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  • July

    U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Commander Col. David Mayfield embraces Denise Williams, daughter of the late Col. Gail Halvorsen, following a ceremony dedicating and naming USAG Wiesbaden’s new air traffic control tower in her father’s honor June 15, 2024. Halvorsen flew missions from the airfield on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden during the Berlin Airlift and earned the nickname the “Candy Bomber” for delivering candy to children in West Berlin. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    Berlin Airlift ‘Candy Bomber’ legacy lives on in new Air Traffic Control Tower named in his memory

    Members of the late Col. Gail S. Halvorsen’s family, Army leaders, project partners and others with direct ties to the Berlin Airlift all gathered for a dedication ceremony that honored his legacy and formally dedicated the recently completed air traffic control tower on the Clay Kaserne portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden in his name.
  • Members of the construction contractor’s team discuss elements of the new National Emergency Operations Center being built in Lomé, Togo during a ceremony celebrating construction starting on the project June 26, 2024. Togolese and U.S. officials joined to celebrate the project, which is funded through the U.S. Africa Command’s Humanitarian Assistance program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers managing the construction project. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    USACE delivering National EOC to coordinate Togo disaster response

    Senior Togolese officials from the Ministry of Security and the National Civil Protection Agency (ANPC, based on its official name in French - l'Agence Nationale de la Protection Civile) joined leaders from the U.S. Embassy, U.S. Africa Command, North Dakota National Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to celebrate the start of construction on a new National Emergency Operations Center to improve emergency response coordination for future natural disasters in Togo.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Program Manager Paul Audije welcomes engineering and construction professionals to an Industry Day event in Oslo, Norway May 22, 2024, where participants learned about opportunities to work with the U.S. government in Norway. The event was hosted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Embassy in Oslo, Norwegian Ministry of Defence and the Norwegian Defence Estates Agency and was attended by nearly 100 industry professionals. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    USACE emerging construction mission in Norway supports regional security, interoperability

    Construction is getting underway later this year to upgrade perimeter fencing here as part of a growing military construction program in Norway being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The work is the first of five already planned European Deterrence Initiative projects for the base. In addition to facilitating interoperability, training and international exercises, the European Deterrence Initiative projects aim to enhance the readiness of Rygge Air Station to support the capability of U.S. forces, Norwegian forces, NATO Allies, and partners to rapidly respond to any situation in the region should the need arise.

  • January

    Curious Gabonese school children look on as U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Capt. Ben Ketchum conducts a final inspection of drainage improvements at the Mabanda Primary School in Gabon with a contractor February 23, 2023. Ketchum supports humanitarian assistance projects like this in several countries in Europe and Africa as an Army engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Lisa C. Berg)

    Becoming an Army Engineer to continue a life of service all over the world

    As an Army Engineer, Capt. Ben Ketchum has had the opportunity to positively impact communities all over the world, including in several countries in Eastern Europe and throughout Africa in his current assignment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District.

  • October

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Department of Defense Education Activity Program Manager Steve Ross speaks on the significance of the new Spangdahlem Elementary School being built during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new school on Spangdahlem Air Base October 11, 2023. He was joined there by representatives from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, German construction partners and other members of the Spangdahlem Air Base community to celebrate the project with ceremonial groundbreaking. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

    With cranes and crews working away in the background, partners joined Wednesday for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Spangdahlem Elementary School being built at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany.

  • September

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    Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

    CAMPIA TURZII, Romania – Romanian and U.S. officials joined together at Air Base 71 today to celebrate the completion of three new facilities intended to increase the capacity of the Romanian Air Force base here to host operations in support of regional security. The three projects are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative.

  • January

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Chief of Contracting Chris Tew discusses projects with Maj. Marcus Stringer, Maj. Thomas Bookout and Master Sgt. Aaron Kopecky at the Europe District offices in Wiesbaden, Germany January 10, 2023. Stringer, Bookout and Kopecky are all contracting professionals in Europe District’s Contracting Division, providing contracting support to a wide range of projects throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    Contracting Soldiers play key role in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers missions overseas

    WIESBADEN, Germany -- “I deployed to Iraq in 2007, and when I got there everything was just ‘magically’ there. I had food. I had somewhere to sleep. I kind of wondered how did all that get there?” Contracting Specialist Master Sgt. Eulid Temblador said. “Well, it got there through contracts.” Temblador deployed as a radio transmission operator with an infantry brigade then, but has since reclassified to the 51C military occupational specialty, or MOS, an Army career field where Soldiers focus on providing that contracting piece that’s so critical to everything the Army does. He is now one of four Soldiers serving in the Contracting Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District. While noncommissioned officers serving as contracting professionals are 51C’s and officers serving as contracting professionals are 51A’s, they are often all conversationally referred to as 51C’s.

