Army Lt. Col. Joseph J. Lee took command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Texas, from outgoing commander Army Lt. Col. Sonia I. Huertas during a change of command ceremony June 14. DLA Distribution Commander, Navy Rear Adm. Grafton D. Chase, Jr., officiated the ceremony.
Lee has served in a variety positions from tactical to operational assignments throughout heavy, light and special operations formations, supporting operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine. He hails from Prince George, Virginia, where he graduated from Virginia State University after earning his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Course in 2005.
He later earned his Master of Science degree in Logistics Management with a concentration in Disaster Relief Logistics from the Florida Insitiute of Technology.