Colonel Christopher J. Masson

Colonel Chris Masson is a native of Mercer, PA, and was commissioned through ROTC at Gannon University in Erie, PA, in May 2000 as a Transportation Corps (TC) second lieutenant. Chris has 25 years of commissioned service in both the US Army Reserves and Regular Army. He has a BS in Management from Gannon University and a MS in Management from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL.

Colonel Masson most recently served as the commander for 6th Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB), Ft Benning, Georgia. 1st SFAB is regionally aligned to support the United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR). Prior to commanding in 1st SFAB, Chris commanded Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Energy Americas East (AME) in Houston, TX. His other assignments, from most recent, include: Support Operations Officer (SPO) for 7th Trans BDE (Expeditionary), Fort Eustis, VA; J4 Ops/Plans Officer, Joint Task Force North (JTF-N), Fort Bliss, TX; Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) and Secretary Joint Staff (SJS), JTF-N, Fort Bliss, TX; Interagency Fellow/Program Analyst for Counter-terrorism (CT) Programs/2282, Bureau of Political Military Affairs (Pol-Mil), Office of Security Assistance (SA), U.S. Department of State (DoS), Washington, D.C.; G4 Plans Officer, XVIII Airborne Corps (ABC), Fort Bragg, NC; J4 Ops/Plans Chief (w/XVIII ABC), National Support Element (NSE), Afghanistan; 82nd Airborne (ABN) Division (DIV) Artillery (DIVARTY) S4, 82nd ABN DIV, Fort Bragg, NC; Assistant BDE S3, 59th Ordnance (OD) BDE, Fort Lee, VA; Company Commander, 16th OD BN, 59th OD BDE, Fort Lee, VA; Battalion S3, 16th OD BN, 59th OD BDE, Fort Lee, VA; Senior Advisor to the Iraqi Directorate of Warehouses and Depots, Iraqi Training and Advisory Mission (ITAM) – Army, Multinational Security Transition Command (MNSTC) – Iraq and United States Forces (USF) – Iraq, Baghdad; Observer Controller/ Trainer (OC/T), 2d/312th Regiment, 5th Field Artillery (FA) Brigade (BDE), Fort Dix, NJ; and Platoon Leader, Executive Officer and Battalion Adjutant/S1, 10th Transportation Battalion (BN), 7th Transportation Group, Fort Eustis, VA and Kuwait.

COL Masson’s military education includes the TC Basic Officers Leaders Course (BOLC); the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3); resident Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Fort Leavenworth, KS; and Joint Combined Warfighter School (JCWS) in Norfolk, VA. 

Chris is married to the former Brandi Henry from Chesterfield, VA; they have two daughters, Kaitlynn (18yrs) and Kara (16yrs). After the AWC Fellowship Chris will command Red River Army Depot (RRAD) in New Boston, TX from the summer of 2026 to the summer of 2028.