defenceWeb Written by US Army - 205 The US Army Corps of Engineers recently established a permanent presence on the ground in Africa to oversee key US Africa Command (AFRICOM) projects. Europe District manages construction in both Europe and Africa and recently relocated a project engineer to Nigeria on a permanent basis to primarily support the construction of new facilities for the A-29 Super Tucano wing at Kainji Airbase. Project engineer Adewale Adelakun began setting up his office in November 2020 and is now fully in place. “To be there on the continent is a huge step forward in order to deliver high quality construction to our stakeholders,” Adelakun said.