Marine Corps Lt. Col. Christopher Jones is the Chief of Staff for the Defense Logistics Agency Weapons Support (Columbus) in Ohio.
DLA Weapons Support, a DLA major subordinate command (MSC), is the agency’s combat logistics and supply chain manager for Class IX repair parts and components, supporting aviation, ground-based and maritime weapon systems across the Department of War. Established Oct. 1, 2025, the MSC replaced the former DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime MSCs with a single unified organization to enhance warfighter support. DLA Weapons Support leverages expertise from two locations, with operations led by commanders in both Richmond and Columbus until the MSC reaches full operational capability on Oct. 1, 2026.
As Chief of Staff for DLA Weapons Support (Columbus), Lieutenant Colonel Jones serves as a principal advisor to the Commander and Deputy Commander on operations and readiness of DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) supply chains delivering repair parts to the military services. He helps lead 2,700 joint military and civilian professionals spanning 30 worldwide locations to include DLA depot-level reparable detachments, Army and Marine Corps industrial sites, detachments supporting U.S. Navy shipyards and numerous deployed units. DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) core functions include purchasing materiel, monitoring inventory levels, maintaining technical data, and assuring quality conformance of approximately two million spare and repair parts used by more than 21,000 military units and federal and civilian agencies. In FY24, DLA Weapons Support (Columbus) sales exceeded $4.8 billion.
Lieutenant Colonel Jones previously served as the Operations Division Chief for Land Customer Operations at DLA Weapons Support.
Lieutenant Colonel Jones has served in the United States Marine Corps in both enlisted and officer capacities. His career began in 2001 with his enlistment in the Marine Corps Reserves as a Food Service Specialist. He served with Headquarters and Service Company, 4th Combat Engineer Battalion, 4th Marine Division, and later as Headquarters and Service Platoon Sergeant with Bravo Company, 4th Amphibious Assault Battalion, 4th Marine Division. In 2006, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving as a Mobile Assault Platoon Sergeant.
Following his deployment, he transferred to the Individual Ready Reserve, and in 2008, was reassigned to the Marine Corps Casualty Branch, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps, serving as a Funeral Honors Clerk and Assistant Operations Chief. In 2010, he was selected to attend Officer Candidate School, commissioned, and upon graduation was assigned to 3d Combat Assault Battalion, 3d Marine Division in Okinawa, Japan.
Lieutenant Colonel Jones’ operational assignments have included serving as the Assistant Supply Officer for 3d Combat Assault Battalion, and as the Supply Officer and Assistant Logistics Officer for 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, during exercises Landing Force - Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training and Marine Rotational Force - Darwin. He later served as the Supply Officer for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, completing a WESTPAC 18-2 deployment.
In addition to his operational tours, Lieutenant Colonel Jones has completed several key assignments including at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. where he served as the installation supply officer, a ceremonial marcher/instructor, and White House social aide. Lieutenant Colonel Jones was selected to attend Marine Corps AY19/20 resident U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and graduated in June 2020. Following Command and Staff College, he was assigned to Operations Division, Capabilities Development Directorate, Combat Development and Integration, Headquarters Marine Corps as the Assistant Operations Officer. In 2021, he was assigned to Marine Barracks Washington, D.C. to serve as the Headquarters and Service Company Commander and ceremonial Parade Commander.
Lieutenant Colonel Jones holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism/Communication from Shippensburg University and Master’s in International Relations from New England College. His professional military education includes the Expeditionary Warfare School and the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College.
His personal decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (3rd award), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2nd award), Army Achievement Medal and Combat Action Ribbon.