DLA News Archive

April 15, 2019

Industrial Hardware does their part to keep B-52 engines running

PHILADELPHIA — Imagine ordering parts for a major auto repair shop that supplies hardware to maintain engines for 76 vehicles. Although it’s 2019, the newest vehicle in the fleet was built in 1962. Each of those 76 vehicles have eight engines, and their ability to operate is critical to national security. This is a job that some of the employees at the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware supply chain perform every day in supporting the sustainability of the TF33 engines that power the Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress, the service’s self-proclaimed “backbone of the manned strategic bomber force,” according to the Air Force’s B-52 fact sheet.

March 15, 2019

Phase inspections keep the B-52 flying

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 307th Bomb Wing website — Just like a car, the B-52 Stratofortress needs its oil changed, tires rotated and its engine looked at to keep it running and prevent future damage.

Nov. 7, 2017

Repair facility saves AFGSC $13 million

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Barksdale Air Force Base website — The nuclear mission cannot be stopped by old or non-functioning aircraft components. The solution to this is a trip to a bomber hydraulic Centralized Repair Facility which saves time and money.

May 8, 2017

Sustain and Deter

Richmond, Va. — DLA Aviation has become the agency’s lead activity for support of the Minuteman III, an intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.

April 1, 2017

Sustain and Deter

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA Aviation has become the agency’s lead activity for support of the Minuteman III, an intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.

Oct. 1, 2015

Critical Partnerships

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime are strengthening their partnerships with customers involved in the nuclear mission.