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A NEW CHAPTER: Transatlantic Division transfers mission to Southwestern Division For continued updates on our mission, please visit The Southwestern Division's official website at đź”— https://www.swd.usace.army.mil/

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division serves as USACE’s tip of the spear in one of the most dynamic construction environments in the world, STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS, BUILDING CAPACITY, and ENHANCING SECURITY for our nation, allies, and partners. 

We SAFELY deliver agile, responsive, and innovative, design, construction, engineering and contingency solutions in support of U.S. Central Command, U.S. Special Operations Command and other global partners to advance national security interests.

Announcements

LAPSE IN DoW APPROPRIATIONS - Friday, October 3, 2025

The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.

 

A NEW CHAPTER: - Tuesday, August 5, 2025

On August 5, 2025, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officially realigned mission oversight of USACE operations in support of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command from the Transatlantic Division to the Southwestern Division. This transition ensures continued, focused support to U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command across the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the Levant. Both the Middle East District and the Transatlantic Expeditionary District remain fully operational and continue delivering engineering solutions that support regional stability and operational readiness. This is a new chapter, not a new identity. The mission – and the USACE legacy – continues.

 

 

  • February

    South Pacific Division employees are led on a site tour by Dave Kopecky, a resident engineer on the Louisville VA Medical Center project, to get a hands-on look at the work taking place on the project Feb. 13, 2025.

    Louisville VA Medical Center Team shares contingency management strategies, sets new standard for VA construction

    The work on the new Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center has provided the project team
  • Two of the 17 total eagles spotted during the Abiquiu Lake eagle watch, Jan. 11, 2025.

    Volunteers spot 80 eagles at five USACE lakes during eagle watch surveys in January

    More than 110 volunteers joined Albuquerque District staff at five of their lakes – Abiquiu, Cochiti, and Santa Rosa lakes in New Mexico, and Trinidad Lake and John Martin Reservoir in Colorado – for midwinter eagle surveys in January 2025.
  • This photo is of a portion of the La Joya Acequia. It was taken in January 2025 while construction was underway.

    Restoration work started on La Joya Acequia

    The Albuquerque District’s Acequia Restoration and Rehabilitation program successfully negotiated and awarded a construction contract for project work to support the La Joya Acequia.
  • Men in the United States Air Force stand on the wings of a B-52 aircraft

    ERDC helps breathe new life into Boeing B-52 aircraft

    VICKSBURG, Miss. – In an effort to enhance acquisition programs for all branches of the U.S. military, a team of engineers and technical experts from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have developed a cloud-based digital engineering environment that includes specific hardware, a variety of design tools and access to high-performance computing. This technology was put to use when the ERDC’s Information Technology Lab (ITL) was asked to help the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) accomplish their tasks for the B-52H Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP) – a modernizing effort to install new Rolls Royce F130 engines onto the 70-year-old B-52 bomber fleet. This update is projected to increase system reliability and significantly reduce current maintenance costs.
  • ERDC's advancements in tribological testing enable real-time observation of material interactions at the interface during friction and wear testing, an especially important capability for materials that are required to hold up to the extreme cold and icy conditions such as the sleds used to deliver fuel bladders to Antarctica’s South Pole Station.

    Revolutionizing Tribology: Real-Time Observation of Material Interactions with the Advanced Tribometer

    The invention titled “Tribometer with Real-Time Observation of Interface Processes,” patented under number 11835444, is a significant advancement in tribological testing. The inventors have developed a tribometer that integrates advanced imaging technologies to enable real-time observation of material interactions at the interface during friction and wear testing, providing critical insights into the performance and behavior of materials under various conditions.