ARMY ENGINEER TRANSFORMATION / 22ND ENGINEER COMPANY DEPLOYMENT

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1 Mount Tacoma Post SOCIETY OF AMERICAN MILITARY ENGINEERS ARMY ENGINEER TRANSFORMATION / 22ND ENGINEER COMPANY DEPLOYMENT Speakers: MAJ Rob Dion, Jr., 1LT Brance Waggoman and, 1LT Zach Uebele - US Army SPEAKER: MAJ Rob Dion, Jr. is the 864th Engineer Battalion Operations Officer. In his position he oversees training and construction projects in the battalion. 1LT Brance Waggoman and 1LT Zach Uebele were Platoon Leaders in the 22nd Engineer Company during the most recent deployment. As Platoon Leaders they were responsible for planning route clearance missions as well as the training, health and welfare of 35 Soldiers. PROGRAM: MAJ Dion will give a presentation on the reductions currently underway for Army Engineers and how this affects units on JBLM. 1LT Waggoman and 1LT Uebele will give a presentation on the deployment of the 22nd Engineer Company to Afghanistan. The company returned from a nine month deployment in June The deployment presentation will cover what a route clearance company s mission is while deployed in a combat zone and will expose SAME members to missions that non construction units typically perform. December 2014 This month s meeting will be held on Thursday, the 11th, at 11:30 am at the Eagles Pride Golf Club near JBLM. The cost is $25 per person ($26 if paying by Credit card) and $15 for uniformed personnel for a hot buffet style lunch and 2 (two) half & half Chance tickets if you RSVP before the due date. The prices listed above are the discounted prices for those that RSVP. There will be an additional $5 charge at the door if you have not RSVP d. Reservations Please Contact Kim Kaul by at kkaul@ ahbl.com by Monday, December 8th to make your reservations. Location This month s meeting will be held at the Eagles Pride Golf Clubhouse near JBLM. Directions: From I-5 (Heading North) take exit #116. Turn left when you reach the end of the off ramp. Cross the overpass, and the Golf Course is on the right. From I-5 (Heading South) take exit #116. At the end of the off ramp turn right, the Eagles Pride Golf Course is on the right.

2 Your Vote Matters Board Member Election Mount Tacoma Post It is time for the annual SAME Board Member elections. Please complete the following ballot and submit your entries electronically to Kim Kaul, In addition to the elected positions below, the SAME Board has several appointed positions. If you are interested in getting more involved with this organization, please contact any board member listed in the monthly newsletter. Vote: Yes No President LTC Chuck Markham (USA, Ret) First Vice President VACANT Treasurer Janna Peters Secretary Bill Fierst Roy Cutler

3 SIXTH ANNUAL SAME MT. TACOMA POST AWARDS PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS The Mt. Tacoma SAME post is now accepting nomination packets for the Member of the Year and Student Member of the Year for The Awards Program recognizes individuals who have made a valuable contribution to the Mt. Tacoma Post and the profession over the past year(s). We would like to congratulate last year s winner below and encourage nominations of worthy candidates for Sustaining Firm of the Year: None (Now discontinued) 2013 Member of the Year: None 2013 President s Award: Jeff Feeney Nominating Process The eligibility criteria for each award are outlined below. There is no format for either award or nomination. The Member Award requires a third party nomination with two post member letters of endorsement. The Student Member of the Year Award requires a letter of nomination from the Student Chapter Faculty Adviser at St. Martin s University, and an endorsement form the Post s Student Chapter Liaison. The President s Award recipient is determined strictly at the Post President s discretion, and typically recognizes exceptional contributions by a Post Board Member. Electronic.PDF submittals for both awards shall be submitted to Erik Prestegaard at Erikp@helixdesigngroup.net no later than Friday, December 12. Selection will be made by the Awards Committee. The winners will be announced and the awards will be presented at the January meeting. Winners for each award will also be recognized in the newsletter. Eligibility Criteria: Member of the Year: In recognition of an individual (Individual Member of Sustaining Member representative) who has consistently provided exceptional support to SAME and the Mt. Tacoma Post; provided valuable contributions through his/her active participation in support of Post activities; and has shown exceptional leadership and contributions to his/her chosen field within the engineering, architecture and construction professions. Student Member of the Year In recognition of an individual who has shown exceptional support for the Student Chapter, and academic excellence in the field of engineering Nationally, the SAME awards program includes awards presented to SAME member organizations and individuals and to individuals representing the uniformed services. Nominations for awards are typically due around the end of January of each year, and a vast majority of the awards are presented during a special honors luncheon at the Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo, held each spring. To view a list of the awards, nomination guidelines for each and tips for nominating an individual or organization, visit the SAME Awards & Recognition Programs page at

