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The Afghan National Army cut the ribbon on temporary facilities Sunday at Camp Shaheen for female members of the ANA. The project provides living and dining facilities for 36 female Soldiers, allowing them to train while new permanent facilities for them are being built. USCAE-TAA has several gender projects under construction or in the design process.
Women's Participation Project
The Afghan National Army cut the ribbon on temporary facilities Sunday at Camp Shaheen for female members of the ANA. The project provides living and dining facilities for 36 female Soldiers, allowing them to train while new permanent facilities for them are being built. USCAE-TAA has several gender projects under construction or in the design process.
Kabul is home to a new headquarters for the Ministry of the Interior. The compound will house a state of the art National Police Command Center. MoI oversees the Afghan National Police force.
Ministry of the Interior Headquarters
Kabul is home to a new headquarters for the Ministry of the Interior. The compound will house a state of the art National Police Command Center. MoI oversees the Afghan National Police force.
Kabul is home to a new headquarters for the Ministry of the Interior. The compound will house a state of the art National Police Command Center. MoI oversees the Afghan National Police force.
Ministry of the Interior Headquarters
Kabul is home to a new headquarters for the Ministry of the Interior. The compound will house a state of the art National Police Command Center. MoI oversees the Afghan National Police force.
The new compound for the Afghan National Army's 1st Command Regiment/Special Forces Kandak in Gamberi Garrison, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, was turned over Sept. 30, 2015. Construction on the $13 million dollar project began in June 2014 and will provide living and training accommodations for 751 ANA personnel and 50 Embedded Team (ETT) personnel.
1st Commando Compound
The new compound for the Afghan National Army's 1st Command Regiment/Special Forces Kandak in Gamberi Garrison, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, was turned over Sept. 30, 2015. Construction on the $13 million dollar project began in June 2014 and will provide living and training accommodations for 751 ANA personnel and 50 Embedded Team (ETT) personnel.
The new compound for the Afghan National Army's 1st Command Regiment/Special Forces Kandak in Gamberi Garrison, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, was turned over Sept. 30, 2015. Construction on the $13 million dollar project began in June 2014 and will provide living and training accommodations for 751 ANA personnel and 50 Embedded Team (ETT) personnel.
1st Commando Compound
The new compound for the Afghan National Army's 1st Command Regiment/Special Forces Kandak in Gamberi Garrison, Laghman Province, Afghanistan, was turned over Sept. 30, 2015. Construction on the $13 million dollar project began in June 2014 and will provide living and training accommodations for 751 ANA personnel and 50 Embedded Team (ETT) personnel.
Marshal Fahim National Defense University is a three-phase, $227-million project on the outskirts of Kabul. Once completed, the 105-acre facility will host a majority of the training schools for the Afghan National Army.
Marshal Fahim National Defense University
Marshal Fahim National Defense University is a three-phase, $227-million project on the outskirts of Kabul. Once completed, the 105-acre facility will host a majority of the training schools for the Afghan National Army.
Marshal Fahim National Defense University is a three-phase, $227-million project on the outskirts of Kabul. Once completed, the 105-acre facility will host a majority of the training schools for the Afghan National Army.
Marshal Fahim National Defense University
Marshal Fahim National Defense University is a three-phase, $227-million project on the outskirts of Kabul. Once completed, the 105-acre facility will host a majority of the training schools for the Afghan National Army.
The new Saracha bridge is nearly complete with asphalt paving and installation of erosion protection measures remaining to be done. Engineers from our Bagram Area Office recently visited the project site to inspect the remaining work needed to complete the bridge. In August of 2009, flash flooding destroyed Saracha Bridge along Highway 1, cutting traffic from Torkham Gate to Jalalabad. A temporary Mabey-Johnson Bridge was constructed and launched across the 142 meter gap to restore traffic. In the spring of 2014 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of a new and permanent Saracha bridge. Once completed, the bridge will be turned over to the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works.
Saracha Bridge
The new Saracha bridge is nearly complete with asphalt paving and installation of erosion protection measures remaining to be done. In August of 2009, flash flooding destroyed Saracha Bridge along Highway 1, cutting traffic from Torkham Gate to Jalalabad. In the spring of 2014 USACE began construction of a new and permanent Saracha bridge.
The new Saracha bridge is nearly complete with asphalt paving and installation of erosion protection measures remaining to be done. Engineers from our Bagram Area Office recently visited the project site to inspect the remaining work needed to complete the bridge. In August of 2009, flash flooding destroyed Saracha Bridge along Highway 1, cutting traffic from Torkham Gate to Jalalabad. A temporary Mabey-Johnson Bridge was constructed and launched across the 142 meter gap to restore traffic. In the spring of 2014 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction of a new and permanent Saracha bridge. Once completed, the bridge will be turned over to the Afghanistan Ministry of Public Works.
Saracha Bridge
The new Saracha bridge is nearly complete with asphalt paving and installation of erosion protection measures remaining to be done. In August of 2009, flash flooding destroyed Saracha Bridge along Highway 1, cutting traffic from Torkham Gate to Jalalabad. In the spring of 2014 USACE began construction of a new and permanent Saracha bridge.

