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  • USACE joins partners in Nigeria for groundbreaking ceremony for A-29 Super Tucano support facilities

    On February 15, U.S. Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brig. Gen. Thomas Tickner visited Kainji Air Force Base to break ground on the final phase of the $38 million construction project for the A-29 Super Tucanos’ support facilities. They were joined by the Deputy Director for the Air Force Security Assistance and Cooperation Directorate Ronald Taylor and senior Nigerian Air Force officials.

  • Japan Engineer District marks new facility handover

    Japan Engineer District Commander Thomas J. Verell, Jr. received keys to the new Japan District facility from Bobby N. Rakes, director at Directorate of Public Works, Oct. 12 in Sagami Depot.

  • USACE briefs world-wide capabilities to allies

    USACE/Huntsville Center capabilities information briefing was set up to provide international officers a greater understanding of the Corps of Engineers in general and Huntsville Center’s specific missions.

  • Strengthening relationships with close allies through FMS

    WINCHESTER, Va. - The Middle East District hosted a delegation of military officers from the United Kingdom in Winchester, Va., Oct. 7-8. Visitors included Cmdr. Fiona Shepherd, Royal Navy; Maj. Paul Brooks, British Army; Capt. William Macgill, British Army; and Flight Lt. David Littlemore, Royal Air Force.

  • Strengthening Relationships with Close Allies through FMS

    The Middle East District hosted a delegation of military officers from the United Kingdom in Winchester, Va., Oct. 7-8.

  • Middle East District awards flight simulator facility at Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait

    WINCHESTER, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Middle East District awarded a contract for the design and construction of a flight simulator training center for the Kuwait Air Force at Al Mubarak Air Base, Kuwait, on March 12. The award went to CAE USA Inc. of Tampa, Fla., for $18.1 million.

  • US Army Corps of Engineers continues to build projects contributing to Iraq Sovereignty

    In seven years starting in 2004, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed more than 5,000 projects with a value of $8.8 billion in Iraq. The construction program was crucial in the efforts to secure a new and reliable government for Iraq.

  • US Army Corps of Engineers remains an engaged partner in Iraq

    No area office in the Middle East District's charge has experienced more change in the past year than has the Iraq Area Office.

  • District’s Traditional Foreign Military Sales Role Returning

    These programs are examples of the Middle East District's support to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers international mission through the foreign military sales program. FMS had traditionally been the larger portion of the district's workload before the tragic events of 9/11 changed the world. The next decade brought a military construction focus to the district's work in the Middle East and Central Asia regions.