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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.

 

 

  • January

    Contractors working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers move stone that is being delivered to the Sea Gate work site in Brooklyn January 21, 2015. The work at Sea Gate is an improvement upon the larger Coney Island Coastal Storm Risk Management Project and involves the construction of four stone T-groins, a stone spur on the West 37th Street Groin and reinforcement of the Norton Point Dike and the West 37th Street Groin. The project also includes the placement of roughly 125,000 cubic yards of sand, which will take place later in construction.

    Work is underway at Sea Gate project in Brooklyn

    Work is underway on the long-awaited Army Corps of Engineers project to construct T-groins and place sand in the community of Sea Gate west of the West 37th Street Groin in Coney Island.
  • Sheryl Townsend is a natural resource specialist at the Tenkiller Ferry Lake Project Office. She has been with the Tulsa District more than 20 years.

    Employee Spotlight: Sheryl Townsend

    Sheryl Townsend is a natural resource specialist at the Tenkiller Ferry Lake Project Office. Sheryl

  • Obama Administration announces next steps in the Build America Initiative

    Creating new infrastructure to generate economic growth, create jobs and expand opportunity is critical to the American economy. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working with other federal agencies through President Obama’s Build America Initiative to increase investment in critical infrastructure by forming partnerships between federal, state and local governments and the private sector.
  • Coast Guard Sector Commmander Capt. Jennifer Williams (2nd from right)hosts (from left) South Pacific Division Commander Brig. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Kimberly Colloton for a waterborne tour of the Port of Long Beach and an inspection of repair work on its middle breakwater during the general's Jan. 15 visit to the port.

    Chief visits Port of Long Beach

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, visited the Port of Long Beach Jan. 15 to discuss interagency relationships and coordination with the port and the city
  • Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander, Col. Richard A. Pratt, presents the de Fleury Medal to Lori Hunninghake for her contributions to the Corps of Engineers.

    Stakeholder relations manager presented with de Fleury

    TULSA - Col. Richard A. Pratt, commander, Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, recognized