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About GRD:

The Gulf Region 

Division was activated on 

Jan. 25, 2004. It operates 

with three district offices 

located throughout Iraq 

and a division 

headquarters office in 

Baghdad. The GRD 

provides quality, 

responsive, full spectrum 

engineering in Iraq in 

support of military and 

civil construction, 

delivers logistical 

services, and assists the 

Government of Iraq to 

assume full responsibility 

for national 

reconstruction. 

In this Issue

Page 2 AED Strategic Construction Program

Page 3 Iraq Project Metrics

Page 4 Capacity Development

Page 5 DoD Reconstruction Partnership

PROJECT UPDATE: Gulf Region Division

Oil... GRD projects have met the 

program goals of increasing Crude 

Oil Production Capacity to 3.0 

MBPD, Liquefied Petroleum Gas 

production capacity to 3,000 metric 

tons per day, and natural gas 

production capacity to 800 

standard cubic feet per day.

BCH Update...The Basrah

Children’s Hospital was 60% 

complete and work remains ahead 

of schedule.

Distribution and Feeder Cable 

Project ...Over 130,000 residents 

of Karkh, Baghdad Province, will 

benefit from reliable power from 

the completion of the 11kV 

electrical network distribution and 

feeder cable installation project. 

Creating a cloud of dust, a U.S. Air Force C-17 lands at Tarin Kowt. The 

aircraft was supporting coalition forces including U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers project efforts at this remote forward operating base in southern 

Afghanistan. Air Force aircraft are critical to USACE projects as they fly 

in necessary parts, machines, supplies, and people to sites as roadways can 

be inaccessible or non-existent. (Photo by Matthew Rowe)

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Correctional Facility 62% Complete...Estimated completion 

of the Nasiriyah Correctional Facility ($63.6M) in Thi Qar

Province is Oct. 2007. The self-contained incarceration facility 

will house up to 800 people.

Water Project Nearly Complete...The Sadr City R3 Water 

Supply Project ($13.1M) in Baghdad is 94% complete with an 

estimated completion date Nov. 2007. Hot Tap installation was 

successfully completed last month and operator training class 

for 28 Baghdad Water Authority staff also began last month.

Snapshot: Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction 

Teams

Logistics: Key to Project Success

There are 25 PRTs operating in Afghanistan. Twelve 

are U.S.-led. PRTs seek to establish an environment 

that is secure and stable enough for the operation of 

international and Afghan civilian agencies to provide 

development support. Due to their unique composition, 

PRTs are also able to deliver development and support 

to less secure areas.

In Afghanistan, PRTs have been an important vehicle 

for the delivery of U.S. and international assistance 

outside of Kabul, particularly in unstable provinces.

PRT infrastructure projects include community and 

government buildings, clinics, schools, capacity 

building for government, radio stations, gender 

activities, agriculture, water/irrigation, energy (micropower), and roads. 

PRT members look on as Dr. Noor Ali, 

President, New Sahak Construction Company, 

signs the contract to begin construction on a 

flood retaining wall. The wall will be built in 

Kandah Village and protect people and 

property from flooding and land erosion. 

(Photo by Lt. Col. Robert Ricci) 

Note: “ISAF” – International Security Assistance Force
Afghanistan Engineer District Project Focus

About the 

Afghanistan 

Engineer 

District

The Afghanistan 

Engineer District was 

activated in March 

2004. AED conducts 

construction and 

engineering 

operations in the 

Central Asian 

Republics to facilitate 

the establishment of a 

secure and stable 

environment while 

promoting 

reconstruction and 

infrastructure 

development. AED 

people manage 

programs and projects 

that support the 

International Security 

Assistance Force, 

Combined Security 

Transition Command 

– Afghanistan, 

Regional Command –

East, USAID, and 

other organizations. 

