Col. Matthew Chase

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, announced Col. Matthew Chase assumed command of the St. Paul District from Col. Eric Swenson at a change of command ceremony Friday. Chase became the district’s 68th commander and district engineer.

Prior to assuming this command, Chase most recently served as the executive officer to the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.

The St. Paul District covers most of Minnesota, the western half of Wisconsin, the northeastern half of North Dakota and small portions of northeastern South Dakota and northeastern Iowa. It has missions in the areas of flood risk management, navigation, environmental management, regulation, disaster response and recreation.

Swenson will become the Corps of Engineers, North Atlantic Division, deputy commander, headquartered at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York.