Fort Lee Garrison Command Group
The Army operates one of the most diverse military posts worldwide right here in Central Virginia.
Garrison Commander
COLONEL RODNEY D. EDGE
Colonel Rodney D. Edge is a native of Washington, DC. He attended Northwest Missouri State University; subsequently joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), was graduated and received a commission as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He later attended and graduated the US Army Quartermaster Basic Course in 1985.
Army Career: Mechanical Maintenance/Engineer, Automotive Armament, and Supply Platoon Leader and Battalion Staff positions, 1st Forward and 105th Forward Support Battalions, Fort Polk, Louisiana, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized). DISCOM S-3 Plans Officer, 2nd Infantry Division DISCOM, and Commander Headquarters and Alpha Company, 702nd Main Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, Republic of Korea. XVIII Airborne Corps Artillery G-4 Supply and Budget Officer, and later, Brigade S-4, 18th Field Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Director of Logistics and Field Services Officer, Camp Humphreys, Area III, Republic of Korea. Headquarters and Headquarters Company Commander, 34th Area Support Group, Republic of Korea. Joliet Recruiting Company Commander, United States Army Recruiting Battalion, Chicago, Illinois. Materiel Readiness Division Chief, 101st Airborne Division, Air Assault. Battalion Support Operations and Battalion Executive Officer, 129th Corps Support Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Senior Logistics Battalion Advisor and Logistics Branch Chief, OPM-SANG, Saudi Arabia. Battalion Commander, 10th FSB/BSB, Fort Drum, New York and Kandahar, Afghanistan. Deputy Director, Executive Communications and Control (One of the Seven Dwarfs), Office of the Chief of Staff of the Army, Pentagon, Washington, DC. Support and Sustainment Division Chief, OPM-SANG, Saudi Arabia.
Civilian Education: BS, Industrial Engineering Technology, Northwest Missouri State University; Master of Science, Administration, Central Michigan; Masters of Science, National Resource Strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
Military Education: Quartermaster Basic and Advance Course; Combined Arms Staff Course, Support Operations Officer Course; Junior Officer Maintenance Course; Recruiting Commanders Course, US Army Airborne School, US Army Air Assault School, the Aerial Delivery Officers Course ( Rigger School), US Army Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF).
Awards and decorations: Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (6OLC), Army Commendation Medal (2OLC), Army Achievement Medal (3OLC); Global War on Terrorism Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Korea Service Medal, Meritorious Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, (with Bronze Star) Overseas Ribbon (Number 5), Parachutist Badge, Air Assault Badge, Parachute Rigger Badge, Recruiter Badge, and the Distinguished Order of Saint Martin (Quartermaster Corps)
Deputy to the Garrison Commander, U. S. Army Garrison
MELISSA S. MAGOWAN
Melissa Magowan serves as the Deputy to the Garrison Commander, US Army Garrison, Fort Lee, Virginia. In this capacity, she exercises executive leadership, provides policy and programmatic oversight to a broad range of installation programs, and represents the commander in his absence. She is responsible for managing day-to-day base operations for the installation and for providing administrative program direction to directors and special staff in finance, logistics, police and fire services, information technology, housing, engineering and environmental programs, operations and force protection, community activities, family programs, strategic planning, and human resources.
Prior to this assignment, Ms. Magowan served as Deputy to the Garrison Commander, Fort Monroe, VA, from 2006-2009, where she managed installation operations supporting Headquarters (HQ), Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), U.S. Army Accessions Command, U.S. Army Cadet Command, Joint Task Force Civil Support, and Installation Management Command, Atlantic Region. She also managed the Base Realignment and Closure process for the garrison as it transitioned to base closure.
Previously, Ms. Magowan was the Director of Integration for the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Infrastructure, and Logistics for HQ TRADOC. As such, she developed command positions and strategic issues on installation management for the Commanding General and served as the command liaison for family and well-being policies.
Ms. Magowan was formerly the Chief of Operations for Installation Management support in TRADOC. She led installation management strategic planning, development of command quality standards, performance management, and writing of Army installation doctrine. She also served as a Plans Analyst in the Office of the Chief of Staff, HQ TRADOC, and in a variety of Resource Management positions.
Ms. Magowan began her federal career in 1984, having earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University and a Master of Science Degree from Jacksonville State University. Since that time, she has held a number of progressively responsible positions with the Army at Fort McClellan, AL, Fort Lee, VA, and Fort Monroe, VA. She is a 1990 graduate of the Army Staff Management College, where she was awarded a Certificate of Achievement as a most outstanding graduate in academic achievement, initiative, and leadership. In addition to her outstanding performance awards, Ms. Magowan is a recipient of the Achievement Medal for Civilian Service, the Commander’s Award for Civilian Service, and the Superior Civilian Service Award, and of the Vice President’s Hammer Award as part of the National Performance Review. She is a member of the International City Managers Association and the Association of the United States Army.
Garrison Command Sergeant Major
Command Sergeant Major June E. Seay
Command Sergeant Major Seay entered active duty in 1983, attending basic training at Fort Dix, and advanced individual training at Fort Lee, where she was trained as a Material Control and Accounting Specialist. CSM Seay has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Excelsior University and a Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Logistics from Touro University International.
Her military schooling includes the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy; Class 52, First Sergeants Course, Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course; Primary Leadership Development Course, Direct Support Unit Standard Supply System Course, Standard Supply Operators Course, Contracting Officers Representative Course, and The Standard Army Intermediate Level Supply ABX System Course.
CSM Seay’s assignments include 542nd Maintenance Company, Fort Lewis, Washington; 22nd Maintenance Company, Heilbronn, Germany; 29th Aviation Company, Mannheim, Germany; 43rd Combat Heavy Engineer Company, Fort Benning, Georgia; 702nd Main Support Battalion, Camp Casey, Korea; 2nd Support Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 512th Maintenance Company, Mannheim, Germany; Information Systems Management Activity, Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; 21st Theater Support Command, Mannheim, Germany; 574th Supply Company, Mannheim, Germany; 93rd Tactical Signal Brigade, Fort Gordon, Georgia; 1st Corps Support Command, Troop Support Battalion, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; United States Army Garrison, Mannheim, Germany; United States Army Garrison, Fort Lee, Virginia; CSM Seay has held numerous positions to include Squad Leader, Material Management Supervisor, Platoon Sergeant, Theater Sustainment Maintenance Manager, First Sergeant, S-4 Sergeant Major, and Troop Support Battalion Command Sergeant Major, Command Sergeant Major, United States Army Garrison Mannheim, Germany.
Her awards and decorations includes the Bronze Star (2nd Award), Army Meritorious Service Medal (5th Award), Army Commendation Medal (5th Award), Army Achievement Medal (7th Award), Good Conduct Medal (9th Award), National Defense Service Medal (2nd Award), Korean Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal (2BSS), Humanitarian Service Medal, Army Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon (4th Award), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia), Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait), and The Superior Unit Award.
