14-051 Vail takes command of Corps’ Walla Walla District

Published July 11, 2014
Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail assumes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, from Northwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. John S. Kem during a change-of-command ceremony held in Walla Walla, Wash., on July 11.

Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail assumes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, from Northwestern Division Commander Brig. Gen. John S. Kem during a change-of-command ceremony held in Walla Walla, Wash., on July 11.

Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail, new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District, talk with his Executive Assistant Jeff Jackson after the change-of-command ceremony,  held in Walla Walla, Wash., on July 11.

Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail, new commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Walla Walla District, talk with his Executive Assistant Jeff Jackson after the change-of-command ceremony, held in Walla Walla, Wash., on July 11.

A color guard from the 864th Engineer Battalion at Fort Lewis, Wash., provides the traditional posting of the colors, an essential element of military change-of-command ceremonies.

A color guard from the 864th Engineer Battalion at Fort Lewis, Wash., provides the traditional posting of the colors, an essential element of military change-of-command ceremonies.

Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail

Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, during a 10 a.m. ceremony held in Walla Walla, today.

Brig. Gen. John S. Kem, commander of the Corps’ Northwestern Division, officiated as Lt. Col. Andrew D. Kelly transferred command to Vail. Kelly served as the district commander for the past two years.

The Walla Walla District, established in 1948, encompasses more than 107,000 square miles in parts of six states – Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah. It is a multi-faceted district responsible for providing hydropower, environmental stewardship, flood risk management and recreation opportunities and  maintaining a navigation channel in the Snake and Columbia rivers.

Vail’s most recent assignment was in the Pentagon’s Office for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, (G-8) in the Force Development Directorate, Full Dimension Protection Division.

For more information about the Walla Walla District and to read Vail’s complete biography, visit our website at www.nww.usace.army.mil.

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