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TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME

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QUARTERMASTERS S

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ALU U

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AGENCIES ES S

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WELCOME Welcome to Fort Lee Since its beginnings, the Army post in central Virginia has been primarily a training facility. The post was established in 1917 to train soldiers for World War I. In World War II, what was then known as Camp Lee trained more than 300,000 soldiers. But Fort Lee underwent a transformation due to the 2005 Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) process. In just under six years, 56 buildings were constructed on Fort Lee. Another four were renovated and millions of dollars in infrastructure has been created. The end result: the largest growth of the post in more than 60 years, $1.2 billion in investment with 4.7 million square feet of new building space. About 70,000 troops now pass through Fort Lee’s classrooms each year, making it the third largest training site in the Army. The growth of the post also turned Fort Lee into a “purple” post. All branches of the armed forces — Navy, Air Force, Marines and Army — now train on Fort Lee. But the main training is Army related – speciﬁcally the Army Ordnance School, Army Transportation School and Army Quartermaster School. Many of the soldier students will get classroom training at the new Army Logistics

University. The base also has tenants such as the headquarters of the Defense Contract Management Agency and the Defense Commissary Agency — DeCA, which has been on Fort Lee for more than 20 years. DeCA is responsible for stocking commissaries around the world. Fort Lee is also home to the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum and the U.S. Army Women’s Museum. Finally, Fort Lee hosts two of the premiere events in the military. The Army-wide Best Warrior competition has been held at Fort Lee for nine of its 11 years and pits the winners of all 12 major Army commands around the globe against each other for top soldier of the year and top non-commissioned oﬃcer of the year. And the annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event features the top military chefs from across the U.S. Armed Forces competitng in a military-style “Top Chef ” competition. Fort Lee ﬁnished most of its massive transformation in late 2011, although some construction is still ongoing to make it home to all the soldiers coming here for training. It’s clear that the Army post is now poised to embrace its role as one of the Army’s largest training bases.

Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams salutes during a “pass in review” as the American flag parades by during the change of command ceremony for the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command at Seay Field.

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ACCESS Fort Lee tightens access After the initial week of heavy traffic congestion and confusion, Fort Lee has adjusted to the new Department of Defense-mandated security procedures as traffic moves more swiftly on post. Effective June 15, all those who enter the installation without a military identification card must undergo a criminal background check at the Visitor Control Center, currently located at the Lee Avenue gate. Passes may be granted for a single day or up to a year. Tony DeWitt, director of Emergency Services at Fort Lee, said the VCC processed over 2,200 passes in the first week, from Monday morning until Thursday night. “The traffic flow into the VCC on Monday ( June 15) was very heavy, very high volume, as expected,” DeWitt said. “During the soft opening (in April), we didn’t have this kind of volume. The volume nowhere compared.” However, the number of passes issued started to decline after the first few days. The background checks are performed through the National Criminal Information Center Interstate Integrated Index (NCIC-III), which looks for “derogatory information” such

as felony convictions of rape or sexual assault, armed robbery, child molestation or drug charges. DeWitt said 108 were denied access in the first four days alone. “With the previous standards, they may have been let in, but that’s why we have the new standards so we can have a better-protected installation,” he said. Those who are denied access may submit a waiver request to gain access, which will be evaluated by Fort Lee. Once a decision has been made, Fort Lee will notify the individual in at least 10 working days. Fort Lee encourages guests to fill out the online application in advance for a pass in order to save time. If a request for a background check is filled out in advance, individuals can enter the VCC on the date of their arrival and wait in a separate line that will be much quicker, DeWitt said. If you are prevetted, Fort Lee still asks that you bring along proper IDs. Those who are not pre-vetted will have to fill out the form at the VCC and wait five to 10 minutes, or more depending on the traffic volume, for a pass. For events held at the Lee Club, such as a chamber of commerce dinner or a wedding, Fort Lee will perform background

Cars line up at the Lee Avenue gate during the first week of Fort Lee’s new access procedures.

