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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.

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.

 

 

  • October

    Bryan Baker, ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, (second from left) receives a Jefferson Cup from the Corps’ Chief of Engineering and Construction, James C. Dalton, Special Assistant for Dam and Levee Safety Eric Halpin (right) and Tammy Conforti, Levee Safety Program Manager (Photo by T. Ferguson, South Atlantic Division)

    ERDC Engineer Recognized at Levee Safety Meeting

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Hydraulic Engineer Bryan Baker was recently recognized for his exemplary support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) Levee Safety Program and the engineering and construction community during the Corps’ Levee Safety Community of Practice meetings in Southbridge, Mass.

  • Research Team Receives Green Innovation Award

    The Department of Defense (DOD) High Performance Computing Modernization Program (HPCMP) was recently recognized by the U.S. Army chief of engineers in the Awards of Excellence program for excellence in sustainability, design and construction.
  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick presents the Sustainability Hero Award to Dr. Ilker Adiguzel, ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory.

    CERL’s Adiguzel Named Corps’ Sustainable Hero

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research (CERL) Director Dr. Ilker Adiguzel recently received the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sustainability Hero Award at the Strategic Leader’s Conference (SLC) in Little, Rock, Ark.
  • Post-crash view of the truck stopped by the improved Modular Protective System Perimeter Wall.

    GSL Is “Smashing” into Soldier Protection

    Car or truck bombs are one of the serious threats our Soldiers face at combat outposts. Suicide attackers can use their vehicles to ram and possibly breach perimeter protective systems to detonate their deadly explosive cargo.
  • Dr. Jeffery P. Holland, ERDC Director

    ERDC Director Receives Alcorn State’s Presidential Citation for Excellence

    ERDC Director Dr. Jeffery Holland recently received the Presidential Citation for Excellence from Alcorn State University (ASU) at the university’s Founders Day Celebration in Lorman, Miss.