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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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    Tulsa District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer contractors work to construct a two bay hangar for the Boeing KC-46A at Tinker Air Force Base, August 15, 2018. Constructed on a Boeing 767 airframe, the Pegasus is taller, longer and has a larger wingspan than the 707-based airframe of the KC-135 Stratotanker. Construction on the multi-phase KC-46A project at Tinker is expected to run through fiscal year 2029, with final construction providing hangar space for 14 separate KC-46A aircraft. (Released/Official U.S. Army Photo By: Preston L. Chasteen)

    Construction of KC-46A depot maintenance hangars underway at Tinker

    After celebrating more than 60 years of KC-135 depot maintenance at Tinker Air Force Base the time
  • First responders from local fire departments, alongside U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District team members, practice an emergency basket lift and chain fall in preparation for assisting injured personnel during a training exercise at East Sidney Lake Dam in Delaware County, New York, Oct. 13, 2018. More than 25 members of the Wells Bridge, Otego and Unadilla fire departments practiced safety procedures and rescue operations in confined spaces during the training simulation. (U.S. Army photo by Brianna K. Dandridge)

    Baltimore District, local first responders simulate rescue operations at East Sidney Lake Dam

    First responders and fire departments are always preparing to respond to worst-case scenarios. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, alongside area emergency responders did just that Oct. 13 during a training exercise simulating rescue operations in the event of a medical emergency at East Sidney Lake Dam.
  • The Huntington District Housing Team Responds to Hurricane Florence

    The Huntington District Housing Team Responds to Hurricane Florence

    The LRH Emergency Management team are working closely with FEMA and Wilmington District to aid in hurricane relief efforts. FEMA, in coordination with USACE have overhauled the previously laborious and more expensive method of installing mobile homes for personnel that were left homeless. The new process involves purchasing existing stock (new) recreational homes (travel trailers) and installing them on site. These units are easier to procure and transport, faster to install and locate the storm victim closer to their former residence ultimately promoting a sense of community and security while allowing easier access to assist in repairs to their home.

  • Interdisciplinary Planner position available

    Europe District is now accepting applications for a GS 12 Interdisciplinary Planner. Please see
  • (Left to Right) Eddie Clark, regional field services director for the Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation; his mother Katherine Terry Clark, 92; Lt. Cullen Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander; and Stanley Carter, Dale Hollow Dam Power Plant superintendent; unveil a state of Tennessee Historical Marker recognizing the significance of Dale Hollow Dam and Powerhouse, and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir Oct. 19, 2018. (USACE photo by Lee Roberts)

    Community commemorates, dedicates Dale Hollow Dam on 75th Anniversary

    CELINA, Tenn. (Oct. 19, 2018) – As a heavy fog lifted over Dale Hollow Dam and Reservoir during the 75th Anniversary Commemoration this morning, members of the community and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials brought into clear focus how communities, homes and farmlands were given up in the early 1940s to make way for the reservoir, and more than a thousand men worked day and night to construct the dam. A few even lost their lives supporting an expedited construction program.