bahrain. For this project, 63 00:02:30,410 --> 00:02:32,912 we assembled a full-sized arch span bridge 64 00:02:32,912 --> 00:02:36,103 offsite and moved it into place overnight. 65 00:02:36,103 --> 00:02:37,709 This was the first project of its kind 66 00:02:37,709 --> 00:02:39,258 in the Middle East and was able to 67 00:02:39,258 --> 00:02:41,302 avoid a long-term closure of one of 68 00:02:41,302 --> 00:02:43,510 Bahrain's busiest roads. With several 69 00:02:43,510 --> 00:02:46,017 multiyear projects across the Middle East, 70 00:02:46,017 --> 00:02:48,177 the District is postured to provide 71 00:02:48,177 --> 00:02:49,348 affordable, quality construction, 72 00:02:49,348 --> 00:02:51,194 engineering, and support services 73 00:02:51,194 --> 00:02:54,944 throughout the region for many years to come. 74 00:02:55,286 --> 00:02:58,493 - So that's a brief look at our history. 75 00:02:58,493 --> 00:02:59,838 Now I'd like to introduce you to what 76 00:02:59,838 --> 00:03:02,676 really makes our District great, its people. 77 00:03:02,676 --> 00:03:04,231 Our team of professionally credentialed 78 00:03:04,231 --> 00:03:06,961 engineers, architects, project managers, 79 00:03:06,961 --> 00:03:09,033 and support personnel are committed to 80 00:03:09,033 --> 00:03:11,105 meeting our partners' needs on every project 81 00:03:11,105 --> 00:03:14,019 from initial contracting action to completion. 82 00:03:14,019 --> 00:03:15,451 Here are just a few of the dedicated 83 00:03:15,451 --> 00:03:18,136 professionals who are a part of Team TAM. 84 00:03:18,136 --> 00:03:21,553 - Hi, I'm Cory, I'm a contract specialist 85 00:03:22,562 --> 00:03:24,118 in the Middle East District. I enjoy 86 00:03:24,118 --> 00:03:27,034 working here with the many challenges 87 00:03:27,034 --> 00:03:29,120 that there are, customers who have a presence 88 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:32,239 in the Middle East, both logistic challenges 89 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:34,803 as well as contract challenges. 90 00:03:34,803 --> 00:03:37,404 I also enjoy the personnel that I work with great 91 00:03:37,404 --> 00:03:40,737 atmosphere and uh we really look forward 92 00:03:41,121 --> 00:03:44,288 to coming to work every day. I am TAM. 93 00:03:46,012 --> 00:03:48,335 - My name is Niam Pal, I'm an attorney with 94 00:03:48,335 --> 00:03:50,478 the office counsel because our district awards 95 00:03:50,478 --> 00:03:54,108 and administers constructions service contracts 96 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:56,669 in the middle east, we face a lot of unique 97 00:03:56,669 --> 00:03:59,314 and interesting legal issues. Its always 98 00:03:59,314 --> 00:04:01,404 rewarding to me when we can come together as 99 00:04:01,404 --> 00:04:03,640 a team to deal with these challenges 100 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,223 and move forward with our mission. I am TAM 101 00:04:09,364 --> 00:04:12,159 - Hi I'm Diana Hardy and I'm a D.A intern 102 00:04:12,159 --> 00:04:14,198 working in engineering and interior 103 00:04:14,198 --> 00:04:17,642 design department um I enjoy working at TAM 104 00:04:17,642 --> 00:04:19,857 because it provides me the opportunity 105 00:04:19,857 --> 00:04:22,195 to give back to our service men and women 106 00:04:22,195 --> 00:04:23,767 and provide them with comfortable and 107 00:04:23,767 --> 00:04:26,267 lovable environments. I am TAM 108 00:04:28,061 --> 00:04:30,316 - Hi I'm Nathan and I'm a structural engineer 109 00:04:30,316 --> 00:04:33,316 at TAM, I've enjoyed working at TAM. 110 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,322 I've got the opportunity to work on a lot 111 00:04:35,322 --> 00:04:37,798 of different projects very diverse projects 112 00:04:37,798 --> 00:04:40,517 I enjoy working with our military partners 113 00:04:40,517 --> 00:04:42,922 in making their building safe, I've also 114 00:04:42,922 --> 00:04:44,526 had the opportunity to work with a lot of 115 00:04:44,526 --> 00:04:46,593 high school interns rotating through our 116 00:04:46,593 --> 00:04:48,382 structural engineering department and 117 00:04:48,382 --> 00:04:50,635 I've enjoyed getting the opportunity to do things 118 00:04:50,635 --> 00:04:52,639 I wouldn't have gotten a chance to do at other 119 00:04:52,639 --> 00:04:53,972 places I am TAM. 120 00:04:56,116 --> 00:04:58,203 - I am Tom Stevenson chief of the building 121 00:04:58,203 --> 00:05:00,618 systems branch at the Middle East district in 122 00:05:00,618 --> 00:05:03,441 this branch was are responsible for mechanical 123 00:05:03,441 --> 00:05:06,011 designs, for electrical design, for 124 00:05:06,011 --> 00:05:09,503 communications, and fire protection in addition 125 00:05:09,503 --> 00:05:12,651 we are the core of engineers technical center 126 00:05:12,651 --> 00:05:15,575 of expertise for hanger fire protection we have 127 00:05:15,575 --> 00:05:17,851 four fire protection engineers dedicated to that 128 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:21,785 function alone. Uhh I enjoy working here I've got 129 00:05:21,785 --> 00:05:24,910 a great bunch of engineers working for me 130 00:05:24,910 --> 00:05:26,778 they're all very professional, 131 00:05:26,778 --> 00:05:29,278 very dedicated in what they do 132 00:05:29,340 --> 00:05:32,007 above all it's just been an enjoyable experience 133 00:05:32,007 --> 00:05:33,358 we get to do things that most people 134 00:05:33,358 --> 00:05:34,608 don't I am TAM. 135 00:05:37,804 --> 00:05:39,399 - My name is Brad Carter, I am the 136 00:05:39,399 --> 00:05:41,389 senior program manager forward for 137 00:05:41,389 --> 00:05:43,702 the middle east district and the country 138 00:05:43,702 --> 00:05:46,196 of Qatar . I took this job because 139 00:05:46,196 --> 00:05:47,328 the opportunities and the challenges that 140 00:05:47,328 --> 00:05:49,789 this program provided was something that I was 141 00:05:49,789 --> 00:05:51,751 seeking in my career. I love the people 142 00:05:51,751 --> 00:05:53,858 I work with in the district and I love 143 00:05:53,858 --> 00:05:55,592 working with the mission partners out in the 144 00:05:55,592 --> 00:05:57,550 middle east, everyday is exciting for me 145 00:05:57,550 --> 00:05:58,633 and I am TAM. 146 00:06:02,265 --> 00:06:03,348 - WE ARE TAM! 147 00:06:07,304 --> 00:06:10,304 - (DRAMATIC MUSIC)