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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.

 

 

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    Dr. Smith

    TEC researcher co-authors Sensors and Transducers article

    ERDC Topographic Engineering Center’s (TEC) Dr. Clint Smith, Fluorescence Spectroscopy Laboratory, recently co-authored an article regarding biosensors and technical expertise in the analysis of biosensor architectural support in Sensors and Transducers, volume 137, issue 2.
  • Shown during the Hurricane Ike response, ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory Electrical Engineer Steve Sweeney, right, and the Tyler County, Texas, judge.

    ERDC Team Member to Help Train USACE Emergency Response Cadre

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) Electrical Engineer Steve Sweeney was recently selected to serve an expanded role as a member of the Local Government Liaison (LGL) cadre, one of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency response teams in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
  • Image source: W.D. Goran presentation, “Climate Change Adaptation Approaches,” May 11, 2001.

    ERDC and NASA host Interagency Climate Change forum

    ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory’s (CERL) William Goran, director, Center for the Advancement of Sustainability Innovations, and Staff Engineer Sam Higuchi, Environmental Management Division, Office of Strategic Infrastructure, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), recently co-chaired a session of the Interagency Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation forum at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
  • Eighth-grade science student Martin explains how he resolved a math word problem presented by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers guest speaker Chadi Wahby during a Viva Technology program at Belvedere Middle School Feb. 9. Viva programs are one-day workshops designed to introduce engineering and science challenges that correlate with the students' studies.

    Corps plants more STEM seeds

    Ninety students participated in the full-day Viva program that included hands-on competitive and educational exercises like the Dream Invention, Rocket Science and the Catapult Launcher, designed to help them understand the connections between their math and science studies and rewarding STEM careers.

  • Personnel Spotlight Joey Behr: Engineer and Inventor

    Since the age of 14, Joey Behr has had an interest in hunting. Now, at 24, he holds a patent for a product that enhances a bow hunter's odds of hitting his target and has another patent pending.