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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 🔗 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.

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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.

 

 

  • March

    Col. Christopher Patrick, Commander, 27th Special Operations Medical Group, cuts the ribbon officially opening the new medical/dental clinic, Feb. 23, 2018.

    Ribbon Cut on New Medical and Dental Clinic at Cannon Air Force Base

    District representatives joined those who attended the ribbon cutting ceremony on a new medical/dental clinic at Cannon Air Force Base, Feb. 23, 2018.
  • An unidentified volunteer fills sandbags using a gravity fed machine during levee safety training conducted in North Kansas City, Mo., May 24, 2017.

    Collaborative relationships critical to levee safety

    Important to communities because of the benefits they provide, levee systems are part of our nation’s landscape. For example, more than ten million people live or work behind levees in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Program. Located behind these levees nationwide are more than one trillion dollars of public and private property. In the Kansas City District, Geoffrey Henggeler serves as our levee safety program manager. “Levee safety is a shared responsibility. No single entity has all of the tools or resources to deal with levee and flood risk management issues. It takes a team effort between the levee owner, the Corps of Engineers and other stakeholders, including emergency management officials, local community leaders, and other local, state and federal agencies,” said Henggeler.
  • Tisza River Basin. Source: International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River.

    Shared Vision Planning Pilot Study in Tisza River Basin

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.   At the request of the U.S. Embassy in Hungary, a team of subject matter
  • The LEED Silver certification of this battalion headquarters complex, a first in United States Forces Korea and Far East District history, was attained on Jan. 21, 2018

    Engineers at Far East District make history on construction project

    A Battalion headquarters complex construction project at Camp Humphreys, Korea, designed and
  • Ravenna Restoration

    Camp Ravenna burning grounds repurposed for training ranges

    The Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant Environmental Restoration Team has earned high honors from the