16The Military Engineer l November-December l 2009 date he will be promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral (Lower Half). Rear Adm. Richard Barror, Ph.D., P.E., USPHS, the current USPHS Chief Engineer, is retir- ing from active duty. Doug Sawyer was named VP, San Bernardino, Calif., of- ?ce, Parsons Brinckerhoff. John Paul Woodley Jr. was named Consulting Director, Advantus Strategies. Col. Keith Yaktus, P.E., USAF (Ret.), was named Di- rector of Operations, TEAM Integrated Engineering Inc. The following SAME Members were selected as Mission Support Group Command candidates by the Air Force Command Screening Board: Lt. Col. Douglas Hammer, USAF Col. Russell Hula, USAF Lt. Col. Gregory Rosenmerkel, USAF Lt. Col. Brian Duffy, USAF Lt. Col. Edwin Oshiba, USAF Col. Richard Houghton, USAF Lt. Col. Deborah McMurtrey, USAF Lt. Col. James Hodges, P.E., F.SAME, USAF Lt. Col. Roy Alan Agustin, F.SAME, USAF Awards, Acquisitions and Recognition AMEC was among ?ve companies to be selected by the U.S. Navy for up to $350 million in repair and moderniza- tion projects involving petroleum, oil and lubricant facilities worldwide. BAE Systems and Rock Island Arse- nal, Ill., have established a manufactur- ing center designed to produce com- posite armor for a variety of customers in the public and private sectors. Bhate Environmental Assoc. was awarded a $60 million, full-and-open award for demolition in the northeast region under the Facility Reduction Program, administered by the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, Ala. Centennial Contractors Enterprises has been awarded a Job Order Contract by the Indian Health Service to perform work in Oklahoma, Arizona, Nevada and Utah. Kleinfelder is one of six ?rms awarded a dam safety contract with the U.S. Department of Agricultures Natu- ral Resources Conservation Service. The combined total value of the contracts is a maximum $60 million and is funded in part by the Recovery Act. NAVFAC awarded Lockheed Martin an $8 million contract to further develop Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion technology, which leverages the tem- perature difference between warmer water at the oceans surface and colder water below to produce renewable and reliable power. MACTEC has been awarded a $3.8 million Air Force contract to conduct facility condition assessments at 10 bases worldwide. Government & Industry News (continued) Harness the power of the ARCADIS/Malcolm Pirnie merger. From flood risk management to environmental and guaranteed remediation through facility design-build and munitions cleanup, the combined team offers innovative services and business solutions tailored to DoD challenges. With more than 200 years of collective experience and a global knowledge network of 15,000 professionals, weve got what it takes to deliver—right here, right now. Imagine the result www.arcadis-us.com Sustainable, Life-cycle Solutions Energy-efficient Designs Water. A new era has begun. Sawyer Yaktus