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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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    Cold Regions Lab Helps NASA Put “The Moon” Within Reach

    June 9, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188Hanover, N.H. — The National Aeronautics and

  • Outlook for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Hydropower Program Published

    ALEXANDRIA, VA—June 4, 2011. IWR has published “Outlook for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Tak, Hyo-jun, an 18-year-old high school student from Busan enjoys pizza at an event on U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan. Tak spent a week with Brenda Dunwoody, Legal Technician at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Far East District Office of Counsel, and her family during the U.S. Forces Korea Good Neighbor Program English Camp May 15-21. (Photo by Patrick Bray)

    Far East District Employee shares home with Korean student

    SEOUL, Republic of Korea — The U.S. Forces Korea Good Neighbor Program English Camp was held May
  • April Smith, president of Mitchell Creek Marina in Allons, Tenn., comments at the end of a "Clean Marina" dedication ceremony June 3, 2011. Her father and owner of the marina, Doug Smith, stands at her side. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Mitchell Creek Marina achieves 'Clean Marina' status

    Allons, Tenn. (June 3, 2011) – Mitchell Creek Marina here on Dale Hollow Lake raised the “Clean Marina” flag today during a dedication ceremony recognizing the marina’s voluntary efforts to reduce water pollution and erosion in the Cumberland River watershed, and for promoting environmentally responsible marina and boating practices.

  • Temple tours Lake Barkley and flooded areas in Kentucky

    KUTTAWA, Ky. (June 2, 2011) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District Commander, Lt. Col. Anthony Mitchell welcomed the (acting) U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, Maj. Gen Merdith W. B. (Bo) Temple to Kentucky for a tour of the Lock, the Lake Barkley Dam and Power plant, the town of Smithland and various flood protection barriers, structures and pumping stations along the levees in Paducah, Ky. Temple also took the opportunity to observe firsthand the progress that the Nashville District is making on several major projects at the Kentucky Lock.