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Students in the Afghan National Operations and Maintenance class learn how to perform routine maintenance on a building's power generator.
Teaching Afghans facility maintenance to save taxpayers millions
Students in the Afghan National Operations and Maintenance class learn how to perform routine maintenance on a building's power generator.
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Xuan Truong Ross, an electrical engineer deployed to Afghanistan with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Afghanistan District (USACE-TAA), receives the Army’s Engineering Journeyman of the Year from the USACE-TAA commander, Col. Paul E. Owen during an award ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
Electrical Journeyman Award
Xuan Truong Ross, an electrical engineer deployed to Afghanistan with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Afghanistan District (USACE-TAA), receives the Army’s Engineering Journeyman of the Year from the USACE-TAA commander, Col. Paul E. Owen during an award ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
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Norman Boeman (left), chief, construction division, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan (TAA) District, receives the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal from Col. Paul Owen, commander, USACE-TAA , Tuesday at Bagram Airfield, Afghansitan.
USACE TAA engineer awarded de Fleury Medal
Norman Boeman (left), chief, construction division, USACE Transatlantic Afghanistan (TAA) District, receives the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal from Col. Paul Owen, commander, USACE-TAA , Tuesday at Bagram Airfield, Afghansitan.
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Clark Carroll, left, USACE-TAA, project engineer for the Marshal Fahim National Defense University projects, talks with a Local National Quality Assurance representative after a walk-through inspection of one of building under construction at MFNDU. LNQAs play a vital role, working as USACE’s eyes and ears on the ground at project sites that are not always accessible to U.S. personnel.
USACE TAA employee named top engineer
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Transatlantic Afghanistan District (TAA) employee has been named the top engineer for the entire USACE Transatlantic Division (TAD). Thomas "Clark" Carroll, a project engineer at the Qargha Project Office within TAA's Kabul Area Office, has been chosen as the recipient of TAD's Hard Hat of the Year for his work in Afghanistan.
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Eric Cheesic, right, a Department of the Navy civilian, is serving on his third deployment to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Purple is the new Engineer red
In elementary school art class children learn the primary colors; red, yellow and blue. They also learn mixing two primary colors creates a secondary color. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is learning a similar lesson; infusing engineer red with Navy blue creates a purple expeditionary workforce.
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U.S. Army Col. Paul Owen, commander, Transatlantic Afghanistan District, United States Army Corps of Engineers, British Army Brig. Charles Page, Resolute Support chief mentor to the Afghan National Army Officer Academy and U.S. Army Col. Tom Tickner, director, Combined Joint-Engineer, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, join local construction workers who worked on the Afghan National Army Officer Academy for the project's ribbon cutting in Kabul Sept. 16. The facilities and curriculum for the school are based on the British Army’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and provide training to Afghanistan’s next generation of military leaders.
Ribbon cutting marks major milestone in preparing next generation of Afghan National Army leaders
Resolute Support and Marshal Fahim National Defense University ushered in a new era of leadership development with the Afghan National Army Officer Academy ribbon cutting in Qargha District, Kabul, Sept. 16.
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USACE HEADLINES   

