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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.

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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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  • July

    US partners deliver upgraded school in Albania

    KUCOVE, Albania – U.S. and Albanian leaders joined students, faculty and parents June 11 to celebrate the reopening of a local school here. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District managed a $575,000 renovation in support of U.S. Embassy Tirana’s Office of Defense Cooperation and U.S. European Command’s humanitarian-assistance program.
  • Park Ranger Phillip Sliger poses with a group of kids wearing their life jackets at Defeated Creek Park Day Use Area at Cordell Hull Lake July 9, 2015. They all received vouchers good for a free ice cream treat or smoothie courtesy of the McDonalds in Gordonsville, Tenn.

    Sweet partnership with McDonalds treats kids who play it safe

    DEFEATED, Tenn. (July 14, 2015) – When park rangers witness young people practicing good safety at Cordell Hull Lake this summer, they might just reward them for their efforts thanks to a sweet partnership with McDonalds.
  • Chris Martin, new resident engineer at the Kunsan resident office, at his desk on Kunsan Air Base.

    New Kunsan resident engineer relishes his new role

    The new resident engineer at the Kunsan resident office brings a wealth of experience and a team

  • Huntington District Changes Command

    On Friday, July 12, 2015, at the Huntington City Hall Auditorium, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District conducted a change of command ceremony. Col. Leon Parrott transferred command of the District to Col. Philip Secrist. The ceremony was presided over by Brig. Gen. Richard Kaiser, Commanding General of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
  • This sand family was discovered during a beach patrol by summer ranger, Ethan Speicher, at Big Hill Lake in Cherryvale, Kansas, July 11. The works were created by Jereme Glenn, with the help of his family earlier that day.

    Body sculptures on Big Hill Lake generate social media buzz

    TULSA — While patrolling the beach at Mound Valley Park on Big Hill Lake in Cherryvale, Kansas, July