NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. –
Army Lt. Col. Christina Lewis, DLA Distribution Future Plans, has been selected to command the 308th Brigade Support Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Brigade, out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.
The 17th Field Artillery Brigade deploys worldwide as a Force Field Artillery Headquarters to plan, synchronize, and employ joint and combined fires and precision strike capabilities in support of I Corps.
Lewis, who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during a Feb. 2 ceremony, currently serves as DLA Distribution Future Plans’ European Command/Africa Command planner.
Congratulating Lewis on her selection, DLA Distribution commanding general Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi said, “This is an extremely competitive process and few are given the privilege to command at this level. This is great news for her and her family, for the Army, the DoD, and for the Nation.”
Commissioned in May 2001 from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lewis was branch detailed as Air Defense Artillery (ADA) officer for two years, with a main branch of Ordnance. She served as the company commander of Golf Forward Support Company, 2-82 FA Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cav Division (CD) in Mosul and Fort Hood. Her other assignments include Headquarters/Maintenance platoon leader, Delta Battery, 2-1 ADA Battalion; shop officer, 178th Maintenance Company, 2-1 ADA Battalion; Battalion S-4, 2-1 ADA Battalion; readiness officer, G-4 32d Army Air and Missile Defense Command; deputy J4, Detainee Ops, Multi-National Force–Iraq; Brigade S-4, 31st ADA Brigade; SPO plans officer, 215 Brigade Support Battalion, 3/1 CD; Brigade S-4, 3/1 CD; SPO, 215 Brigade Support Battalion, 3/1 CD; Distribution Integration branch chief, 3d Expeditionary Support Command, XVIII Armored Brigade Combat Team and executive officer, Officer Readiness Division, US Army Human Resources Command.