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COLONEL CAROLOS G. WANDEMBERGH
COMMANDER, BLUE GRASS ARMY DEPOT
Colonel Carlos G. Wandembergh assumed command of Blue Grass Army Depot, Kentucky, on June 30, 2026.
He most recently served as director, Agency Synchronization Operations Center, Joint Logistics Operations Center,
Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
COL Wandembergh’s previous assignments include scout platoon leader, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division (Air Assault); Battalion S4 (Operations), 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment; commander, Delta
Forward Support Company, 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division; observer controller/trainer
at the Joint Readiness Training Center; Support Operations officer and battalion executive officer, 526th Brigade
Support Battalion, 101st Airborne Div (AA); Force Sustainment Personnel Systems staff officer, HQDA G1 (Personnel);
chief, Global Contingency Branch, Joint Staff J4 (Logistics); chief, Prepositioned War Reserve Materiel Branch,
Joint Staff J4; and executive officer to the Director for Logistics, Joint Staff J4 (Logistics); and commander,
225th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division; and as the aide de
camp to the commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command.
COL Wandembergh has deployed twice in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, once in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom, and once in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic Course, Combined Logistics Captains Career Course, Command and
General Staff College, and the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. He holds a Master of Arts in
procurement and acquisitions from Webster University and a Master of Science in national resource strategy from the Eisenhower School.
COL Wandembergh was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps as a Field Artillery officer after earning his
bachelor’s degree from Cameron University in 2005.
His awards and decorations include two Bronze Star Medals, two Defense Meritorious Service Medals, seven Meritorious Service Medals,
two Joint Service Commendation Medals, four Army Commendation Medals, and three Army Achievement Medals, Army Staff Identification
Badge, Joint Staff Identification Badge, Master Combat Action Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge,
Jungle Operations Tab, and German Jump Wings. He is also a recipient of the Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe, the Quartermaster Order
of Saint Martin, and the Transportation Order of Saint Christopher.
COL Wandembergh is from Vicksburg, Mississippi. He is married and they have two children.
CHRIS LEE
DEPUTY TO COMMANDER
Mr. Chris Lee currently serves as the Deputy to the Commander of the Blue Grass Army Depot. In this role, Lee ensures munitions and
chemical defense equipment are readily available to support worldwide full-spectrum military operations. In addition, he is
responsible for oversight of operations at the Anniston Munitions Center in Alabama, and the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Pennsylvania.
Originally from Silverdale, Washington, Mr. Lee was commissioned into the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps in 1997 after obtaining a Bachelor of
Science in civil and environmental engineering from Brigham Young University.
Following nine years of commissioned service, Mr. Lee became a U.S. Navy civilian supervisory engineer at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard,
Bremerton, Washington, in 2006. From the shipyard, he had two overseas tours to Naval Air Station Sigonella in Italy where he was
the Installation Business Manager (N5/N8) responsible for Strategic Planning, Future Plans, and Financial Management for the base.
From 2019 until 2022, Mr. Lee also served as the Deputy Public Works Officer in Sigonella.
Besides his bachelor’s degree from BYU, Mr. Lee holds a Master of Science in leadership and management from Western Governors University,
Millcreek, Utah, and an Associate of Science in Italian from the Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California.
Mr. Lee’s military awards include the Navy Commendation Medal and the Air Force Commendation Medal. His civilian awards include the Army Civilian
Commendation Medal and the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.
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MISSION
Blue Grass Army Depot provides America's Joint Warfighters with quality, timely, and reliable munitions,
chemical defense equipment, non-lethal combat equipment, and force provider sets, in support of the
full spectrum of Military Operations. Additionally, safeguard the storage and destruction of
contaminated secondary waste.
VISION
Provide responsive, agile, and innovative munition / material strategic support to the Joint Force.
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