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- Welcome to the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,

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Middle East District.

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For over sixty years, our
district, in one form or another,

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has provided military and
partner nations engineering

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and construction services, in
some of the most challenging

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construction environments in the world.

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In times of war and peace,
from our headquarters

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here in Winchester, Virginia,

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to multiple nations
across the Middle East,

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we have built the knowledge
base and relationships

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to become the go-to
construction agent in the

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U.S. Central Command
area of responsibility.

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Please take a few minutes to
view some of our highlights

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in our long and distinguished history.

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- [Narrator] Our tradition of
service to the nation began

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in 1952, when we were the
Mediterranean Division.

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At that time, we had projects
in Southern Europe and Africa,

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managing projects for the US
Air Force in Turkey, Libya,

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and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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It was also during the 1950's,
that the district took on

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non-military related projects
in Iran, Pakistan, Iraq,

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and Afghanistan, in what would
be some of its first work

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done at the behest of
foreign partner nations.

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Over the years, our name
has changed several times,

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as we've gone from a division
to a projects office,

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back to a division, then a program center,

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and finally became the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers,

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Middle East District in 2009.

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During much of this time, the
district was also responsible

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for USAFE's projects in
Africa, until USAFE realigned

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with the U.S. Combatant Command.

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Our work is now exclusively
in support of CENTCOM,

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and partner nations within
the twenty countries

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of the CENTCOM area of responsibility.

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Much of our early work can still be seen

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throughout the Middle East
today, including parts of

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the highway system in Afghanistan,

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the King Khalid Military City,

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King Abdul Aziz Military
Academy in Saudi Arabia,

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and Shaikh Isa Air Base in
Bahrain to name just a few.

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Additionally, the district
took on one of its largest

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efforts ever, with
extensive involvement in the

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Kuwait reconstruction effort,
after the Persian Gulf War.

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Our tradition of quality
engineering, construction,

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and support services has
continued into the modern era.

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With renowned projects such
as the King Abdullah II

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Special Operations
Training Center in Jordan,

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where Special Forces
units from allied nations,

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train in ways to fight terrorism
in mock cities and towns,

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and the Bahrain Flyover Bridge Project,

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at Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

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For this project, we assembled
a full size arch span bridge,

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off site, and moved it
into place overnight.

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This was the first project of
its kind in the Middle East,

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and was able to avoid
a long term closure of

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one of Bahrain's busiest roads.

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With several multiyear projects
across the Middle East,

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the district is postured to
provide affordable, quality

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construction, engineering,
and support services,

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throughout the region,
for many years to come.

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- So that's a brief look at our history.

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Now I'd like to introduce
you to what really makes

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our district great, its people.

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Our team of professionally
credentialed engineers,

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architects, project managers,
and support personnel,

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are committed to meeting
our partners' needs on

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every project, from initial
contract to action completion.

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Here are just a few of the
dedicated professionals

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who are a part of team TAM.

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- Hi I'm Cory. I'm a Contract Specialist

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with the Middle East District.

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I enjoy working here with the
many challenges that there are

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with customers who have a
presence in the Middle East.

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Both logistic challenges, as
well as contract challenges.

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I also enjoy the personnel that work here.

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It's a great atmosphere
and I look forward to

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coming to work every day.

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I AM TAM.

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- My name is Nan Pell.

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I'm an attorney with
the Office of Counsel.

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Because our district
awards and administers

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construction service
contracts, in the Middle East,

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we face a lot of unique and
interesting legal issues.

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It's always rewarding to me
when we can come together,

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as a team, to deal with those challenges

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and move forward with our mission.

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I AM TAM.

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- Hi, I'm Deanna Hardy.

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I'm a D.A. Intern working in engineering

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and the Interior Design Department.

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I enjoy working at TAM
because it provides me

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the opportunity to give
back to our service men

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and women, and to provide
them with comfortable,

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and livable environments.

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I AM TAM.

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- Hi, I'm Nathan.

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I'm a Structural Engineer at TAM.

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I've enjoyed working at TAM.

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I've got the opportunity to work on

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a lot of different projects,
very diverse projects.

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I enjoy working with our military partners

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and making their buildings safe.

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I've also had the opportunity
to work with a lot of

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high school interns rotating through our

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Structural Engineering Department

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and I've enjoyed getting the
opportunities to do things

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I wouldn't have gotten the
chance to do at other places.

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I AM TAM.

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- I'm Tom Stephenson, Chief of
the Building Systems Branch,

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at the Middle East District.

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In this branch, we are responsible
for mechanical designs,

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for electrical designs,
for communications,

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and fire protection.

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In addition, we are the Corps
of Engineers technical center

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of expertise for hangar fire protection.

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We have four fire protection
engineers dedicated

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to that function alone.

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I enjoy working here.

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I've got a great bunch of
engineers working for me.

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They are all very professional
and very dedicated

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in what they do.

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Above all, it's just been an
enjoyable experience to get to

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do things that most people don't.

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I AM TAM.

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- My name is Brad Carter.

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I am the Senior Program Manager Forward

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for the Middle East District,
and the country of Qatar.

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I took this job because the opportunities

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and the challenges that
this program provided

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were something that I
was seeking in my career.

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I love the people I work
with in the district.

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I love working with the
mission partners out in

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the Middle East.

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Every day is exciting for me and I AM TAM.

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- WE ARE TAM!

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