Vol 26, No 4

Presentation Synopsis: SSG Lintonen's presentation will consist of the engineer mission of transitioning an entire Forward Operating Base (FOB) to Iraqi control and the way ahead for the operation. Involved in this operation are the Iraqi correctional internment facility, combat support hospital, Camp Stryker motor pool operation, life support areas for Iraqi corrections officers as well as American Soldiers, Joint interrogation and debriefing centers. He will cover all of the missions that his unit operated as the FOB engineer section including these operations as well water supply and wastewater removal, prime power conversion from generator created power, and force protection; as well as all of the vital life, health and safety functions we improved.

He is proud to say that his unit improved the quality of life for all soldiers, civilians, and Iraqis. The motto of the Civil Engineer -- We make a difference, We build the quality of life!

No-PDH for the technical presentation.

Presenter Bios: SSG Brian R. Lintonen is the Minneapolis-St. Paul Post's representative to SAME's NCO Council; during the past year he has served overseas in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is a member of the Wisconsin Army National Guard - 724th Engineer Battalion - 829th Engineer Company Det 2. While in Iraq he was member of the 1-105th Cavalry HHT (RS), 32nd Infantry Brigade, FOB Cropper Engineer NCO, Operation Iraqi Freedom '09-'10. He has seven years active duty; serving three years in the 43rd Area Support Group - 60th Ordnance Company - Ft. Carson CO, and serving three years in the 101st Airborne Division - 326th Engineer Battalion - Ft. Campbell KY. This coming May he will report to Ft. Leonard Wood MO for his final phase of Engineer Basic Non-Commissioned Officer Course. He is also working on his packet for Engineer Warrant Officer.

Meeting Location: Fort Snelling Officer's Club near Post Road. See map at: http://www.same-msp.org/_images/934thOfficersClub.jpg

Meeting Agenda: Social time and lunch (if you so desire) will be from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM in the dining room of the Officers Club. Post Meeting and Presentation will be from 12:30 PM to about 1:10 PM in the ballroom of the Officers Club.

Luncheon Menu, Cost, and RSVP Info: The Club’s cafeteria-style lunches are typically $10.00 or less; people who partake in the cafeteria-style lunch will pay the Officers Club directly. If you come only for the presentations, there is no charge.

Please RSVP with your intent to either partake in the cafeteria-style lunch or to come for the presentation only; this will help the Officers Club staff to ensure that an adequate amount of food is prepared. Either leave a voice mail message with Jim Mosner at 651-290-5512, or click the RSVP button in the left-hand column, or send an email message to james.b.mosner@usace.army.mil

Highlights of the March Meeting

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MnASCE President Brent Theroux (l) and SAME-MSP President Steve Alm (r) thank Matt Clark of Baird & Associates (c) for his extremely interesting presentation about the engineering challenges they faced in planning, designing, and construction of a new $145 million port for the island country of Madagascar. The port will facilitate the exporting of mining products such as ilmenite, which is used commonly throughout the world for industrial production of paints, coatings and plastics. Matt also discussed the challenges that they faced regarding the bidding procedures and the environmental impact requirements that had to be met.

This meeting was a joint meeting with the Minnesota Chapter of ASCE. We had a great attendance of nearly 70 guests. Thanks for the great turnout!

Young Member Event - Summit Brewery Tour

SAME/SWE Joint Event

Summit Beer Join your fellow SAME members as well as members of the local chapter of the Society of Women Engineers for a Summit Brewery tour. This event will be on Saturday, May 1st at 10:30 AM. Following the tour, everyone is invited to lunch at Famous Dave's on West 7th Street. The brewery tour is free, but lunch is on your own dime.

Where else can you do some professional networking, have all of your beer brewing questions answered, and get free beer samples?

There are only 20 spots available to SAME members, so please RSVP to Rachel Pichelmann at rpichelmann@sehinc.com. Driving directions are available on the Summit website at http://www.summitbrewing.com/data/pdf/Summit_Directions.pdf.

Nominations for Post Officers and Volunteers for Committee Chairs

It's that time of year again, when we put out the call for a few dedicated Post members who would like to volunteer to help guide and administratively run the Post. Without the help of the dozen or so people that help out, mostly behind the scenes, our Post would not be the high quality Post that it is. Our goal always has been to bring into the leadership roles a few new people each year so that we can avoid having too large of a turnover in any one particular year.

The roles that we are looking for volunteers are:

Vice President (typically a past Director), a one-year position that typically leads to the role of President.
Director at Large (two positions to be filled), a two-year position. Typically one Director comes from the Sustaining Member group of members and one Director comes from the Individual or Public Agency group of members.
Several Special Directors for focus-areas as Young Members Activities, Fellows-Mentoring Activities, and NCO Activities.
Young Member Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Technical Programs Coordinator. People who fill this role usually do so for a period of one to three years (two years is the typical tenure).
Webmaster and Newsletter Editor

If you are interested in helping the Post continue its excellent track record for providing meaningful activities and value for its members, we would be interested in hearing from you. Please contact Past Post President Mark Angelo at mangelo@sehinc.com or 651-490-2193 prior to May 21st.

Mark the Dated for the 25th Annual Golf Tourney

The date of this year's 25th Annual Education and Mentoring Fund Golf Tournament will be Thursday, July 22nd at Oak Marsh Golf Course. Please mark your calendars and start rounding up a foursome. More information regarding cost and contact info will be provided next month. In the mean time, if you would like to help us with this event, please contact Tim Thoreen at 651-365-8512 or tthoreen@ch2m.com .

11th Annual Small Business Procurement Fair
at the Earle Brown Center in Brooklyn Center

Small businesses interested in doing business with government agencies and prime contractors are encouraged to attend this Trade Fair.

Coupling education with marketing strategies, this event will provide small businesses an opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 50 Federal, State and local departments, commercial/prime contractors, and nonprofit organizations; access available technical assistance; and learn about upcoming contracts.

The 2009 SADBOC Government Procurement Fair is sponsored by the Federal Executive Board’s Small and Disadvantaged Business Opportunity Council, in cooperation with PTAC and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Pre-registration is required for free admittance. On-site registrations will also be accepted for $10.

To register, contact Christina Nebel-Dickerson at 320-202-6496 or cnebel@meda.net or Register Online at http://mnptac.ecenterdirect.com/Conferences.

AGENDA:
8:30 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Trade Fair
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Workshops
12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Matchmaking
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	PTAC Awards Reception

	Society of American Military Engineers

	Minneapolis-Saint Paul Post

Vol 26, No 4

April 2010

Next Meeting Presentation

Wednesday, 28 April 2010

Operation Iraqi Freedom: Transitioning a Forward Operating Base to the Iraqis