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
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
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.