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checks on guests in advance. The commanding general of Combined Arms Support Command can exempt big events such as Grand Illumination from new security procedures. For instance, guests at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fourth at the Fort were not asked to undergo background checks. The VCC will be located at Lee gate until the facility at the Sisisky Boulevard gate is completed this fall. Sisisky will then become the main gate. Right now the Lee gate operates from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays. The Sisisky gate will be open 24-hours, but VCC operations will only take place from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The VCC at Sisisky will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on weekends.

A man approaches the window at the Visitor Control Center to undergo a background check in order to gain access to Fort Lee.

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ORDNANCE From the signing of the Base Realignment And Closure decision into law in 2005 to the snip of scissors in September 2011 — more than 50 new buildings were built on post and $1.2 billion was spent in expansion on Fort Lee. Much of that expansion and many of those new buildings were for the Ordnance Corps. What began as a patch of pine trees is now a bustling campus featuring barracks, a dining facility, a medical clinic, and instructional areas for ordnance students learning small-wheeled vehicle repair, tracked vehicle repair, maintenance for small arms, and repair and maintenance of air conditioners, generators and other items that keep the Army moving, powered up and defended. More than 20 Military Occupational Specialities in the ordnance ﬁeld are trained at Fort Lee. The school is responsible for the training of more than 28,000 students annually. The Ordnance Corps is one of the oldest branches of the Army, ofﬁcially founded on May 14, 1812. It is perhaps most well associated with Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. That was the home of the Ordnance Center and School for more than 65 years before it moved most of its training and its headquarters to Fort Lee as part of the Base Realignment And Closure growth at Fort Lee. The new campus is dedicated to train approximately 70 percent of all Ordnance personnel. The Ordnance School trains 23,900 students every year. The remaining person-

Student-soldiers rest on an M1 tank inside a mire pit at the Fort Lee Vehicle Recovery Training Center.

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nel are trained at one of six other locations across the United States. In 2011, the Ordnance Corps consists of approximately 2,700 ofﬁcers, 3,000 warrant ofﬁcers, and 100,000 soldiers serving on active duty or with the National Guard or Army Reserve.

Students in the vehicle recovery specialty work to pull an M1 tank from a muddy water pit at the Fort Lee Vehicle Recovery Range.

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TRANSPORTATION Soldiers who help their units deploy overseas and back again train at Fort Lee every day. The headquarters and some training for the Army’s Transportation Management School moved to Fort Lee as part of the Base Realignment and Closure decision of 2005. Training the 88N Military Occupational Speciality — Transportation Management Coordinator — moved to Fort Lee along with Mobility Warrant Oﬃcer training as part of the BRAC related growth of the post. The 88N MOS is an important one because soldiers with that job are the ones that pack planes for deployment to an area of operations and for the redeployment back home. The Transportation School on Fort Lee has two real aircraft that soldiers train with — a C-130 and a C-17 — so that they can learn just how to pack an aircraft. At Fort Eustis, where some elements of the Transportation School remain, soldiers trained on mockups of the planes.

Transportation Corps soldiers training at Fort Lee have access to facilities including two plane fuselages and a set of railcars.

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The 88N course is six weeks and one day. An entire day is devoted to training on the full-size simulators, including the two airplanes and a rail spur with rail cars on it for practicing loading and unloading of wheeled vehicles. The Transportation School trains 4,772 students every year. While some of the transportation courses have moved to Fort Lee, including the Advanced Leadership Courses for Non-Commissioned Officers, which is located at the Army Logistics University, several other MOS training courses are still at Fort Eustis. That’s in part due to the unique facilities available at Fort Eustis including 27 miles of railroad track that can allow a train to get up to speeds of 35 mph — the necessary speed for locomotive engineer training and certification. Fort Eustis also offers the 7th Sustainment Battallion, which has watercraft essential for training 88K and 88L MOSs, which deal with watercraft.

Transportation Corps soldiers prepare a set of flatbed train cars for loading a pair of trucks.

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QUARTERMASTERS The U.S. Army Quartermaster School has a long history at Fort Lee. Before its transformation into a larger logistical training base, Fort Lee was known primarily as home to quartermasters. That can easily be seen with the location of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Museum at Fort Lee. In October 1940, the land that had been Camp Lee was once again returned to military service in the build up to World War II. Even before the first barracks were constructed, raw recruits for the Quartermaster Replacement Training Center moved into tents in the heart of Camp Lee to begin training. In October 1941, the Quartermaster School moved from Philadelphia to Camp Lee to begin training officers and noncommissioned officers in the art of military supply and service. Since that time Fort Lee has remained the home of Quartermaster training. Currently, the Quartermaster School consists of seven

A soldier and a Marine had an impromptu oil taste test with Chef Robert Irvine, who visited Fort Lee during the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event.

