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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 đź”— 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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    Photo of a B-2 Spirit landing

    Vibration Proof: ERDC engineer helps protect B-2 bombers

    For nearly four decades, the B-2 Spirit, commonly referred to as the stealth bomber, has been the tip of the spear in the United States’ ability to project force on a global scale. The aircraft’s capabilities – developed in secret and once thought impossible – were on full display during the recent Operation Midnight Hammer, in which the aircraft was used to dismantle assets with Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

  • 2025-0119

    The proposed project is a levee lift of the crown and protected side berm improvements on the A-East Levee Section of the South the Lafourche Levee District Larose to Golden Meadow Hurricane Levee Project. Approximately 133,132 cubic yards of borrow embankment clay fill will be required for the approximately 24,900 feet by 80 feet (45.7 acres) of the proposed 2-foot crown lift in project area. The crown will be 10 feet wide and slope at 3 on 1 down to the flood side and protected side berms of the levee. The protected side berm improvements will consist of approximately 80,374 cubic yards of borrow embankment clay fill will be required for the approximately 24,900 feet by 70 feet (40.0 acres) of the proposed protected side berm improvements. The protected side berm improvements are 70 feet wide on a 20 to 1 slope. All disturbed areas of the levee require seeding and fertilizing once complete to establish grass vegetative growth. The borrow source providing the material that will be utilized for the proposed levee lift will be evaluated for suitability prior to use to ensure compliance with all requirements under 33 U.S.C. Section 408.
  • A photo of Russ Somsen.

    Herd Highlight: Russell Somsen, Oahe Project natural resource specialist

    Meet Russell (Russ) Somsen, a natural resources specialist at the Oahe Project in Fort Pierre, South Dakota. Russ has worked 35 years for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District in a variety of roles to include work with the Emergent Sandbar Habitat Program, threatened and endangered species, noxious weed control, ecosystem mitigation, visitor services and the processing of real estate and regulatory actions. He also serves as a contracting officer representative for multiple contracts.
  • SPRING CITY, Tenn. — Barnhart crew members use a hydraulic power system to lift a prefabricated wall beam onto a barge for delivery to the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project’s upstream approach wall contract near Watts Bar Dam Aug. 28, 2025. (USACE photo by Noe Gonzalez)

    Massive Wall Beams make their move to Chickamauga Lock

    After over a decade in storage, massive 120-foot-long concrete wall beams are being transported by barge from Watts Bar Dam to the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project site, marking a key milestone in improving navigation infrastructure on the Tennessee River. These beams, originally fabricated in 2013, are crucial to completing the upstream approach wall, which is now 68% finished. The transport involves careful coordination using hydraulic systems and rotating barges over several weeks, with beam installation underway. Once complete, the new lock will significantly increase efficiency for commercial navigation, processing nine jumbo barges per lockage compared to just one currently.
  • Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Brandon Dove participated in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - sponsored ROTC Engineer Internship Program this summer with the USACE, Savannah District. Dove, a computer science major with a cybersecurity concentration at St. Edward’s University in Austin, fulfills his ROTC training obligations through the University of Texas at Austin.

    ROTC Cadet Brandon Dove completes USACE internship

    Cadet Brandon Dove is one of 14 Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) cadets from universities nationwide who spent the summer interning with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District.