Asbery will command an organization of about 330 engineers, scientists and support staff serving the Pacific Region, including Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Kwajalein.
Honolulu District is responsible for major military design and construction, civil works, international and interagency support, real estate services to the Army and Air Force, regulatory work, environmental services and emergency management. The District’s current active program is valued at about $2 billion.
Asbery most recently served as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General, Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Asbery deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also deployed to the Mississippi Coast in support of Hurricane Katrina disaster relief efforts in 2005 as a Forward Engineer Support Team leader.
Asbery replaces commander Lt. Col. Douglas B. Guttormsen who is going to be the Division Engineer for the 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
Guttormsen will be the Division Engineer for the 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Guttormsen’s accomplishments in his career include leading the District in executing all mission requirements: military construction (MILCON), civil works, international and interagency services, real estate, regulatory, environmental services and emergency management support.
(Photos courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers )
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