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training organizations: Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, Aerial Delivery and Field Services Department, Logistics Training Department, Joint Mortuary Affairs Center, Operations and Training Management Directorate, Petroleum and Water Department and Reserve Component Affairs Office. The Quartermaster School at Fort Lee trains 31,691 students each year. The Quartermaster Corps provides support to the Army in a variety of ways including General Supply (except for ammunition and medical supplies), Mortuary Affairs, Subsistence (food service), Petroleum and Water, Field Services, Aerial Delivery, Shower, Laundry, Fabric/Light Textile Repair and Materiel & Distribution Management. Despite many changes, the fundamental mission of the Quartermaster Corps remains the same - supporting the individual combat soldier in the field. That mission is reflected in the regimental motto of “Supporting Victory.”

CS1 Jason Wulf gives his pan a flip at the demonstration station during the U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event.

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ALU Fort Lee is often referred to as the premier learning institution for logistics, and the premier school is Army Logistics University. Fort Lee trains Quartermaster, Transportation and Ordnance soldiers in a variety of Military Occupational Specialties. But, to further their learning and military careers many of those soldiers will come back and learn at ALU. Completed in 2009 and with a total project cost of about $130 million, the university was one of the largest Base Realignment And Closure growth projects on post and represents the merger of the transportation, quartermaster and ordnance branches into the Army Logistics Branch.

The professional military school resembles an all-inclusive small-college campus situated on 46 acres with more than 300,000 square-feet of building space. The university is responsible for training military students from 63 foreign countries and will house approximately 2,300 students daily when it is fully operational. The Army Logistics University trains 23,505 students each year, including 1,083 international students. The total average daily student population at ALU is 2,300 soldiers. At its opening July 2, 2009 Congressman Randy Forbes, R-Va., described Fort Lee as the logistics capital of the world.

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CHANGE The changes at Fort Lee during the past year highlight the post’s continued impact in the Tri-Cities and its mission for excellence. The Army Wellness Center opened in September of 2014 for military personnel and family members to learn healthy eating habits, exercise, dieting and stress management. The facility is meant to promote a healthier post. The center is located on Mahone Avenue, across from the Provost Marshall Oﬃce. Fort Lee also privatized its’ 1,000-room hotel this year, after opening in late 2012. The lodging facility and two other small properties on post will be ran by the InterContinental Hotels Group, which will enter into a 50-year lease with the U.S. Army. The new owners will take control starting Oct. 1 of 2015. Although some business owners and local oﬃcials were disgruntled, Fort Lee said the lodging facility was better operated by a chain that knows the business and has more resources. The lodging facility will become a Holiday Inn Express. A total of 282 rooms located in a separate, smaller facility will

be closed down due to aging. Fort Lee officials held a public meeting on the lodging privatization in the spring. It was also announced on July 9 that the Army plans to eliminate 127 soldiers from Fort Lee over the next two years due to federal sequestration. Overall, more than 400 soldiers will be cut from three bases in Virginia. Military leaders and local officials were pleased that the cuts were not as significant as expected, as the largest bases took the biggest hits. An Army study that was published late 2014 indicated cuts could have reached 3,600 soldiers by 2020. A public listening session was held at Fort Lee on Jan. 8 for public comment. Many community leaders and economic experts spoke to Army headquarters personnel about the importance of Fort Lee to the surrounding localities and the Tri-Cities economy. Fort Lee contributes $2.4 billion in economic output for the region and is responsible for 13.62 percent of the total gross domestic product. The Army will decide on civilian cuts in September.

