Defense and Military

Facilities and Resources

Coordinating the Crater Region's military installation communities with our civilian and business communities.

The Defense and Military program supports coordination between regional communities and nearby military installations to ensure mutual success and long-term stability. By fostering communication, planning for shared land use, and addressing infrastructure and community impacts, this work helps strengthen both military readiness and local economic vitality. Through collaboration and strategic planning, the program supports balanced growth that benefits service members, families, and the broader Crater region.

CARMA

Capital Area Regional Military Alliance of Virginia

WHO WE ARE

Capital Region Military Alliance of Virginia (CaRMA-VA) relies on the efforts of a group of volunteers who believe in the need to strengthen the military-civilian relationship for the benefit of our servicemembers, their families and the local communities around Fort Lee, Fort Pickett and The Defense Supply Center Richmond. 

OUR MISSION

Actively facilitate community and government support to sustain and enhance current military missions, pursue future missions, and promote the region’s contributions to national defense.

OUR VISION

A Virginia Capital-area community committed to total support of regional military installations, missions and people through continuous engagement, collaboration and innovation across government, industry, academia and more.

Military and Veteran Resources in Virginia

Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs

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Virginia Values
Veterans (V3)

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Virginia Department of Veteran Services

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Fort Lee

The largest concentration of Department of Defense personnel in our district is at Fort Lee in Prince George County. An Army training installation, Fort Lee is the home of Army sustainment and the headquarters for U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command, Defense Commissary Agency and Defense Contract Management Agency.

Resources

Fort Lee Economic Impact Analysis, March 2020
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Defense Spending by State FY 2017
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Defense Spending by State FY23
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Fort Lee Joint Land Use Study
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Historical Base Realignment & Closure 2005
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Fort Lee website
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Fort Lee history
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Fort Lee Fast Facts
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U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command
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Defense Commissary Agency
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Defense Contract Management Agency
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Defense Supply Center of Richmond

The Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR), the home of DLA Aviation, hosts a variety of Defense Logistics Agency tenant agencies and other organizations on the 600-acre installation. Including the headquarters of the Virginia National Guard.  DSCR which is located on U.S. Route 1 in Chesterfield County employs approximately 3,000 primarily civilian employees.

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DLA-Aviation website
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DSCR history
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Virginia National Guard website:
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Fort Pickett

Fort Pickett is located near the Town of Blackstone and sits on the border of Dinwiddie County and Nottoway County. Fort Picket contains 41,000 acres and serves as a major Army National Guard Maneuver Training Center. In November 2019 the U.S. Department of State opened its new state-of-the-art training center called FASTC (Foreign Affairs Security Training Center). This training center is located on 1350 acres within Fort Pickett. FASTC trains up to 10,000 new security personnel annually.

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Fort Picket Information
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Virginia National Guard, Fort Picket History
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FASTC Information
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