  • December

    American instructors Mike Gerhard from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District; Alonzo Ellis from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District and Dan Hunt from the U.S. Army Engineer School discuss proposed base camp design plans with engineers from the Ghana Armed Forces October 18, 2022, as part of a base camp design training course in Accra, Ghana.

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trains Ghanaian military partners on base camp design

    When the call comes to support United Nations peacekeeping operations, the Ghana Armed Forces regularly answer that call and are expected to set up their operations at times with little to no existing base camp infrastructure. They could be operating from the corner of an airport, a commandeered sports field or a tract of land in an undeveloped part of a jungle or desert scape – wherever peace needs reinforced. Efficiently and logically developing base camps for deployed forces is key to any mission’s success, and that is why experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were recently in Ghana teaching courses in base camp design to Ghana Armed Forces combat engineers and planners in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

  • September

    Estonian Air Force Capt. Kaur Käämer discusses U.S. and Estonian partnership and European Deterrence Initiative construction with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Quality Assurance Engineer Jüri Saljukov and Project Engineer Chris Bailey at Amari Air Base in Estonia May 12, 2022. Over the past several years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered various projects in Estonia and neighboring Baltic countries Latvia and Lithuania through the European Initiative (EDI). Under the EDI program military infrastructure is built to enhance the U.S. deterrence posture, increase the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, support the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and bolster the security and capacity of U.S. allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    USACE construction in Baltics enhances U.S., NATO capabilities and supports regional security

    Over the past several years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delivered various projects in Estonia and neighboring Baltic countries Latvia and Lithuania through the European Deterrence Initiative where military infrastructure is built to enhance the U.S. deterrence posture, increase the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, support the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and bolster the security and capacity of U.S. allies and partners.

  • July

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Mike Wielputz shows contractors how to conduct an Atterberg liquid limits test, which assesses the water contents which define the limits of various stages of consistency for fine-grained soils, as part of providing training on materials laboratory testing standards and necessary certifications in Powidz, Poland as part of the munitions storage area construction efforts June 29, 2022. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District construction involves building more than 50 bunkers, using roughly 17,500 cubic meters of concrete and the training is part of ensuring the project and its on-site concrete laboratory meet all required standards. (U.S. Army photo by Chad Gartrell)

    Materials engineers help ensure U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project success in Poland

    POWIDZ, Poland -- With the construction of more than 50 munitions bunkers getting underway for the

  • June

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Pat Dagon, Plenipotentiary to the Minister of Defense for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Polish Brig. Gen. Dariusz Mendrala, NATO Investment Committee Chair Emanuele Meli, Europe District Chief of Program Management Branch Lalit Wadhwa, Europe District Chief of Programs and Project Management Justin Wetherwax and Poland Provided Infrastructure Program Manager U.S. Army Col. Eric McFadden discuss military construction efforts in Poland June 2, 2022 in Powidz ahead of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Munitions Storage Area being constructed there. The ceremony marked the beginning of the Poland Provided Infrastructure program, which provides a mechanism for sharing the costs for U.S. forces in Poland. Infrastructure projects are funded by Poland and are designed and constructed to meet U.S. requirements for use by U.S. forces operating in Poland. For its part, the U.S. will continue to bear the costs of training, equipping, deploying and employment of U.S. forces in the country. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    Infrastructure Program Enhances Cooperation, Collaboration Between U.S. and Poland

    U.S. and Polish officials marked the beginning of the Poland Provided Infrastructure (PPI) program with a groundbreaking ceremony for a munitions storage area in Powidz, Poland June 2. This project is funded by the NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP), Poland and the United States Air Force. The project is being executed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managed as part of the PPI program through our strong bi-lateral partnership.

  • May

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Army Fellow Erin Dinunzio, Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System Poland Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Travis Avant and AAMDS Commanding Officer Cmdr. Joshua Wolf review working as-built drawings on the fire suppression system for accuracy and adequacy at the Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defense project April 1, 2022 in Redzikowo, Poland. As an Army Fellow with Europe District, Dinunzio is getting hands-on experience supporting projects in Europe. (Courtesy Photo)

    USACE Army Fellows Program in Europe offers unique international opportunities for recent grads and early career engineers

    Learn more about the the Army Fellows Program in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District (which was previously known as the Department of Army Intern Program in years past). It allows recent graduates and early career engineers the opportunity to work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers while rotating throughout the various offices and branches that support the District’s programs and missions through a two-year program.

  • April

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer Israel Miller and Area Engineer August Carrillo discuss ongoing construction projects in Poland by recently renovated administrative facility on the Polish Army base in Poznan, Poland March 16, 2022. Europe District’s Northern Europe Area Office on the base in Poland manages construction projects at several Polish military sites across the country. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction in Poland reassures allies and supports regional security

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District’s Northern Europe Area Office in Poznan, Poland has been the focal point for the Corps of Engineers’ more than $350 million construction mission in Poznan and many other sites throughout Poland over the past several years. These projects are already benefiting both U.S. forces stationed in Poland on a rotational basis as well as the Polish hosts operating the bases.

