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COMKAF floods engineers with commendations

by Mark Abueg
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Nov. 12, 2010) – Eight
members of the 579th Engineer Detachment (FEST-M) received
the Commander of Kandahar Airfield (COMKAF)
Commendation during a private ceremony held last night in
Afghanistan.

Air Commodore Gordon Moulds, COMKAF, presented the

award to the deployed FEST-M members for their hard work
and dedication towards a technical engineering project
completed for Kandahar Airfield.

According to the award citation, each individual researched and

contributed to a technical report, which aims to prevent large
areas of the airfield being lost to catastrophic flooding during the
winter.
The FEST-M members’ dedication and professionalism
provided the technical basis for major engineering work to take
place at KAF during this fall in coordination with KAF’s Storm
Water Control Structures.
Air Commodore Gordon Moulds, right, commander of Kandahar
Airfield (COMKAF), thanks members of the 579th Engineer
Detachment (FEST-M) for their hard work and dedication in
support of technical design work to prevent large areas of
Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan being lost to catastrophic
flooding. (Photo by Mark Abueg)

Among the awardees were the following FEST-M teammates:

 Col. Richard Dean, Commander

 Maj. Ronnie Davis, Operations Officer
 Capt. Christopher Ericson, Assistant Operations Officer
 M. Javed Ahmed, Highway Engineer
 Purvis Eldridge, Civil Engineer
 Danny McLaughlin, Civil Engineer
 Alfonso Santa, Architect
 Samuel Stacy, Public Works Engineer

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS – 579TH ENGINEER DETACHMENT (FEST-M)

Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
E-mail: 579festmpao@usace.army.mil
www.mvd.usace.army.mil/579festm