Project Photo Roundup

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The

Professional Reading: USIP Pamphlet

Guidelines for Relations Between U.S. Armed Forces Guidelines for Relations Between U.S. Armed Forces 

and Non-Governmental Humanitarian Organizations Governmental Humanitarian Organizations 

in Hostile or Potentially Hostile Environments

The initiative was launched in March 2005 when Amb. Carlos 

Pascual, Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization at the 

U.S. State Department, asked the U.S. Institute for Peace to 

establish a Working Group on Civil-Military Relations in 

Nonpermissive Environments. What began as a dialogue 

between military and NGO leaders has resulted in a pioneering 

effort upon which both sides hope to expand.

http://www.usip.org/pubs/Guidelines_pamphlet.pdf

PRTs Continued from Page 1: There are currently 25 PRTs in Afghanistan. 

Twelve are US-led: Asadabad, Bagram/Parwan, Farah, Gardez, Ghazni, Jalalabad, 

Kala Gush, Khost, Mehtarlam, Panjshir, Qalat and Sharana (primarily in eastern 

Afghanistan). The rest are led by other countries: Bamian (New Zealand), Chaghcharan

(Lithuania), Feyzabad and Kunduz (Germany), Herat (Italy), Kandahar (Canada), 

Lashkar Gah (UK), Maimana (Norway), Mazar-e Sharif (Sweden), Pol-e Khumri

(Hungary), Qal-e Now (Spain), Tarin Kowt (the Netherlands) and Wardak (Turkey). 

What does the AED Strategic Construction Program Encompass?

Afghanistan – Night photo of the Kandahar Airfield 

runway light installation project built by the Afghanistan 

Engineer District. (Photo by Matthew Rowe)

Afghanistan – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officer 

taking global positioning system readings on a national 

police construction site in Tarin Kowt. (Photo by 

Matthew Rowe) 

Iraq - More than 2.5 million Basrah Province residents 

will have a reliable source of water through the 

construction of Qurmat Ali pumping units. The benefits 

of the $645,000 pumping units are increased water 

pressure, filling of the existing water storage tanks and 

slowing aquifer depletion. The southern region of Iraq 

suffers from an aging infrastructure and a serious 

shortage of potable water. (Photo by Al Bahrani )

Some of the projects are funded by the Commander’s 

Emergency Relief Program and include projects such 

as water management studies, alternative power 

initiatives, and construction of national and provincial 

roads and micro-hydro power stations. Construction is 

complete on more than 884 kilometers of roads with 

another 1,434 kilometers projected for fiscal year 2007. 

Road projects are critical for two primary reasons. First, 

they provide improved access for coalition, Afghan 

National Army and Afghan police forces to ensure 

security throughout the country. Second, road projects 

improve access for Afghan people to participate in 

governance, education, health, trade and other 

development projects. In addition, the Afghanistan and 

Tajikistan Governments have commissioned the 

construction of a 673-meter weathering steel girder 

bridge. The bridge will support two lanes of commercial 

traffic plus pedestrian and cart traffic and opens up a 

landlocked country to more commercial trade. A ribbon 

cutting ceremony is scheduled for Fall 2007.

AED is committed to doing its part to help build 

Afghanistan’s national capacity. On any given day, as 

many as 15,000 Afghans are at work on Corps projects 

scattered around the country. AED engineers also 

partner and support Afghan facility engineers at various 

project sites. The Corps of Engineers estimates that it 

will manage approximately $1.87 billion in program 

funds in fiscal year 2007, a 100% increase over FY 

2006. 

Through this program, the AED staff works with the Combined Security 

Transition Command - Afghanistan, US Agency for International Development, 

donor nations and other agencies to identify areas where projects have an 

immediate effect building alternative livelihoods, creating ownership and 

eroding enemy support.

NOTABLE QUOTE: “I am here today to once again thank you 

and the American people for all that you have done for 

Afghanistan; for our liberation first, and then for our stability and 

prosperity. We have gone a long way. I have been here many 

times before in America, thanking the American people for what 

they have given to Afghanistan. I have spoken of roads, I have 

spoken of schools, I have spoken of clinics, I have spoken of 

agriculture, I've spoken of lots of achievements.” Afghan 

President Hamid Karzai, Camp David, Aug. 6, 2007
3 MBPD oil production capacity

LPG production capacity of 3,000 Tons per 

Day

3 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD) production 

capacity

Over 2.0 MBPD actual production

Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) production 

capacity of 3,000 Tons per Day

Oil

1,136,000 cubic meters per day of water 

treatment capacity (will benefit approximately 

5.2 million Iraqis. All USG projects will 

benefit 8.4 million Iraqis)

