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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.

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

    Silver Jackets - Many Agencies, One Solution

    Silver Jackets working to communicate risks

    “We’re connecting the dots. I love being part of a team which brings people together and contributes little parts to make a whole project,” said Brian Rast, Kansas City District Lead Silver Jackets Coordinator for Kansas and Missouri. Through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Institute for Water Resources, program funding is provided to Corps of Engineers districts enabling them to partner with agencies in reducing risks from natural hazards. This program is called Silver Jackets.
  • Lt. Col. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, welcomes Corps employees and state emergency managers present for a water management tabletop exercise Feb. 27, 2018 at the district headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Nashville District holds high water tabletop exercise

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2018) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District Crisis Management Team held a water management tabletop exercise today to walk through a simulated high-water event within the Cumberland River Basin in Middle Tennessee.
  • Lisa Morris, environmental engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Regulatory Division, is the employee of the month for January 2018. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

    Morris named Nashville District Employee of the Month for January 2018

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2017) – Lisa Morris, environmental engineer at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Regulatory Division, is the employee of the month for January 2018.
  • Retired former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Chief Joseph Foley tours the Eisenhower and Snell Navigation Locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Aug. 2017.

    USACE Buffalo District engineer visits his project after more than 30 years in retirement

    Retired former U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Design Chief Joseph Foley tours the Eisenhower and Snell Navigation Locks on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Aug. 2017.
  • Tracy Vanhee (right), Portland District materials handler for the Rogue River Project:

    Portland District supports disaster relief efforts

    About 125 Portland District team members have volunteered to deploy in support of disaster relief efforts since August 2017. Most have gone to Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist their fellow citizens in the aftermath of hurricanes Maria and Irma. And some of them have deployed twice or extended their deployments because of their dedication to the mission.