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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.

  • July

    Norfolk City Manager Doug Smith and Col. Patrick Kinsman, commander of Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, sign the Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management design agreement at the Waterfield Building on Fort Norfolk, Virginia, June 28, 2019.

    Leaders sign Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management design agreement

    NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management project just got another boost from city officials and Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Col. Patrick Kinsman, district commander, and City Manager Doug Smith signed the design agreement Friday, clearing a path for the Army and Norfolk to share costs in funding and developing full designs for the first construction feature.
  • Army personnel building an observation platform in the Middle East using a materials list provided by the Joint Construction Management System (JCMS) database. The JCMS provides lists of materials, construction cost, labor estimates and standards. Army Facilities Component Systems ensure the JCMS remains up to date and can support theater combatant commands and service component commands with construction planning.

    District Provides Utilities Expertise for Contingency Planning

    The Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) is known for providing engineering, construction and support services throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility. For most of its nearly 70 year history, the district has focused on large scale foreign military sales and U.S. military construction projects in the Middle East. Over the past several years however, TAM has developed several specialized capabilities designed to provide more flexibility and better respond to contingency construction environments. One of the most recent developments was TAM’s standing up its own Army Facilities Component Systems (AFCS) branch.
  • ​Captain Andrew Williams represented the Huntington District at the Partnership Agreement signing for waste water system improvements for the Village of Cadiz, Ohio.

    Cadiz Partnership Agreement Signing

    Captain Andrew Williams represented the Huntington District at the Partnership Agreement signing for waste water system improvements for the Village of Cadiz, Ohio.

  • June

    Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, passes the Corps of Engineers flag to Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal as he took command of the Nashville District during a change of command ceremony June 28, 2019 at the Tennessee National Guard Armory in Nashville, Tenn. (USACE photo by Mark Rankin)

    Avichal becomes 66th commander of Nashville District

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 28, 2019) – Lt. Col. Sonny B. Avichal took command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District today during a change of command ceremony at the Tennessee National Guard Armory. He becomes the 66th commander of the “twin rivers” district, commonly referred to as the jewel of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division.

  • LTC John D. Cunningham Assumes Command of San Francisco District

    SAUSALITO -- Leadership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco District changed today when LTC John D. Cunningham was sworn in as the district's 56th commander. At a military ceremony at the Bay Model Visitor Center here, LTC Travis J. Rayfield relinquished command of the district he has led since 2017. Cunningham assumed command after having most recently served as deputy commander of the Portland, Oregon district. He received his U.S. Army commission in 2002 and has served in leadership and staff positions in Iraq, Afghanistan, the Republic of Korea and multiple locations in the United States.