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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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  • November

    Formula for winter reservoir management more complicated than it appears

    With the rainy season upon us, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is buckling down to ensure the Central Valley’s reservoirs are ready for whatever the season may or may not bring. While water management is a year-round responsibility, the winter months bring with them especially tough challenges for the Corps in maintaining the delicate balance of flood risk reduction and water supply.
  • Huntington District participated in the Huntington East Middle School Career Day with nearly 600 students in grades 6-8 at the Huntington East Middle School Career Day.

    STEM Support

    Huntington District participated in the Huntington East Middle School Career Day with nearly 600 students in grades 6-8 at the Huntington East Middle School Career Day.
  • Colonel Secrist met with Congressman Brad Wenstrup at the Meldahl Lock and Dam for a project tour. He briefed the congressman on how integration with the hydropower plant works, the USACE navigation mission, the completed work of the auxiliary lock chamber gates, as well as an explanation of the planned main lock chamber gate replacement in the summer of 2017.

    Congressman Wenstrup visits Meldahl

    Colonel Secrist met with Congressman Brad Wenstrup at the Meldahl Lock and Dam for a project tour. He briefed the congressman on how integration with the hydropower plant works, the USACE navigation mission, the completed work of the auxiliary lock chamber gates, as well as an explanation of the planned main lock chamber gate replacement in the summer of 2017.
  • The Dam Safety Modification Mandatory Center of Expertise (DSMMCX) senior geotechnical engineers Seth Lyle and Adam Kays travelled to The Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory to observe and participate in backwards erosion piping testing.

    Backwards Erosion Piping Testing

    The Dam Safety Modification Mandatory Center of Expertise (DSMMCX) senior geotechnical engineers Seth Lyle and Adam Kays travelled to The Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory to observe and participate in backwards erosion piping testing.
  • Referees deliberating teams’ scores based on the appropriateness of adaptation options; consideration of the ecological, economic and societal impacts; and on innovation.

    Playing for Keeps: Using Games to Address Flooding and Drought in the Cedar River Basin

    ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.   Last month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, Institute