Oct 17 2023

Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Chris Gardner

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Manager Todd Bishop and Project Engineer Eva Herschbach check out progress on the construction of the new Spangdahlem Elementary School being built at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany October 11, 2023. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is managing construction of the school in close partnership with the Department of Defense Education Activity, German construction partners and Spangdahlem Air Base. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Oct 17 2023

Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Chris Gardner

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Department of Defense Education Activity Program Manager Steve Ross speaks on the significance of the new Spangdahlem Elementary School being built during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new school on Spangdahlem Air Base October 11, 2023. He was joined there by representatives from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, German construction partners and other members of the Spangdahlem Air Base community to celebrate the project with ceremonial groundbreaking. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Oct 17 2023

Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Chris Gardner

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Project Manager Todd Bishop, incoming Spangdahlem Elementary School Principal Monika Kerner and Europe District Program Manager Steve Ross discuss progress on construction of the new Spangdahlem Elementary School visible behind them on Spangdahlem Air Base October 11, 2023. They were there with representative from the Department of Defense Education Activity, 52nd Fighter Wing, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, German construction partners and other members of the Spangdahlem Air Base community to celebrate the project with ceremonial groundbreaking. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Oct 17 2023

Partners celebrate construction of new Spangdahlem Elementary School in Germany

Chris Gardner

Project partners and members of the local community celebrate construction of the new Spangdahlem Elementary School being constructed during a groundbreaking ceremony at Spangdahlem Air Base October 11, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. military, Romanian military and U.S. Embassy partners joined for ribbon cutting ceremonies September 19, 2023 at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania to highlight the recently completed hangar, parking apron and squadron operation facility projects, which are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative. These projects will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. military, Romanian military and U.S. Embassy partners joined for ribbon cutting ceremonies September 19, 2023 at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania to highlight the recently completed hangar, parking apron and squadron operation facility projects, which are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative. These projects will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. military, Romanian military and U.S. Embassy partners joined for ribbon cutting ceremonies September 19, 2023 at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania to highlight the recently completed hangar, parking apron and squadron operation facility projects, which are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative. These projects will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. military, Romanian military and U.S. Embassy partners joined for ribbon cutting ceremonies September 19, 2023 at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania to highlight the recently completed hangar, parking apron and squadron operation facility projects, which are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative. These projects will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Transylvania Project Office Team Lead Andrew Stanford and Europe District Chief of Engineering and Construction Roger Vogler discuss progress on Deployable Air Base System-Facility, Equipment & Vehicle Storage facilities under construction at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania September 18, 2023. The project is part of a more than $100 million construction program at the base managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in close partnership with the Romanian Air Force, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Embassy. The projects are funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative and will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 19 2023

Romanian and U.S. officials in Campia Turzii celebrate new facilities at Air Base 71, part of more than $100 million in U.S. investments in the Romanian base

Chris Gardner

U.S. military, Romanian military and U.S. Embassy partners joined for ribbon cutting ceremonies September 19, 2023 at Air Base 71 near Campia Turzii, Romania to highlight the recently completed hangar, parking apron and squadron operation facility projects, which are part of a larger, more than $100 million construction program at the base funded through the United States’ European Deterrence Initiative. These projects will contribute to the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces in Europe, reinforce the collective defense and security of NATO allies, and support of our shared goals of regional security. (U.S. Army photo by Chris Gardner)

Sep 15 2023

Students, faculty and Army leaders celebrate new DoDEA school in Grafenwoehr

Rich Puckett

Col. Daniel Kent, commander of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District presents the key to the school to the current principal Michael Defrancesco during the ribbon-cutting for the new Grafenwoehr Elementary School in Grafenwoehr, Germany Sept. 12, 2023. Officials from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, 7th Army Training Command and more participated in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new school. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Puckett)

Sep 15 2023

Students, faculty and Army leaders celebrate new DoDEA school in Grafenwoehr

Rich Puckett

Grafenwoehr Elementary School students sit in front of the school during its ribbon-cutting ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 12, 2023. Officials from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, 7th Army Training Command and more participated in the ceremony for the new school. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Puckett)

Sep 15 2023

Students, faculty and Army leaders celebrate new DoDEA school in Grafenwoehr

Rich Puckett

5th grade students at Grafenwoehr Elementary School perform an original piece called “We are Grizzlies”, as a music sampling from “We Will Rock You”, on the drums outside the school during the new school's ribbon-cutting ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, Sept. 12, 2023. Officials from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, 7th Army Training Command and more participated in the ceremony for the new school. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Puckett)

Sep 15 2023

Students, faculty and Army leaders celebrate new DoDEA school in Grafenwoehr

Rich Puckett

More than a half a dozen Grafenwoehr Elementary students join distinguished guests and leaders from across the military community and Department of Defense Education Activity to cut the ribbon for the new Grafenwoehr Elementary School in Grafenwoehr, Germany Sept. 12, 2023. Officials from the Department of Defense Education Activity, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, 7th Army Training Command and more participated in the ceremony for the new school. (U.S. Army photo by Richard Puckett)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Operational Readiness Training Complex Project Manager Erasmo Rivera and Europe District Chief of Programs and Project Management Justin Wetherwax discuss the significance of the ORTC project the morning of the ORTC groundbreaking ceremony at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent speaks to media at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany while there celebrating the groundbreaking for the Operational Readiness Training Complex August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

Bavarian State Construction Department Chief Daniel Oden; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent; 7th Army Training Command Commanding General Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter; Bavarian State Minister of the Interior Joachim Herrmann; U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Garrison Commander Kevin Poole, Grafenwoehr Mayor Edgar Knobloch and U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Director of Public Works John Sturtz ceremonially break ground for the Operational Readiness Training Complex at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

7th Army Training Command Commanding General Brig. Gen. Steven Carpenter speaks during the groundbreaking for the Operational Readiness Training Complex at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Commander Col. Dan Kent speaks during the groundbreaking for the Operational Readiness Training Complex at Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)

Aug 08 2023

Transformative project at Graf breaks ground, first step in dozens of new buildings for rotational troops

Alfredo Barraza

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District Regional Program Manager for U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria Peter Barth, Europe District Chief of Program Management Branch Lalit Wadhwa and Europe District Chief of Programs and Project Management Justin Wetherwax discuss the significance of the Operational Readiness Training Complex project the morning of the ORTC groundbreaking ceremony at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany August 4, 2023. The groundbreaking celebrated the first major steps in construction for the ORTC project which will be built over several years and include all the facilities needed for an entire brigade set of troops and equipment to train and operate on a rotational basis. (U.S. Army photo by Alfredo Barraza)