LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Col. Eric R. Swenson assumes command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District on Feb. 23, 2026.
Little Rock District has a diverse mission comprised of both military and civil works projects. The district manages approximately $30 billion in federal water resource infrastructure including 12 multipurpose lakes, 13 locks and dams, 308 miles of navigation on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, 138 parks and seven hydroelectric plants.
Swenson comes to the Little Rock District from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, Fort Hamilton, N.Y., where he served as the deputy commander.
He received his commission from the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., with a bachelor’s degree in systems engineering.
He holds both a Doctor of Philosophy and a Master of Science in industrial engineering and operations research from Penn State University, a Master of Arts in national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College, a Master of Arts in strategic studies from the Army War College and a Bachelor of Science in systems engineering from the United States Military Academy.
Swenson has held a wide range of command and staff assignments across the United States and abroad.
His previous assignments include battalion commander, 1-345 Brigade Engineer Battalion, Camp Atterbury, Ind.; assistant professor, Department of Mathematical Sciences, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.; battalion executive officer, 54th Engineer Battalion, Bamberg, Germany; assistant operations officer, 18th Engineer Brigade, forward deployed to Afghanistan; brigade engineer, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; commander, Company A, 70th Engineer Battalion, Fort Riley, Kan.; assistant operations officer, 937th Engineer Group, Fort Riley, Kan.; and company executive officer and platoon leader, 4th Engineer Battalion, Fort Carson, Colo.
Swenson’s military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary and Service Medals, Armed Forces Service Medal, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Army Parachutist Badge and Silver Order of the de Fleury Medal.
Recreation information can be found on the Internet at www.swl.usace.army.mil,
on Facebook at www.facebook.com/littlerockusace and on the USACE Little Rock water level mobile app at www.swl.usace.army.mil/Home/water-control-app/.