DLA Aviation deactivates ahead of Weapons Support activation
Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Launey (right), the final Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Petra Casarez, DLA Senior Enlisted Leader, furl the colors during the July 23 DLA Aviation Deactivation ceremony, as Defense Logistics Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly (left) watches during the event in the Frank B. Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. The deactivation of Aviation as a major subordinate command supports the establishment of DLA Weapons Support, which will integrate Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime, reinforcing the agencies’ transformative efforts to optimize global logistics for the joint force. (Photo by Nicholas Pilch)