Added 540,000 cubic meters per day of water 

treatment capacity (benefits an estimated 3.1 

million Iraqis)

Water & Sewer

142 PHCs serving a population of 5 - 6.5 

million Iraqis

25 IRRF-funded hospital rehabilitation 

projects

66 IRRF-funded Primary Healthcare Centers 

(PHC) completed 

16 IRRF-funded hospital rehabilitation projects 

completed

Health

810 IRRF-funded schools providing 

classrooms for 324,000 students

810 IRRF-funded schools providing classrooms 

for 324,000 students

Education

4 Training Academy Projects

96 Fire Station Projects

265 Border Forts

4 Training Academy Projects

94 Fire Station Projects

265 Border Forts

Security & 

Justice

41 IRRF-Village Road Projects (427km)

98 Railway Station Renovations

19 IRRF Aviation Projects

38 IRRF-Village Road Projects (318 km)

96 Railway Station Renovations

14 IRRF Aviation Projects

Provided emergency response dispatch system 

(‘911’ service) covering 12 million Iraqis in 15 

cities

Transportation & 

Communications

2,023 MW capacity added (2,699 MW for all 

USG projects)

Increased power generation to 1.7 million 

homes

43 400kv and 132kv Substations

89 33/11kv Substations (126 total for USG)

Hours of Power: 10-12 Iraq, 10-12 Baghdad

1,420 MW capacity added

Increased power generation to 1.3 million 

homes

26 400kv and 132kv Substations

65 33/11kv Substations

Hours of Power: Iraq – 13, Baghdad – 8 (last 

week average)

Electricity

Infrastructure Current Progress Final Effects

Sector

PROGRAM FACT SHEET: Iraq Reconstruction Project Metrics

Compiled By: John Daley, HQ USACE

•Over $11.4 billion of the Iraq Relief and 

Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) has been disbursed 

by DoD, representing 84.2% of total funds 

allocated to DoD

•3,367 IRRF projects starts (out of 3,396 planned 

projects) and 3,014 projects are complete. 

(As of Aug. 1) 

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The

Video takes you to a project site

Courthouse Projects

Courthouses are being built in the Baghdad 

Province. Watch the Video:

Run Time: 1:43

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Capacity Development – Vital to Rebuilding Success 

Second of Two Parts

The

By Sheryl Lewis 

Capacity Development Program Manager 

HQ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Umm Qasr Port

A Contracting Training and Networking Day was sponsored by 

the Gulf Region Division and the Joint Contracting Command 

– Iraq/Afghanistan recently. The training conference originally 

included 30 Iraqi companies, but over 45 participated. 

Additionally, over ten women-owned businesses were 

represented. (Gulf Region Division Photo) 

The following are just some of the capacity development 

needs at each of the five levels that must occur to support 

sustainable operations of infrastructure.

Policy - Level 1

Assist the Governments of Iraq (GOI) and Afghanistan (GOA) 

establish a strategic policy, direction, and framework through the 

development of a comprehensive national level plan for 

infrastructure sustainability; assist the GOI/GOA to create an 

enabling environment supporting accountable and transparent 

management of the provision of essential services.

Laws and Regulations – Level 2

Assist the GOI/GOA to develop a national planning and budgeting 

framework; assist the GOI/GOA to develop laws governing 

management, administration, and operation of infrastructure; 

assist the GOI/GOA to create and update infrastructure related 

regulations, codes, and standards; assist the GOI/GOA to develop

cost recovery/subsidy reform initiatives.

Inter-Organizational – Level 3

Support inter/intra-ministerial coordination through the GOI/GOA; 

assist the GOI/GOA to develop a national fuel/energy strategy to

secure continual supply of proper fuels for infrastructure; assist the 

GOI/GOA to develop an integrated logistics support management 

system.

Iraqi Ministry – Level 4

Support the GOI/GOA to develop and implement an infrastructure 

security strategy; assist the GOI/GOA to develop recurring 

infrastructure operations and maintenance budget; assist the 

GOI/GOA to develop and implement best management practices 

within the ministries in the areas of asset management, 

finance/budgeting, procurement, contracting, inventory, logistics, 

human resources, and strategic planning necessary to support 

sustainable operations; assist the GOI/GOA to develop sector 

and/or city-based infrastructure master plans.