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AGENCIES The agency responsible for making sure that federal, and allied government supplies and services are delivered on time, at projected cost, and meet all performance requirements along with the headquarters for the military’s grocery stores are both located at Fort Lee. The Defense Contract Management Agency moved its headquarters to Fort Lee as part of the Base Realignment and Closure growth of the installation that concluded in September 2011. The growth on post began with the 2005 round of Base Realignment And Closure decisions that was signed into law by then President George W. Bush. The agency moved into the former Combined Arms Support Command headquarters on post, which underwent a $17 million renovation. The agency worldwide has more than 10,400 civilian employees and more than 500 military employees that execute contract management responsibilities covering more than 20,000 contractors with more than $1.7 trillion in value as of July 2012. In moving to Fort Lee from Alexandria, DCMA Director Charles E. Williams Jr., said that the post is an ideal location for the agency.

“In many ways, Fort Lee is an ideal location for DCMA. Each day, we find ourselves surrounded by the very customer we serve — the warfighters,” Williams said in September 2011. “Their presence is a great reminder to us of the importance of delivering quality products and services, on time and on cost.” While DCMA is a relatively new tenant on post, the Defense Commissary Agency — DeCA, has been on Fort Lee for more than 20 years. While DeCA didn’t grow through BRAC, the agency which has an annual sales figure of close to $6 billion, did receive $21 million dollar renovations as operations were consolidated to Fort Lee. There are a total of 832 DeCA employees located on post. The agency is responsible for stocking commissaries around the world, making sure that products familiar to soldiers are available and close at hand. Other military organizations housed at Fort Lee include, the U.S. Army Software Engineering Center, U.S. Army Network Enterprise Center, Kenner Army Health Clinic, Defense Military Pay Office and the Global Combat Support System - Army.

Cases of groceries are lined up next to the commissary at Fort Lee, Va. Commissary Customer Appreciation Sales allow patrons an opportunity to save up to 50 percent or more on club-pack and full-case items. (DeCA photo)

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ARMY CUTS Fort Lee escapes with small cuts in military posture FORT LEE — The U.S. Army plans to eliminate 127 soldiers from Fort Lee over the next two years as part of a larger effort to reduce the number of soldiers. Overall, more than 400 soldiers will be cut from three bases in Virginia and 40,000 will be cut nationally. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine’s office says the cuts will affect Fort Eustis, Fort Lee and Fort Belvoir. They are part of a decision to shrink the Army from 490,000 active-duty soldiers to 450,000. The Army has said the plan calls for cuts at nearly every installation in 2016 and 2017 in order to comply with the Budget Control Act of 2011. There were 526,000 troops in 2010. Kaine’s office says the Army told it that in addition to the Fort Lee cuts, Fort Eustis will lose 94 soldiers and Fort Belvoir will lose 250 soldiers. The proposal, announced in July, was drawing fire from many lawmakers, especially those whose states or districts are hit hardest, as critics point to fears of a military crisis with Russia and the prospect of being at war with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria over an extended period. Kaine, D-Va., said in a statement that the impact on Vir-

ginia is less than he feared, but he’s concerned that troop levels are being affected by artificial budget reductions. “The impact on Virginia is less significant than we feared, but I remain concerned that decisions like this have also been affected by years of crisis budgeting and other self-inflicted budgetary constraints placed on the Department of Defense,” Kaine stated. “It’s Congress’ obligation to provide appropriate and predictable budgetary support to our military, as well as the non-defense agencies that are critical to solving these complex national security challenges.” Congressman Randy Forbes, R-4th District, said he opposes the cuts to the Army. “Drastic cuts to our Army will leave our national security diminished and Americans far less safe,” Forbes said. “I have fought against the past six years of unneeded cuts to national defense, including the ongoing threat of sequestration, and will continue to oppose cuts that leave our troops less ready and our military less capable. These men and women — including those at Fort Lee — perform an indispensable mission and they deserve every resource possible to succeed.”

Commander of Troops Col. Robert L. Hatcher participates in the change of command ceremony for the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command at Seay Field at Fort Lee, Va.