4 First VP VACANT Past President Lt Col Mike Moran VP Individual Members Maj Rob Dion VP Sustaining Members Dave Newkirk VP Young Members 1LT Paul Jackson 1LT Paul Winfield US ARMY 555th Engineer Brigade Commander, COL Holman SAME LIAISON Mount Tacoma Post Board Members President Chuck Markham Secretary Bill Fierst Treasurer Janna Peters Assistant Treasurer Kim Doyle Program Co-Chair Mike Cozart Program Co-Chair Maj Rob Dion John Haddick Roy Cutler Erik Prestegaard Newsletter Dave Newkirk Education Chair Student Chapter Mentor Jeff Feeney Local Military Engineering Contacts 14 EN BN Commander, LTC Douglas Brown SAME LIAISON, MAJ Mike Funches AIR FORCE RESERVES. 446 Civil Engineer Squadron Commander: Maj Andy Lafrazia, 864th Engineer Battalion Commander, LTC Steven Sattinger SAME LIAISON, MAJ Darren Moniot I Corps G35 Engineer Planner MAJ Matthew Sims matthew.t.sims2.mil@mail.smil.mil ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Construction and Facilities Maintenance Office LTC Adam Iwaszuk adam.m.iwaszuk.mil@mail.mil US AIR FORCE 627 Civil Engineer Squadron Commander, Lt Col Jennifer Phelps Jennifer.phelps@us.af.mil AIR NATIONAL GUARD 248 Civil Engineer Flight Commander, Col Dan Biles SAME LIAISON, Maj John McKinley john.mckinley@ang.af.mil NAVY RESERVE NMCB 18 s Commanding Officer (CO) CAPT John DeBerard, PE, CEC, USN and point of contact is the RSS Supervisor LTJG ERIC FRANKLIN, CEC, USN Phone (253)

5 MOUNT TACOMA POST SUSTAINING MEMBER FIRMS Absher Construction David Evans & Assoc Huitt-Zollars, Inc Pace Engineers The Walsh Group Adolfson & Peterson Construction AHBL Apex Engineering, PLLC BCRA BCE Engineers, Inc Centennial Contractors CH2M Hill Cooper Zietz Engineering EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc ext EHS International Enginuity Systems, Inc GeoEngineers, Inc Hart Crowser, Inc GSI Companies Helios Resources LTD Helix Design Group H. W. Lochner Informed Land Survey Kennedy Jenks Consultants KPFF Consulting Engineers Med-Tox Northwest Meng Analysis MWH ORB Architects Parametrix POWER Engineers PSI Reid Middleton Inc Shannon & Wilson, Inc Siemens Industries. Inc Sitts & Hill Engineers, Inc Spectra Flooring Tatitlek Corp Tunista Welsh Commissioning Group WHH Nisqually Fed W. H. Pacific Your firm can appear in this space! If you would like to become a Sustaining Member of the Mount Tacoma Post, please contact Dave Newkirk at or dnewkirk@ bcradesign.com

6 Emergency Preparedness and Infrastructure Resilience The mission of the Society of American Military engineers is To promote and facilitate engineering support for national security by developing and enhancing relationships and competencies among uniformed services, public and private sector engineers, and related professionals. One key avenue for the society to accomplish that mission is to make the expertise and capabilities of our members readily available to government agencies responsible for response to natural and man made disasters. To accomplish that end the Mt. Tacoma and Seattle Posts established a Readiness and Homeland Security Committee. The planning document used by the committee to accomplish it s mission is the Fast Start Plan. The purpose of the Fast Start Plan is to identify and promote SAME s local emergency response capabilities for natural and man-made disasters in our local area. Historically, large-scale response to emergencies has been a partnership between government and private industry. The full support potential of the A/E and construction industry in the Puget Sound area can only be reached when the Government s emergency managers and the executives of the member companies are aware of each other s requirements and capabilities. The Fast Start Plan provides this information. The committee needs to know if you or your firm will be available to respond with your resources in the event of a disaster. The key questions are: (1) what capabilities do you offer to emergency managers in the early stages of disaster response and (2) how responsive can you be given that a regional event, such as an earthquake, may damage your facilities including employees homes. Any member firm that would like to participate as a listed available resource to government emergency management agencies should contact the Mt. Tacoma or Seattle Post Co-Chair of the Emergency Preparedness and Infrastructure Resilience Committee. In addition, any individual member who would like to work with the Committee is encouraged to contact one of the same committee co-chairs. If you have any questions about this effort please contact: John Haddick (Mount Tacoma Post) Readiness Committee Co-Chairman at jehaddick@msn.com / (253) or Pam Cobley (Seattle Post) Readiness Committee Co-Chair, at pcobley@rothhill.com / (425) CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS December 11th Mount Tacoma Post monthly meeting at Eagles Pride Golf Course off I-5 exit 116. December 19th Monthly Board meeting, 0700 Elmer s Restaurant in Tacoma. January 21st Joint meeting with Seattle SAME. Meet the Agencies. Holiday Inn Seatac. January 24th Monthly Board meeting, 0700 Elmer s Restaurant in Tacoma.