DLA Aviation deactivates ahead of Weapons Support activation
Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Launey (right), the final Defense Logistics Agency Aviation commander, passes a cased guidon to DLA Director Army Lt. Gen. Mark Simerly, relinquishing command after the July 23 deactivation of DLA Aviation 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)