Home / About / Transatlantic Afghanistan District (Update) / Media / Stories

HotInfo

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.

 

 

  • December

    Vicksburg’s fire, law enforcement and emergency management officials showed their appreciation to the ERDC Alumni Association for their donations. Pictured (left to right) are Vicksburg Fire Depart Chief Trey Martin and Associate Chief Courtney Reed; Vicksburg Police Department Officer Michael Battle, Deputy Chief Tommy Curtis and Chief Larry Burns; Warren County Emergency Management Director John Elfer; Warren County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Bobby Stewart; and ERDC Alumni Association member Ernie Smith.

    ERDC Alumni Association donates “comfort critters” to Vicksburg first responders

    Retirees from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) kicked off the holiday season by serving the community’s law enforcement and emergency agencies. As part of their annual Christmas party on Dec. 19, the ERDC Alumni Association hosted a luncheon, serving gumbo and presenting stuffed animals – known as “comfort critters”— to local agencies.
  • Director of Programs and Deputy Engineer of the South Pacific Border Task Force Greg Hegge monitors border barrier installation progress at the BMGR-1 project site Nov. 17 near Yuma, Arizona. USACE is replacing permanent border barriers along the southern border of the U.S. at the direction of the U.S. Army by the Secretary of War, in response to the presidential national emergency declaration dated Jan. 20, 2025, authorizing the use of Section 2803 of Title 10, U.S. Code.

    Senior Leaders tour border barrier project

    Senior U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Joint Task Force Southern Border leaders toured progress on a border barrier installation at the Barry M. Goldwater Range 1 project site Nov. 17 near Yuma.
  • seawall, engineering students

    USACE Partners with NYU Graduate Students on USMMA Seawall Rehabilitation Project

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, has partnered with New York University Tandon School of Engineering to provide graduate students with real-world project management experience through the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy’s (USMMA) Seawall Rehabilitation Project, one of the Academy’s highest-priority infrastructure initiatives.
  • From left, Gila River Indian Community Councilman Joseph Manuel Jr., joins Tribal Governor Stephen Roe Lewis and Los Angeles District Commander Col. Andrew Baker to cut a ribbon celebrating the completion of the solar-over-canal project during a ceremony Dec. 11 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.

    District celebrates completion of solar-over-canal project at Gila River Indian Community

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, in partnership with the Gila River Indian Community, celebrated the completion of the district’s first solar-over-canal project during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 11 at the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona.
  • Sam Knapp, Buffalo District Regulator

    Coming Full Circle: Buffalo District Biologist Sam Knapp Builds a Career Rooted in Restoration

    There are moments when life and work come full circle. For Sam Knapp, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, that moment has already arrived early in her career. Sam, a native of Suffield, Ohio, and graduate of the University of Akron, has been connected to the Buffalo District since 2021—first through interagency work as an intern, and now as a full-time biologist with the Regulatory team in the Stow, Ohio, field office.