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Fort Lee contributes $2.4 billion in economic output for the Tri-Cities region and 13.62 percent of the total gross domestic product, according to the Army’s Supplemental Programmatic Environmental Assessment. Army officials previously estimated the cuts at Fort Lee could have affected as many as 3,600 soldiers and Army civilians by 2020. Fort Lee’s total working population is 22,487, according to an Army study, which is made up of active duty soldiers, civilians, students, trainees and contractors. Of the total population, 6,474 are considered permanent residents. Officials previously said the worse-case cuts would include the elimination of 2,792 permanent party soldiers and 746 Army civilians. Dennis Morris, executive director of the Crater Planning District Commission, was pleased to see the Army did not recommend the worse-case cuts at Fort Lee from an economic standpoint. “I think it’s an affirmation to the critical mission that Fort Lee plays ... Fort Lee is a huge training center and they are generating the next force of the Army,” Morris said. “Secondly, I think it’s also a recognition of the efficiency that Fort Lee exhibits in terms of being a top-tier installation. I think those are two critical pieces. Bottom line, I think it’s very good news for the communities in the region.” Larger Army installations such as Fort Benning, Ga., and

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, are taking the biggest hits. Benning is to lose 3,402 soldiers, or 29 percent of its current personnel, as the Army converts the 3rd Brigade of the 3rd Infantry Division to a smaller unit known as a battalion task force. Elmendorf-Richardson is to lose 2,631 soldiers, or 59 percent of its personnel, as the 4th Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division undergoes the same conversion, according to figures released by the Army. Fort Hood, Texas, the Army’s largest base, would lose 3,350 soldiers, or 9 percent of its personnel. Among others, Fort Bliss, Texas, would lose 1,219 soldiers, or 5 percent; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, would lose 1,251, or 5 percent, and Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, would lose 1,214, or 8 percent. The Army estimates that the overall cut of 40,000 soldiers will result in savings of $7 billion over four years. But the conversation over the size of the Army is not over, Morris said. Congress and President Barrack Obama authorized the eight-person National Commission on the Future of the Army, an independent commission, to review the end strength of the Army as well. The commission will make force reduction recommendations to Congress in February of 2016. Congress will then set the final budget. In September of this year, the Army will announce its recommendation in regards to civilian reductions, which Army officials estimate to be 17,000 personnel nationwide.

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CHANGE OF COMMAND Fort Lee’s CASCOM changes leadership FORT LEE — The U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command at Fort Lee bid farewell to outgoing commanding general Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons and welcomed Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, who oﬃcially took over Lyons’ place as commanding general on Aug. 7. Lyons will become a lieutenant general at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois as the deputy commander of the U.S. Transportation Command. “The Lyons’ are being plucked from our grasp, but for a great reason and that’s to do bigger and better things for our Army, the Joint Force and our nation,” said Lt. Gen. Kevin W. Mangum, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. Mangum praised Lyons’ leadership, the role his wife Maureen Lyons has played, and the impact they have had at Fort Lee.

“General Lyons put his mark on nearly every aspect, every conceivable aspect of sustainment across our Army whether it was rewriting doctrine, whether it was retooling our education both for our soldiers and our civilian cohorts, or whether it was working on our mission command systems,” he said. “He has done a magniﬁcent job doing all of that with Maureen by his side.” Lyons’ military career started in 1983 after he graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York. He was ﬁrst commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Ordnance Corps. He later earned graduate degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. During his 32 years in service, Lyons was deployed to support Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1996, two tours

Incoming Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, from left, Deputy Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Kevin W. Mangum, Commander of Troops Col. Robert L. Hatcher and Outgoing Commanding General Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lyons, inspect the troops during the change of command ceremony for the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command at Seay Field at Fort Lee, Va.