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Sediment transport modeling is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers critical skillset
The Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District is poised to assist state and local resource agencies in evaluating their watershed planning needs and alternatives for soil conservation and non-point source pollution prevention. If your organization would like to learn more, of get involved with the program contact: 716-879-4488 or Michael.E.Voorhees@usace.army.mil or visit our web page: http://www.lrb.usace.army.mil/Missions/Interagency-Support/Sediment/
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Danny Rodriguez: A Story of Inspiration
As the nation has celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month these past few weeks, it gave me pause to think of all the outstanding Hispanic individuals I have known throughout my life and my 40+ years with the Army Corps of Engineers. One of them, Daniel Rodriguez, the Dam Safety Program Manager for the North Atlantic Division of the Corps, stands out in particular.
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
NPLD volunteers improve nesting habitat for endangered birds at John Martin Reservoir
Volunteers on National Public Lands Day improved nesting habitat for endangered and threatened birds at the USACE-managed John Martin Reservoir.
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
USACE Geographer Recognized for Work Supporting Emergency Responders in Albuquerque Bosque
USACE Albuquerque District Commander Lt. Col. James Booth recognized geographer Doug Walther for his GIS support to local fire and emergency management services, Oct. 3, 2016.
Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
USACE Galveston District's Employee Spotlight on Bryan Williams
GALVESTON, Texas (Oct. 4, 2016) -- While attending classes at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama, Bryan Williams was approached by an Army recruiter who inquired about the career field he was pursuing. Enrolled in general classes, Williams told the recruiter he would have to think about it and get back with him.
Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Former U.S. Army 10th Mountain soldiers now leading the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes reg
COL Drew, LTC Czekanski, and LTC Sugrue each wear the unit patch of the 10th Mountain Division on the right arm of their uniform, signifying their time with the Division during tours of duty in combat. It is symbol of their commitment to protect our Nation in a time of war, a commitment they continue today serving with the Corps of Engineers during a time of peace.
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Raystown debuts mountain bike skills park; first of its kind on federal lands
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Raystown Mountain Bike Skills Park, Sept. 14, 2016
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Hunter Army Airfield's Fuel Island goes 'green'
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Fuel Island at Hunter Army Airfield now hosts the 21st century standard for fuel systems after about $13 million in infrastructure improvements and construction work which began in 2014.
Fri, 30 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
SHEP mitigation projects trucking along
Nearly two decades in the making, the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, or SHEP, continues to gain momentum with more contracts awarded and new ground broken.
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
NCOs teach teamwork, motivate Fort Leonard Wood area Boy Scouts
The Fort Leonard Wood Engineer Advanced Leaders Course hosted area Boy Scouts at Training Area 98.
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Volunteers help take care of USACE Albuquerque District's lake projects on NPLD
More than 125 volunteers participated in events at five Albuquerque District, USACE project sites in observance of National Public Lands Day (NPLD), Sept. 24, 2016.
Thu, 29 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
USACE Galveston District awards $54.6 million in contracts
GALVESTON, Texas (Sept. 29, 2016) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District awarded $54,613,535 in contracts for the following work along the Texas coast:
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers NAD Takes Antiterrorism Seriously
These past few weeks have shown that, although we live in turbulent times, we can take steps to thwart the fanatics and extremists who try to impose their messages and philosophies on others using violence. Through vigilance and a proactive stance, anyone can make a difference and stop or upset the plans of terrorists. Just ask the homeless fellows who alerted police about pipe bombs in Elizabeth, NJ. Or the fellow who spotted someone sleeping outside a bar and recognized he's a wanted terrorist.
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Albuquerque District, community celebrate Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction ribbon cutting
The Albuquerque District joined partners and stakeholders to celebrate the completion of the Southwest Valley Flood Damage Reduction Project at a ribbon cutting ceremony, Sept. 20, 2016.
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 EDT -
Savannah District water manager updates Lake Hartwell Association
Stan Simpson, a hydrologist and a senior water manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, discusses the current status of the Savannah River Basin and how it affects Lake Hartwell at the annual Lake Hartwell Association meeting Sept. 24. Participants discussed issues surrounding recreational and municipal use of the lake, its shoreline, surrounding land and water itself. Simpson explained why the basin is currently in Drought Level 2 and provided a forecast for where the basin is expected to be this winter.

TAA HISTORY & MISSION

District CoinThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Transatlantic Afghanistan District (TAA) was organized on July 9, 2013, by merging the former USACE Afghanistan District North and Afghanistan District South. Since that time, TAA has directly supported the International Security Assistance Force and Resolute Support missions by executing construction for Afghan National Security Forces, Military Construction, the Afghan Infrastructure Fund program, and the Commander’s Emergency Response Program. During TAA’s tenure the district has delivered quality facilities for the Afghan National Army and Police, critical civil infrastructure for the Afghan government, and basic engineering and construction services supporting healthcare, transportation, and education infrastructure for local communities that provide sustainable development projects for the Afghan people that employ the populace, build skilled human capital, and promote the future stability of Afghanistan.

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