Fort Lee is located three miles east of Petersburg, Virginia, 116 miles from Washington, D.C., and is 21 miles from Richmond, the Virginia state capitol.

Its mission is to provide logistics doctrine, organizations, training, leader development, and material solutions to sustain a campaign quality Army with joint and expeditionary capabilities during peace and war.

Fort Lee is a high cost military town that is expanding as a result of BRAC and will continue to expand for years to come.