Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre during a Sept. 26, 2013 ceremony at Engineer Village, Ca... More
Tim Kerr listens to village concerns at an Afghan
Tim Kerr listens to village concerns at an Afghan construction site. Communication is important for construction success here. (Official USACE TAA courtesy photo/released)
Some construction techniques are familiar regardless
Some construction techniques are familiar regardless of the country. Here workers demonstrate their concrete-placing ability. (Official USACE TAA photo by T.W. Lyman/released)
Communication successful: children go about their business
Communication successful: children go about their business playing on a nearby Soviet BMP hulk on receipt of candy from USACE employees at a construction site in Kabul. (Official USACE TAA courtesy photo/released)
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre during a Sept. 26, 2013, ceremony at Engineer Village, C... More
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division commander, Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre during a Sept. 26, 2013, ceremony at Engineer Village, C... More
Tim Kerr (right) and Kabul Area Office resident engineer
Tim Kerr (right) and Kabul Area Office resident engineer Randy Braley brief TAA commander Col. Michael J. Price, Kabul Area Office officer in charge Col. Richard Heitkamp at the site of a project that began as ... More
A common construction site upon arrival, replete with
A common construction site upon arrival, replete with trails and debris, in Afghanistan. (Official USACE TAA courtesy photo/released)
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star
Col. Richard J.E. Heitkamp was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division Commander, Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre during a Sept. 26, 2013, ceremony at Engineer Village, C... More
Heitkamp, an Adrian, Minnesota native, earned the medal
Heitkamp, an Adrian, Minnesota native, earned the medal for his yearlong service while deployed supporting Operation Enduring Freedom as the Kabul Area Office officer-in-charge, Transatlantic Afghanistan Distri... More
Tim Kerr established rapport by distributing candy
Tim Kerr established rapport by distributing candy to a crowd of children prior to beginning work at a site in Kabul with the assistance of an interpreter and co-worker. Breaking down communication barriers is ... More