Christopher Gardner, Author at America's Engineers

Corps of Engineers to Complete $29M Dollars in Baltimore Harbor and Channels Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $29.1 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, out of Quincy, Massachusetts, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging for Fiscal Year 2024. In coordination with […]

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U.S. Air Force 31st Fighter Wing Deputy Commander Col. Beau Diers; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Chief of Engineering and Construction Roger Vogler; Air Base 71 Commander, Romanian Air Force Brig. Gen. Micloş Cătălin-Eugen and U.S. Air Forces in Europe Director of Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection Col. Christopher Leonard cut the ribbon during a ceremony to celebrate three recently completed projects on Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania September 19, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Romanian and U.S. Officials Celebrate new Facilities at Air Base 71, Part of More Than $100 Million in U.S. Investments in the Romanian Base

Contract Award, Military Mission, Projects

Air Base 71 Commander, Romanian Air Force Brig. Gen. Micloş Cătălin-Eugen noted that though he only recently took command of the base he has spent a great deal of his career there and seeing the improvements means a lot to

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Incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Daniel R. Kent accepts the regimental flag from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division Commander Col. John Lloyd during a military change of command ceremony at the Amelia Earhart Center July 5, 2023. He assumed leadership from Col. Patrick J. Dagon, who had commanded Europe District since June 2020. Kent takes command of one of the largest and most globally diverse Districts in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

USACE Missions Across Europe, Africa and Israel Change Command to Col. Dan Kent

Military Mission, People

Col. Daniel R. Kent became the 23rd commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District, during a military change of command ceremony at the Amelia Earhart Center July 5, 2023. He assumed leadership from Col. Patrick J Dagon,

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Pvt. William Moore, Gorse, Texas, of the 759th Engineers levels off the base of a new 5,500 foot runway recently constructed at Tempelhof Air Force Base, Berlin as of the airlift planes, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster, is shown coming in for a landing in the background. U.S. Army engineers oversaw the construction of air infrastructure that ultimately played a key role in the success of the Berlin Airlift. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of History)

Engineering the World’s Most Famous Airlift in Berlin – 75 Years Later

History, Military Mission

On June 24, 1948, with the Cold War in its early stages, the Soviet Union blocked access for all supplies going into portions of West Berlin. This cut roughly 2 million people living there off from the most basic necessities.

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Physical Scientist Sabrina Kingston-Miles and Research Civil Engineer Gerardo Velazquez from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center based in Vicksburg, Miss., conduct a routine inspection of a pedestrian bridge just outside of the Hainerberg portion of U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden in Germany September 12, 2022. They are part of a team of ERDC subject matter experts that are conducting routine inspections on all of the bridges in Germany owned by the U.S. Army in support of the Installation Management Command Europe’s Army Dams & Transportation Infrastructure Program. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

USACE Supports Safe Military Infrastructure in Europe Through Bridge Inspections

USACE Release

Engineers Gerardo Velazquez and Sabrina Kingston-Miles are two of several experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Development Center that were inspecting bridges owned by the U.S. Army at installations throughout Germany at the end of

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U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski gives remarks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a Munitions Storage Area being constructed in Powidz, Poland, June 2, 2022, where he was joined by Polish Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak, NATO Investment Committee Chair Emanuele Meli, and Plenipotentiary to the Minister of Defense for the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Polish Brig. Gen. Dariusz Mendrala. 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 United States will continue to bear the costs of training, equipping, deploying, and employment of U.S. forces in the country.

Materials Engineers Help Ensure USACE Project Success in Poland

Military Mission, Programs, Projects

ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL) materials engineers ensure successful construction of 50+ munitions bunkers in Poland.

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