18 Mar 2010

Construction kicks off for communications facility in Kuwait

The Middle East District, with contractor CH2M Hill, broke ground on a new communications facility for U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) during a ceremony Nov. 19 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

18 Mar 2010

National Contracting Organization recognizes MED team members

Two deployed Middle East District employees received U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Contracting Organization awards

21 Jan 2010

MED hosts USACE Learning Center course

The Middle East District hosted a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Learning Center (ULC) course titled “Scheduling Basics for Projects” at the Holiday Inn Historic Gateway in Winchester, Va., Oct. 27-29.

1 Oct 2009

U.S. ARMY GEOSPATIAL CENTER NEWEST MAJOR SUBORDINATE COMMAND

The U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC), formerly known as the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Topographic Engineering Center (ERDC-TEC), became a Major Subordinate Command center under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today.

30 Sep 2009

New Corps of Engineers Organization Activated

The division supports Corps of Engineers’ military/international missions in the 20 countries from Egypt through Arabian Gulf to Central Asia (U.S. Central Command operations area).

23 Feb 2009

Army Establishes New Army Geospatial Center

Headquarters, Department of the Army, approved the establishment of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) today. The AGC, formerly known as the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Topographic Engineering Center (TEC), will become a direct reporting center under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

19 May 2008

King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center in Jordan inaugurated

The Corps’ Transatlantic Programs Center managed the design and construction work in conjunction with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, an agency of the Jordanian Ministry of Defense.

1 May 2008

New Aircraft Hangar Ready for Business

The Egyptian Air Force has a new three-bay C-130 maintenance hangar at Cairo West Air Base, Cairo. The 10,400-square meter hangar, built by Contrack International, Inc., was completed in April, on schedule and for $14,227,487.

1 Apr 2008

TAC procurement contracts awarded to improve Kenya’s well drilling capability

The Transatlantic Programs Center is contributing to improved well drilling capabilities in Kenya through two procurement contracts.

15 Feb 2008

TAC takes part in humanitarian project

The Transatlantic Programs Center was key in providing better emergency response facilities in Lebanon recently.