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  • Middle East District Awards Reconstruction Security Supoort Services Contract to Support Operations in Afghanistan

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses contracted

  • Middle East District Welcomes a New Commander

    Col. Jon L. Christen-sen took command of the U.S. Army’s engineering and construction agent in the Middle East and Central Asia re-gions during a ceremony Aug. 29 at the Cherry-Beasley Readiness Center here. Christensen follows Col. Ronald N. Light who led the Middle East District (MED) from July 2007 to July 2008 and again in August 2009, following a year in command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Gulf Region Divi-sion’s Central District (GRC) in Iraq.

  • MED in charge of Iraq projects

    The Middle East District’s Iraq Area Office officially became the sole U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project manager in Iraq during a transfer of authority ceremony June 2 at Camp Wolfe on Victory Base Complex, near Baghdad.

  • MED’s Hangar Fire Protection TCX is in demand

    MED is home to the Technical Center of Expertise (TCX) for Hangar Fire Protection that provides FPE assistance throughout the country and the world through design and construction of fire protection systems, and participation in acceptance tests for aircraft hangars. The TCX provides services to the Army Corps of Engineers, Air Force, Army, Air Reserve, and the Department of Homeland Security.

  • UDC continues to set standard for deployment processing

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Deployment Center (UDC) continues to grow and improve as it sets a high standard for deployment preparation and processing centers throughout the federal government.

  • Partnering builds framework for success

    For the first time in almost ten years, representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Middle East District (MED) attended partnering sessions for several of its projects.

  • Communications Center in Kuwait is ahead of schedule

    The Communications Center here is ahead of schedule and setting a high bar for future U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects in the country.

  • MED part of Shenandoah Valley community

    “We are your neighbors and your partners in the Shenandoah Valley,” said Col. Ron Light, MED commander.

  • MED taking responsibility for Iraq projects

    The Middle East District (MED) will assume responsibility for Corps of Engineers construction programs for Department of State (DoS) and foreign military sales (FMS) customers in Iraq as the Gulf Region District (GRD) draws down during the next year.

  • Manas ramp project nears completion

    With an increased number of U.S. forces deploying to Afghanistan, the Middle East District is supporting the necessary infrastructure and helping the U.S. Air Force prepare for a potential surge of air traffic moving in and out of the country by overseeing construction of a $26.3 million strategic ramp at the Transit Center on Manas International Airport in Kyrgyzstan.