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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.

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.

 

 

  • December

    MED Continues Support to Balkans with USC II

    When President Bill Clinton ordered 20,000 U.S. troops to Bosnia-Herzegovina in December 1995, U.S. Army Europe turned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide services through an existing contract managed by the Middle East District's predecessor. Soldiers received their life support – food, water, laundry and sanitation – and transportation and maintenance services through that contract, allowing them to focus on their peacekeeping mission.

  • CERL Staff Administrator Honored for Deployment

    June Hansen, staff administrator with ERDC Construction Engineering Research Laboratory's (CERL) Management Integration Office, received the Commander's Award for Civilian Service. She was recognized for exceptionally meritorious service as the administrative officer for the Kabul Area Office, Afghanistan Engineer District-North, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from May to October 2011.

  • CRREL's "Yeti" marks 100th anniversary of South Pole with new first

    ERDC Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) Polar Researchers Dr. Jim Lever and Lynette Barna believe their Dartmouth College-partnered "Yeti" team has become the first to successfully operate an autonomous vehicle at the South Pole.

  • First-ever public blast protection standard features GSL expertise

    Under the leadership of ERDC Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory's (GSL) Dr. Paul Mlakar, ERDC expertise has greatly contributed to the American Society of Civil Engineers' publication, "ASCE Blast Protection of Buildings Standard," the long-awaited guidebook released in September.

  • TEC's Tischler Receives NSF Antarctica Service Medal

    ERDC-TEC Physical Scientist Michael Tischler describes his assignment as a member of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) South Pole Traverse team as "challenging, rigorous, difficult and interesting." His participation as the Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) operator and analyst earned him the Antarctica Service Medal.