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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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  • March

    Transatlantic Division assists USCENTCOM with updating design, construction standards

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Transatlantic Division provides direct support to U.S. Central Command, functioning as the primary provider of engineering services to the combatant command and numerous U.S. and foreign customers throughout the more than 4 million-square-mile area of operations. Exemplifying the USACE vision to provide engineering solutions for the nation’s toughest challenges, the Transatlantic Division is helping USCENTCOM with a major rewrite of its Sand Book, a manual outlining construction guidelines, while concurrently updating the Contingency Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) design standards and processes.

  • February

    Delapena becomes new Command Sergeant Major at Transatlantic Division

    Delapena becomes new Command Sergeant Major at Transatlantic Division

    The role of the Command Sergeant Major is essential in all Army organizations and unique in the U.S.

  • December

    The Middle East District delivers U.S. military construction projects that support U.S. forces across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and carries out projects through the Defense Department’s security assistance program working with allied partner nations in the region. Here, contractors work at night to finish runway repairs at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. You can read more about the District’s airfield pavement work in support of USCENTCOM here: https://www.army.mil/article/212271/usace_district_paves_the_way_to_improved_process

    Transatlantic Division: Supporting the Warfighter Every Day

    Every project, every program, and every task supports the warfighter every day. That’s the role of the Transatlantic Division (TAD) as it directly supports U.S. Central Command and other federal and partner agencies in a volatile operational area that spans the 20 countries of the Middle East and Central Asia.

  • November

    Supporting the Warfighter Every Day

    Supporting the Warfighter Every Day

    Every project, every program, and every task supports the warfighter every day. That’s the role of

  • October

    Goetz takes command of Task Force Essayons

    Goetz takes command of Task Force Essayons

    CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – In a traditional change of command ceremony on Sept. 17, Col. Clete Goetz

  • July

    Col. Mark Quander, Transatlantic Division Commander, charges Col. Philip Secrist with command of the Mosul Dam Task Force through the passing of the USACE flag. Col. Mike Farrell, left, and Creg Hucks, right, observe the ceremonial event.

    Secrist assumes command of Mosul Dam Task Force

    Col. Philip Secrist III now commands the Mosul Dam Task Force, a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unit providing the Government of Iraq with engineering expertise for its grouting contract to stabilize Mosul Dam.

  • June

    The official party and audience stand for the National Anthem during the Transatlantic Division change of command ceremony on May 22 in Winchester, Va.

    Quander assumes command of the Transatlantic Division

    On May 22, Brig. Gen. David C. Hill transferred command of the Transatlantic Division to Col. Mark C. Quander. Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presided over the ceremony. More than 175 people witnessed the transfer of command at the Division Headquarters, and Division offices located in Iraq and Afghanistan watched via video teleconference.

  • February

    Steve Zeltner, seated on desk in front of the window, stood up the original TAD-Afghanistan Programs Team in summer 2012 in Kabul Afghanistan. With him are program managers, from left, Aaron Hoover, Dan Echols, Mike Costello, and Ray Tatro. He leaves a legacy of customer service in the U.S. Central Command area of operations as he retires from the Transatlantic Division.

    Zeltner Leaves a Legacy of Customer Service as He Retires

    Steve Zeltner has spent his career in jobs where he could make a positive impact, although he’s the first to say that he doesn’t want to be that person “out front.” Zeltner, chief of Programs Integration Division at the Transatlantic Division (TAD), retires Feb. 28 and leaves a wealth of institutional knowledge with those who have worked with him. TAD, a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has its headquarters in Winchester, Va., with its work carried out overseas.