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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 ðŸ”— 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

    USACE ramps up NYC debris removal work

    Sixty large dump trucks are now moving 150,000 cubic yards of debris from New York City to disposal

  • Corps of Engineers restores power to Rockaways public housing

    Power was restored Nov. 6, at the Redfern Housing Complex in Far Rockaway, N.Y. for residents in the
  • Youth hunters, parents, volunteers, and rangers gather for a picture during the Tenkiller Youth Hunt Nov. 2-4.

    Youth deer hunt held at Tenkiller Lake

    The Tenkiller Lake Project Office welcomed parents and youth hunters during its annual controlled youth deer hunt November 2-4.
  • Residents in the Redfern Housing Complex in Far Rockaway, N.Y. had been without power since Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast a week prior. But because of a joint effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other branch components and federal and state partners working through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), power is continuing to be restored in Rockaway and other hard-hit areas throughout New York and New Jersey.

    Corps of Engineers restores power to Rockaways public housing

    BROOKLYN, New York – As the sun set at the Redfern Housing Complex in Far Rockaway, N.Y., Nov. 6, cheers erupted from the windows. Residents in the complex had been without power since Hurricane Sandy devastated the northeast a week prior. But because of a joint effort by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, other branch components and federal and state partners working through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, power is continuing to be restored in Rockaway and other hard-hit areas throughout New York and New Jersey.
  • LEBANON TOWNSHIP, NJ – Ashley Kosmal, a Baltimore District project engineer, monitors a debris removal crew as they cut away fallen trees from power lines in preparation for power crews to begin to restore power to the area in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. (U.S. Army photo/Patrick Bloodgood)

    USACE receives three debris removal missions from FEMA

    BROOKLYN, New York – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued three mission assignments for debris removal in New York and New Jersey to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in response to damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. USACE crews were deployed Nov. 5 to begin clearing storm-damaged areas.