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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.

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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.

 

 

  • November

    Col. John Hurley, center, commander of Huntsville Center, goes over the results of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute Organizational Climate Survey with Angela Morton, right, supervisory equal opportunity officer with the center’s Equal Employment Opportunity Office, Oct. 23, 2017. Sitting with them at the table, from left to right, are Valerie Ward, human resources strategic adviser who managed the results of the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey; Dan Heinzelman, business director; Albert “Chip” Marin III, programs director; and Lt. Col. Hugh Darville, deputy commander.

    Workplace survey results prompt nearly 40 recommendations

    The results of two employee surveys at the U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center pointed out areas where Huntsville Center excels and also identified nearly 40 recommendations for improvements here.
  • Officials dedicated the new Construction Support Building Nov. 20, 2017 at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The three-story, 64,800-square-foot building will provide a combination of office and warehouse space and is the first permanent structure constructed as part of the Uranium Processing Facility project. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Officials dedicate Oak Ridge Construction Support Building

    OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Nov. 20, 2017) – Distinguished officials dedicated the Construction Support Building today at the U.S. Department of Energy Y-12 National Security Complex, the first structure completed in support of the Uranium Processing Facility project.
  • image - Bonny Croco

    Mommy works in the castle

    Anyone who gets email in the Sacramento District should recognize the name Bonny Croco. Anytime there is a problem with the Corps’ financial management system, CEFMS, Croco is the first to sound an email alert. She’s also the go-to resource for folks trying to learn the ins and outs of CEFMS.
  • A contractor trims pine trees before transport to the lumber mill. The timber and agriculture program generates money that is used to fund the natural resource needs of the installation, a good by-product of proper resource management.

    Protecting NASA from wildfires critical role for Mobile District’s forester at Stennis

    One man stands between a potential wildfire and NASA’s largest rocket engine test facility, the John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. That man is Quinn Kelly, a forestry technician with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District Water Management Chief James Hathorn introduces students to the fun side of math and science using a problem-solving game during a visit to a local elementary school earlier this year. Hathorn volunteers in the community regularly as a way to give back for the positive mentorship he received as a child.

    Childhood mentors drive USACE Engineer to “pay it forward”

    As a result of the positive example his mentor’s set for him, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Water Management Chief James Hathorn Jr. has gone out of his way as an adult to return the favor. In his spare time he regularly volunteers with youth sports, the Cub Scouts, his church, various career fairs and local schools. One particular area that he stresses when he spends time with students is the importance of learning science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).