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News
District hosts AED recruiting brown bag luncheon
April 29, 2009
By Jerry Rogers
Norfolk District Public Affairs
NORFOLK, Va.—In an ongoing effort to recruit employees here to volunteer for deployment in support of the Army Corps of Engineer's reconstruction mission in Afghanistan, the district hosted an Afghanistan Engineer District recruiting brown bag luncheon on Tuesday.
Hosted by Lt. Col. Michael R. Darrow, deputy district commander, who has served two tours in Iraq, several interested employees turned out to learn more about the variety of skill sets and job series required to sustain USACE's mission in Afghanistan.
Darrow provided an overview of the current Afghanistan Engineer District (AED) mission and workload and the district's requirement to support five positions there. He fielded questions on work environment, hours, living conditions and other quality of life issues gained from his five-year perspective while working in Iraq, which included three visits to Afghanistan, working with the Joint Task Force Engineer staff.
The AED was established in March 2004, and is part of a larger international engineer community in theater performing a crucial role to facilitate a secure and stable environment in Afghanistan. The district provides quality, responsive engineering and construction services to a variety of customers in Afghanistan. AED is comprised of 72 U.S. military and 229 civilian volunteers and 324 national employees in support of the district. They work at seven area offices, 22 resident offices and six project offices. The district's capabilities include project management, engineering, contracting, construction management, real estate, safety and security. U.S. personnel authorizations are projected to increase to 371.
District employees who are considering volunteering for duty in Afghanistan, can learn more at Norfolk District AED Recruiting.