Colonel Robert McTighe assumed command of the Sacramento District, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on July 25, 2025.
Colonel McTighe was commissioned into the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on June 2, 2001, through the University of Connecticut ROTC program. A certified Project Management Professional, he has held a wide range of operational, command, and staff positions across multiple theaters.
His early assignments at Fort Drum, New York included roles as a Sapper Platoon Leader with 2-14 Infantry Battalion during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Company Executive Officer, and Firefighting Detachment Commander with the 41st Engineer Battalion. He later served as a Senior Observer-Controller/Trainer in Massachusetts and then, moved back to New York, and deployed again with the 10th Mountain Division Headquarters to Iraq, where he assumed command of the Headquarters Support Company.
Following company command, Colonel McTighe served as the Operations Officer and Facility Engineer at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. From 2013 to 2016, he served with the 4th Infantry Division as a Transition Team Operations Officer in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan, and later as a Brigade Planner, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer for the 299th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team. He subsequently served with U.S. Army Europe in Wiesbaden, Germany, as the Engineer Operations Officer and Chief of Construction.
Colonel McTighe commanded the 1-310th Brigade Engineer Battalion at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, where he advanced Army Reserve readiness. Most recently, he served as Deputy Commander of the North Atlantic Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in Brooklyn, New York, leading efforts to strengthen emergency management, workforce development, and program delivery across six districts.
His education includes a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Public Administration from Webster University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. His military education includes the Army Command and General Staff College and the Engineer Officer Basic and Advanced Courses.
Colonel McTighe’s awards include three Bronze Star Medals, six Meritorious Service Medals, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Bronze Order of the de Fleury Medal. He also holds the Sapper Tab and Airborne Badge.