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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.

 

 

  • April

    Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District team and their families recite the Pledge of Allegiance before the 2012 Engineer Day Celebration held in Phoenix at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park April 6. The Arizona-Nevada Area Office holds the celebration earlier than the official June timeframe in order to allow for more participation before the Arizona summer sets in.

    Arizona-Nevada team members enjoy Engineer Day

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District Arizona-Nevada Area Office held its annual Engineer Day Celebration April 6 at the McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Phoenix.

  • Top Michigan construction firms, Army Corps of Engineers bring Army's 'greenest' lab to life

    When the Army officially opens the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory April 11, more than 300 of the nation's top government, industry and academic leaders will tour a unique lab that is not only the cornerstone of the Army's next-generation of power and energy initiatives but also the Army's most environmentally conscious laboratory.
  • FOLSOM, Calif. --(From left) Jason Walsh and Sue Fox, safety specialists; and Dan Williams, safety officer from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District, prepare to award certificates of completion for the yearly fire extinguisher safety training here, April 7, 2012. The training, mandated by Occupational Safety and Health Administration and conducted by the district's safety office, included a video presentation, group discussion, followed by a timed live-fire exercise.

    How small businesses 'brush up' on safety skills

    A safety plan basically identifies four basic elements: the task, the hazards associated with the task, the corrective action necessary to mitigate those hazards, and what kind of training may be required to fulfill those corrective actions.

  • Corps of Engineers turns over UNP district headquarters in Gozara, Herat

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South turned over a district headquarters to the Afghan Uniformed Police in Gozara, on the outskirts of Herat City.
  • A contract employee repositions the vapor collection line during source area treatment operations at the former Offut Air Force Base. The bit of the large diameter auger is visible below the off-gas collection hood, in the center of the photo.

    Deep soil mixing with steam injection cleans up soils

    A team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District successfully used an innovative method of deep soil mixing to remediate an area contaminated by trichloroethylene at an Atlas missile site on the former Offutt Air Force Base near Arlington, Neb.