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during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, and from 2006 to 2008, Hurricane Katrina Relief Operations in New Orleans in 2005, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2011. His other assignments include Operations, Strategy and Force Management at the Pentagon, executive officer to the commander of the Army Materiel Command, commander of the Division Support Command, commander of the Sustainment Brigade and commander of the Task Force All American with the 82nd Airborne Division, commander of the 703rd Main Support Battalion in the 3rd Infantry Division, and the 1st Armored Division in Germany where Lyons served as executive officer of the 123rd Main Support Battalion, executive officer of Division Support Command and chief of Division Materiel Management Center. Lyons also had assignments with the U.S. Army Central Command and NATO. Before taking command at Fort Lee, Lyons was the commander of the 8th Theater Sustainment Command in Hawaii. Lyons assumed command at Fort Lee on Aug. 22, 2014. “It’s been an incredible honor to serve with the soldiers and civilians in the Combined Arms Support Command; true professionals, the largest center of excellence representing five branches, over 100,000 soldiers across the total force,” Lyons said. “As I head to TRANSCOM, I promise I will not forget my Army roots and remain committed to integrating a joint perspective to bringing the Army operating concept to fruition.” Lyons and his replacement, Williams, have known each other for many years, having served alongside at Fort Stewart in Georgia and in the same battalion commands in Iraq. “I couldn’t be happier for the CASCOM team to have Gen. Williams at the helms to lead this great organization for the next chapter of their journey to develop game changing leaders, provide world-class technical training and shape the future of the Army to win in a complex world,” Lyons said. “I’ve known Gen. Williams for a long time and his exceptional leadership and his passion for our profession makes this transition very, very easy.” Williams is also no stranger to Fort Lee, the place that helped jumpstart his Army career. He arrived at Fort Lee first in May of 1983 for the basic officer course. He returned again in 1989 for the advanced officer course and for a third time as an instructor of the Combined Logistics advanced officer course. “It really feels good to be home again,” Williams said. “To be able to return where it all began and be able to assist in shaping the next generation of sustainment warriors and professionals as the commander of a place and of a mission that laid the foundation for my career is indeed an honor.” Williams and his family come to Fort Lee from Fort Bragg

in North Carolina, where he served as the commanding general of the 1st Sustainment Command Theater. Although Williams was born in West Palm Beach, Fla., he graduated from the Hampton Institute ROTC Program in Virginia in 1983. He also earned a bachelor’s’ degree in psychology from the Hampton Institute. Additionally, Williams is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff College and the School of Advanced Military Studies. Williams’ past assignments include deputy chief of staff of U.S. Army Materiel Command in Redstone Arsenal, Ala., commander of the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime in Columbus, Ohio, director of Logistics, Engineering and Security Assistance for the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii, brigade commander of the 3rd Sustainment Brigade at Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Deputy C-4 of the Coalition Forces Land Component Command at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait and during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Williams revealed that he has even more connections to Fort Lee: his grandfather and uncle are believed to have served at the then-Camp Lee during World War II. “Nonetheless, having the opportunity to serve as commander of a base that is very likely where my grandfather and uncle served, gives me additional motivation to serve the troops and families of this surrounding community and this great installation,” Williams said. Mangum also expressed his confidence in Williams’ ability to lead CASCOM forward. “He’s been training his whole life for this as a warfighter sustainer and we know that with his experience and expertise,” Mangum said. “He’s just the right guy to step in to take over here at Fort Lee.”

Incoming Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Darrell K. Williams, right, participates in the change of command ceremony for the United States Army Combined Arms Support Command at Seay Field at Fort Lee, Va. Discover Fort Lee 2015

BY THE NUMBERS On Post Population 26,488

Land

Military (Permanent Party)

3,830

Total Land Acreage

5,907

Army

3,151

Miles of Paved Roads

119

Other Military

318

Training Areas

Students (ALU)

361

Training Ranges

Military Trainees/Others

10,286

Student Trainees

9,928

Army Reserve

244

Transient/Rotational

114

Civilian/Contractor

7,941

Army Civilians

2,411

Other DoD civilians

2,919

Contractors

2,471

Students/Rotational

140

Active Duty Dependents

4,431

OďŹ&#x20AC; Post population 56,656 Active Duty Military

Active Duty Dependents

8,226

Army Reserve

1,956

Army Reserve Dependents

2,864

Military Retirees

12,447

Military Retiree Dependents

31,065

Discover Fort Lee 2015

Troop Housing Spaces 7,472 (trainees/others) 892 (Permanent Party) Family Housing Units 1,508 Source: Fort Lee as of May, 26 2015

Discover Fort Lee 2015

Established, Treasured, Redefined

Nestled in a wooded park setting minutes from I-95 offering the peace of country living with city convenience. Within minutes of Fort Lee, schools, parks, and recreational activities, and South Park Mall.

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments • Washers & Dryers • Fitness Center • 2 Swimming Pools

• Individually Monitored Intrusion Alarms • Pet friendly • Stainless Steel Appliances

(804) 733-8710

1700 Johnson Road, #2D • Petersburg, VA 23805 www.Tanglewood-Apartments.com