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DLA Weapons Support (Richmond)

The Defense Logistics Agency stood up a new major subordinate command dedicated to supplying spare and repair parts to the military services Oct. 1, 2025. DLA Weapons Support integrates the missions of the former DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime into a single unified command responsible for weapon systems support to the joint force. In this interview, the new MSC’s leaders talk about the transformation. (Photo by Stefanie Hauck/DLA)
Fifty years after escaping Saigon on a drifting barge under fire, Manh Nguyen was rescued by the U.S. Navy. His younger brother was born on the deck of the rescue ship and named in its honor. Today, Nguyen expresses his gratitude by working for the Defense Logistics Agency, supporting the same naval fleet that gave his family a second chance. His is a powerful story of survival and service, repaying the gift of freedom by ensuring that very fleet stays mission-ready.
Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support holds its first joint town hall since announcing the integration of the aviation, land and maritime supply chains Oct. 1, at the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 2.
Employees from the DLA Weapons Support (Richmond) Supplier Operations (OEM) Directorate came together in October for their annual canned food drive, channeling their teamwork in support of local families.
DLA Weapons Support (Richmond) is the aviation demand and supply manager for Defense Logistics Agency with more than 4,000 civilian and military personnel in 22 locations across the United States – and, as of 2023, at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan – supporting more than 2,341 major weapon systems.

Weapons Support (Richmond)

Weapons Support (Richmond) News

Aviation | Jan. 12, 2026

Employee Spotlight | Gary Odle

Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support and other DLA employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit the

Enterprisewide | Dec. 23, 2025

DLA Weapons Support welcomes first Operation Warfighter intern

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Xander Kirby will work at the Corpus Christi Army Depot, Texas, where he'll receive mentoring and on-the-job training in logistics practices and agency operations.

Enterprisewide | Dec. 19, 2025

Senior Procurement Executive Review serves as acquisition pulse check

A Senior Procurement Executive Review at Defense Supply Center Columbus Dec. 11 provided a critical acquisition pulse check for Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support as the major subordinate command continues toward its final operational

Aviation | Dec. 11, 2025

Escape from Saigon: A DLA employee’s story of survival and service

On April 29, 1975, as artillery thundered over Saigon, “White Christmas” played across radio stations throughout Vietnam.

Weapons Support | Dec. 10, 2025

DLA collects more than a ton of food for Richmond-area families

The Supplier Operations (OEM) Directorate teamed to collect truckloads of food for area food bank.