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Philadelphia City Council member David Oh shared stories of his personal and family’s history with Naval Support Activity Philadelphia employees during an Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month program May 25, 2016. Oh recanted details of his Korean relatives’ migration to America from China and Japan, and the story of his cousin, In Ho Oh, a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania who was murdered by a group of teenage boys in 1958.

May 27, 2016

Philly councilman shares family legacy of forgiveness during Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month event

PHILADELPHIA — David Oh shared stories of his personal and family’s history, reflecting on this year’s national theme, “Walk Together, Embrace Differences, Build Legacies.”

Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton (left in black Army PT uniform) leads a group of participants at the second annual Federally Employed Women's 5K Walk/Run May 25. Hamilton encouraged employees to participate as part of DLA's resilience program.

May 27, 2016

Troop Support employees gets physical during FEW 5K

PHILADELPHIA — More than 75 DLA Troop Support employees participated in the second annual Federally Employed Women's 5K Walk/Run May 25.

Winifred Woll, keynote speaker during the Memorial Day observation May 26, receives a thank you bouquet from Jackie Baxter, Philadelphia Compound Veterans Committee chairperson. The PCVC organized the ceremony.

May 27, 2016

Employees remember Pearl Harbor nurses during Memorial Day ceremony

Philadelphia — Naval Support Activity Philadelphia employees heard stories about military nurses that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor as part of a Memorial Day observation May 26.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden employee Melissa Small receives a check from DLA Aviation Deputy Commander Charlie Lillie May 19, 2016 in a ceremony honoring her selection as the March 2016 Employee of the Month.

May 26, 2016

Small named DLA Aviation Employee of the Month

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Ogden employee Melissa Small was honored as the March 2016 Employee of the Month in a ceremony May 19. Small works remotely from Huntsville, Alabama, as a contracting officer aligned with DLA Aviation’s Strategic Acquisition Programs Directorate in Ogden, Utah.

Dave Edmonson, DLA Troop Support customer service representative, Master Sgt. Darrell DeGroff, Washington Army National Guard, and John Tolomeo, DLA Troop Support Pacific Northwest Team chief, are pictured at the Army National Guard’s annual Menu Board Meeting at Joint Base Lewis-McChord March 17. A Subsistence customer operations team visited Washington to strengthen their partnership with the Washington Army National Guard.

May 26, 2016

Washington National Guard learns language of DLA food support

PHILADELPHIA — When the Washington Army National Guard decided it needed a better way to provide food to guardsmen, it reached out to the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence team.

Navy Supply Corps Cmdr. Erik R. Naley, assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain, Southwest Asia, in a ceremony May 26.

May 26, 2016

DLA Distribution Bahrain welcomes new commander

MANAMA, Bahrain — Navy Supply Corps Cmdr. Erik R. Naley, assumed command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Bahrain, Southwest Asia, in a ceremony May 26. The ceremony was officiated by Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Bahrain commander, Navy Supply Corps Capt. Sean M. Egge.

Grace Spence (center) is presented a certificate of appreciation by Maureen Higgins and Philip Hepperle, both of the Defense Contract Audit Agency, May 25, 2016.

May 26, 2016

Speaker notes diversity of AAPI Americans, urges unity

The Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Contract Audit Agency, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Defense Technical Information Center and U.S. Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction hosted an event honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 25 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex.

Visitors to Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, may view one of the first models of the A-10 Thunderbolt II that is on loan to Defense Logistics Agency from Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, South Carolina. (Photo by Jackie Roberts, DLA Installation Support at Richmond)

May 25, 2016

DLA Aviation helps keep the Thunderbolt II mission ready

RICHMOND, Va. — Trying to maintain an antique machine is a challenge for any collector or parts provider whether it’s a bicycle, a car, or a multiple-million-dollar weapon system flying critical missions keeping Americans safe at home and abroad. The A-10 is one such system whose length of service has recently been extended until 2022.

DLA Columbus Police Division Watch Commander Edward Compton Jr. stands behind a display of tactical police tools and equipment May 18. Also on display is a collection of contraband which police officers prevented from entering the installation. The displays are a part of week-long activities to celebrate Police Week.

May 25, 2016

DSCC shows appreciation for officers during Police Week

COLUMBUS, Ohio — From the sentinels at the entry gates to the patrol cars that keep watch over the streets, police officers at Defense Supply Center Columbus are a ubiquitous sight across the installation. While most associates see them every day, many may not realize the amount of work that goes into keeping the facility safe 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month across the federal government.

May 25, 2016

DLA Asian American, Pacific Islander leaders reflect on rewards of service, ways to encourage youth to consider similar paths

Three DLA leaders from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community recently talked about what led them to public service, how serving has enriched their lives and how the federal government can encourage more AAPI youth to consider a career in public service.