  • March

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Italy Real Estate Field Office Chief Mark Harkison discusses Europe District’s real estate mission in Italy with Europe District Commander Col. Pat Dagon at the recently completed Via dei Martinelli roadway project leading onto a U.S. installation in Longare, Italy October 4, 2021. The recently completed road improvements were completed off the nearby base, requiring a great deal of real estate support and coordination. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    USACE Real Estate services play key role in U.S. missions in Europe

    Europe District’s Real Estate Division provides support directly to projects like the Via dei Martinelli widening effort in Italy, but their mission goes well beyond individual U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction projects. Their team actually provides key real estate support to all U.S. Army forces stationed and operating in the European theater.

  • November

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Pat Dagon discusses ongoing parking lot improvement efforts with contractors on site on a plateau with office space at Longare, a mountainside military installation, during a visit to project sites at the installation October 4, 2021. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District is managing a $30 million construction and renovation program primarily funded by U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa to provide the 207th MIB(T) improved facilities at the Longare and Caserma Ederle portions of U.S. Army Garrison Italy. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers modernizing facilities in support of 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) mission in Italy

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District is partnering with U.S. Army Garrison Italy and the 207th Military Intelligence Brigade (Theater) to provide improved facilities here and nearby at the Caserma Ederle portion of the garrison as part of a roughly $30 million sustainment, repair and modernization, or SRM, program.

  • June

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Engineer John Taylor walks down a new street past several recently completed and nearly completed homes May 6, 2021 in the Kittenberg Housing Area on Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, which is part of U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is delivering 29 family homes, including associated infrastructure like drainage, utilities and roads in a newly built neighborhood for Soldiers and their families. The homes are part of a larger, long-term collaboration between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the garrison to provide new and renovated family housing and other quality of life projects for Soldiers and their families at Rose Barracks.

    US Army delivering on quality of life commitments to Soldiers and Families in Germany

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District and U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria are partnering to deliver new and newly renovated housing and other quality of life projects for Soldiers and their families stationed at Rose Barracks in Vilseck.

  • May

    U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim looks on as Patos Mayor Rajmonda Balilaj and Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Tirana Lt. Col. Erol Munir, unveil signage at a ceremony at the two-story kindergarten and health clinic facility in September 2020 where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed a major renovation project. The project is a recent example of the kind of humanitarian assistance work the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does in Albania in close partnership with the U.S. European Command and the U.S. Embassy in Tirana, Albania’s capital. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively managing several additional projects involving either the construction of new facilities or the renovation of existing facilities to help improve services Albania can provide to its youngest, oldest and most vulnerable citizens.

    U.S. Army delivers projects to help serve the most vulnerable in Albania

    The United States Embassy in Albania celebrated the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of ties between the United States and Albania earlier this year, highlighting the close bond between the two nations since 1991. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has supported that relationship for years, carrying out humanitarian assistance projects throughout Albania funded through the European Command – or EUCOM.
  • Two Israeli F-35 “Adirs” fly in formation and display the U.S. and Israeli flags after receiving fuel from a Tennessee Air National Guard KC-135, Dec, 6, 2016. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Israeli partners recently celebrated the delivery of additional hardened hangars and associated facilities that support the Israeli Air Force’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets. The United States has partnered with Israel for several years on its F-35 program through the Foreign Military Finance, or FMF, program where the two nations partner on construction of strategic facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Erik D. Anthony)

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to deliver on F-35 program in Israel

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District has delivered an additional secure home for part of the Israeli Air Force’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets, with a small ceremony marking the completion of another Hardened Hangar project on site earlier this year in March.

  • April

    View of work on a new helicopter landing zone at the primary hospital in Karlovac, Croatia in March 2021 as part of a project being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District in support of the U.S. European Command and in close coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Croatia. The site is one of three helicopter landing zones being built to improve local emergency medical response capabilities and help save lives. (Courtesy Photo)

    U.S. Army-delivered helipad projects at hospitals in Croatia to hasten emergency medical care and save lives

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is delivering three modern helicopter landing zones at hospitals across Croatia to help reduce transportation times in emergency situations and ultimately save lives. The helicopter landing zone projects are funded through the United States European Command, or EUCOM, and are being delivered in close coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Zagreb.
  • Attorney Leslie Reed, second from the left, and other teammates from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District pose at a contractor outreach event on November 6, 2019 in Bulgaria geared toward educating contractors about working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Reed said the increased engagement with the contracting community is one of the things she finds enjoyable about working as an attorney overseas with the Europe District. (Courtesy Photo)

    Europe District’s Office of Counsel tackles unique challenges in supporting overseas mission

    The Office of Counsel is critical to delivering projects in any U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District office — and overseas in Europe District is no exception.