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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/

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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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    ABIQUIU LAKE, N.M. – Teaching assistant Delaney Cooley holds the arrowhead she found moments earlier while screening excavated dirt at the Palisade Ruin site, June 21, 2016. The arrowhead will be analyzed further at the University of Oklahoma and then returned to the Corps.

    Archaeological field school re-digs history at Abiquiu Lake

    Eight undergraduate students from the University of Oklahoma recently got their hands dirty re-excavating the Palisade Ruin located on Corps-managed land at Abiquiu Lake. They were participating in a five-week archaeological field school designed to teach them how to do actual archaeological field work.
  • This rendering shows one of the two-story Army Family Housing projects slated to begin in 2016.

    Industry Forum highlights Rock Island Army Family Housing projects

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted an Industry Forum at Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, on May 4, 2016, to inform the construction community about two highly-anticipated housing projects at the installation.
  • At the Wright Patterson Area Office Boiler Maximum Achievable Controls Technology Project, Walsh/Butt Construction Joint Venture conducts early morning “Stretch and Flex” in preparation for the workday.

    Louisville District observes Safety Week 2016

    May 2-6, 2016, the Louisville District observed Construction Safety Week, a worldwide initiative to create leaders in safety across the construction industry. To mark the week, Louisville District employees and contractors in the field as well as the district office took part in safety focused activities and learning opportunities.
  • The Miami River Area’s visitor assistance training included a self-defense refresher.

    Visitor assistance a top priority for Miami Area rangers

    On June 6, 2016, the Miami River Area park rangers participated in Visitor Assistance Refresher Training at the Caesar Creek Lake Visitor Center, Waynesville, Ohio. The Miami River Area includes Caesar Creek Lake, William H. Harsha Lake, West Fork Lake, and C.J. Brown Dam and Reservoir in Ohio, as well as Brookville Lake in Indiana.
  • The project delivery team visited the Landfill 1 site at Fort Sheridan to discuss the site work which will take place beginning in late June.

    Fort Sheridan Landfill removal to begin soon

    At the end of June 2016, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will begin digging up and removing a 1.1-acre landfill on Fort Sheridan in Lake Forest, Illinois.