Lt. Col. ShaiLin Kingslack relinquished command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, to Lt. Col. Kathryn (Katie) Werback, during a change of command ceremony held in Walla Walla, Washington, on July 12, 2024.
Col. Jeffery D. Hall, deputy commander of the USACE Northwestern Division, officiated on behalf of Brig. Gen. William C. Hannan, Jr., commander of the USACE Northwestern Division.
KingSlack, a native of Elk Grove, Calif., served as the district commander for the past two years. Werback most recently served as deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District in Portland, Oregon. KingSlack is slated to transfer to Joint Base Lewis-McChord to serve as the Corps Engineer for U.S. Army’s I Corps.
The Walla Walla District, established in 1948, encompasses more than 107,000 square miles in parts of six states – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah. It is a multi-faceted district responsible for providing hydropower, environmental stewardship, flood risk management and recreation opportunities, and maintaining a commercial navigation channel in the Snake and Columbia River basins.
For more information about the Walla Walla District and to read Lt. Col. Werback’s complete biography, visit: www.nww.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/.
