Jessica Vankirk, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center’s Survivability Engineering Branch research civil engineer (center), explains innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project, designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, prior to the Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Brian J. Blusius, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District structural engineer (center), explains innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project, designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Col. Christina L. Burton, U.S. Army Central engineer director (right), speaks with Jessica Vankirk, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Survivability Engineering Branch research civil engineer (left), about innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project, designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

A force protection bunker shown with protective doors prior at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center’s test range prior to the Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10, testing the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project’s latest innovation designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations.

Brian J. Blusius, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District structural engineer (Center of Standardization for Non-Permanent facilities) (left), explains innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project to Edward "Ted" Upson, Transatlantic Division engineering and construction chief (right), and Greg Taylor, Transatlantic Middle East District chief of engineers (center), prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Brian J. Blusius, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District structural engineer (Center of Standardization for Non-Permanent facilities), explains innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project, designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire testing Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Col. William C. Hannan, Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division commander, examines innovative design feature updates on the U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project, designed to increase protection for service members throughout the U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Greg Taylor, P.E., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Middle East District chief of engineers (right), presents an Army Corps of Engineers Innovation Of the Year award plaque to Brian J. Blusius, Middle East District structural engineer and design team lead for U.S. Army Central’s Bunker Retrofit project (left), prior to the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Phase II Live-fire Experiment at Fort Polk, La., Mar. 10.

Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, the 55th Chief of Engineers and commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with senior U.S. and Kuwaiti officials, cut the ceremonial ribbon opening the Kuwaiti Navy pier, Feb. 2, 2022. The renovated Navy pier and harbor house construction projects were managed by Transatlantic Division's Middle East District. Spellmon is in Kuwait reviewing Army Corps of Engineer projects and meeting with key leaders and stakeholders. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Bumgardner)