Infrastructure – Level 5

Assist facility staff develop and implement best 

management, operation, and maintenance practices; 

provide facility staff with required infrastructure 

deliverables such as operations and maintenance 

manuals and training, preventive maintenance plans, 

and spare parts and consumable supplies and lists.

The process of CD requires a long-term 

investment and may take a generation to achieve the 

successful and sustainable provision of essential 

services throughout Iraq. It is critical that all parties 

involved in CD continue to provide assistance and 

understand the importance of approaching CD in a 

coordinated and synchronized approach.

Latest World Bank Program Information: UN Program News Distribution of Iraq Projects Funded UN Program News

A view of Kunduz-Taloqan

road, being rehabilitated 

under the World Bankfinanced transport project. 

(World Bank Photo)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology 

(ALT) https://webportal.saalt.army.mil/main/aae.htm

Assistant Secretary: The Honorable Claude M. Bolton, Jr.

HQ US Army Corps of Engineers – http://www.usace.army.mil/

Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: 

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp 

HQ US Army Corps of Engineers 

Director, Military Programs: Brig. Gen. Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple 

US Army Corps of Engineers – Gulf Region Division http://www.grd.usace.army.mil/index.html

Commanding General: Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh

US Army Corps of Engineers – Afghanistan Engineer District http://www.aed.usace.army.mil/

Commander: Col. Miroslav P. Kurka

US Army Corps of Engineers – Transatlantic Programs Center

Commander: Col. Ronald N. Light http://www.tac.usace.army.mil

Joint Contracting Command – Iraq/Afghanistan http://www.rebuilding-iraq.net

JCC-IA provides responsive operational contracting support to the Chief of Mission and MultiNational Corps - Iraq to efficiently acquire vital supplies, services and construction in support of the 

Coalition Forces and the relief and reconstruction of Iraq. 

Commander: Maj. Gen. Darryl A. Scott, USAF 

U.S. Department of State http://www.state.gov

The State Dept. represents the U.S. overseas and conveys U.S. policies to foreign governments and 

international organizations through American embassies and consulates in foreign countries and 

diplomatic missions. The department negotiates and concludes agreements and treaties and 

coordinates and supports international activities of other U.S. agencies. 

U.S. Agency for International Development http://www.usaid.gov/iraq

USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance 

from the Secretary of State. USAID advances foreign policy objectives by supporting economic 

growth, agriculture, global health, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

Baghdad Kabul

A Reconstruction Partnership

The GWOT Reconstruction Report is compiled and published by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Office of 

Public Affairs, Washington, DC, 20314 -1000. The views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Department of the Army. Unless otherwise indicated (and except for “by 

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Commander, USACE

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp 

Director, HQ USACE Public Affairs

Suzanne Fournier (202) 761-0011

Chief, Public Affairs, Gulf Region Division

Grant Sattler (540) 665-1233

Chief, Public Affairs, Afghanistan Engineer 

District 

MSgt. Mark Rodgers (540) 678-2984

Chief, Public Affairs Transatlantic Programs 

Center 

Joan Kibler (540) 665-4085 (GRR Copy Editor)

HQ USACE Public Affairs Program Manager

Doug Garman (202) 761-1806

HQ USACE Editor/Writer

Ron Eschmann

GRR Metrics Manager

John Daley

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About the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE) is made up of approximately 32,000 Civilian and 650 military members. 

USACE military and civilian engineers, scientists and other specialists work hand in hand 

as leaders in engineering and environmental matters. USACE serves the Armed Forces 

and the Nation by providing vital engineering services and capabilities, as a public 

service, across the full spectrum of operations—from peace to war—in support of 

national interests. Corps missions include five broad areas: water resources, 

environment, infrastructure, homeland security, and warfighting.

The

This report can be found on the following DoD

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Multi-National Force – Iraq, Digital Video and 

Imagery Distribution System, USACE Gulf Region 

Division, the Transatlantic Programs Center, and

USACE Afghanistan Engineer District.

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