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As Army Lt. Col. John Turner prepares to depart tomorrow as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pa., the distribution center celebrated his accomplishments during his tour.

Sept. 8, 2016

Tobyhanna marks outgoing commander’s accomplishments

TOBYHANNA, Pennsylvania — As Army Lt. Col. John Turner prepares to depart tomorrow as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pa., the distribution center celebrated his accomplishments during his tour.

DLA Distribution’s Expeditionary team, Distributions 25th distribution center, has deployed to operate the Incident Support Base in support of FEMA Region IV Defense Support to Civil Authorities at Maxwell Air Force Base located in Montgomery, Ala., in the wake of the overwhelming flooding in Louisiana.

Sept. 7, 2016

Distributions Expeditionary team provides support to Louisiana flood victims

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — In an effort to support humanitarian efforts in the wake of the overwhelming flooding in Louisiana, DLA Distribution’s Expeditionary team, Distributions 25th distribution center, has deployed to operate the Incident Support Base in support of FEMA Region IV Defense Support to Civil Authorities at Maxwell Air Force Base located in Montgomery, Ala.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, recently welcomed Roy Jewell as the new deputy commander.

Sept. 6, 2016

Yokosuka distribution center welcomes new deputy commander

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, recently welcomed Roy Jewell as the new deputy commander.

DLA Distribution Mapping at Fort Bragg employees, left to right, Marnetia Page, Army Staff Sgt. Monica Sotobenavides and Benedict Beason in Distribution’s warehouse, which provides 10,000 square ft. of acclimatized, racked bay storage for mapping products.

Sept. 1, 2016

DLA Distribution initiates mapping operations at Fort Bragg

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — On August 16, DLA Distribution’s newest operation, DLA Distribution Mapping at Fort Bragg, delivered its first shipment, consisting of four topographic maps for mission planning, to local customers.

Actress Alex Ford, who portrayed Civil Rights heroine Rosa Parks during a Women’s Equality Day event Aug. 24 at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, signs a presidential flag while visiting the Flag Room. Ford detailed Parks’ life of activism and experiences that shaped her involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, including her difficulties gaining the right to vote.

Aug. 30, 2016

Rosa Parks' heroics celebrated at Women's Equality Day event

PHILADELPHIA — An actress portraying Civil Rights heroine Rosa Parks described voting as an integral part of being an American citizen during a Women’s Equality Day event Aug. 24 at Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support.

Members of the Maintenance Shop team pose with their working DeWalt drill. The drill won first place in DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna’s “CANstruction” challenge, benefitting the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank through the 2016 Feds Feed Families Food campaign.

Aug. 30, 2016

DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna generates donations for Feds Feeds Families campaign with “CANstruction” challenge

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — To energize its employees about the 2016 Feds Feed Families campaign and increase donations, DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna devised a challenge for the team to put its creativity- and generosity- to the test.

Students in the Advanced Study of Air Mobility Program from USAF Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. receive a tour of DoD’s largest warehouse from United States Army Lt. Col. Jacob Freeman.

Aug. 29, 2016

Air Mobility students learn Distribution, tour DoD’s largest warehouse

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — On Aug. 24, students in the Advanced Study of Air Mobility Program from United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., stopped by DLA Distribution headquarters in New Cumberland, Pa., to learn how the organization operates 25 distribution centers globally, before touring the Department of Defense’s largest warehouse at DLA Distribution Susquehanna.

Women’s Equality Day is celebrated each year on August 26th.

Aug. 26, 2016

Distribution remembers Women’s Equality Day

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Each year, since 1971, August 26 has been designated and celebrated in the United States as Women’s Equality Day.

The Women's Equality Day event guest speaker, Kathryn Ray, former president of The League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia and currently a reference librarian at American University in Washington, D.C., speaks to Defense Logistics Agency employees about women's struggles and triumphs to gain the right to vote during a Women’s Equality Day event held at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Aug. 24.

Aug. 25, 2016

Employees celebrate women’s right to vote

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency employees gathered to celebrate women’s right to vote and commemorate their struggles and triumphs to gain what today is a fundamental right for Americans during a Women’s Equality Day event held at the McNamara Headquarters Complex, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Aug. 24.

Kandi Foy, shipping and receiving clerk at DLA Distribution Hill, Utah, is demonstrating the Distribution Standard System to Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi, DLA Distribution commander, during his visit on Aug. 17. Foy is showing how she performs the pick and stow functions in the Automated Storage Module.

Aug. 25, 2016

Laskodi visits distribution centers, engages with customers

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — On his first trip as commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution, Army Brig. Gen. John Laskodi made stops to meet employees and tour locations in Jacksonville, Fla., Warner Robins, Ga., Albany, Ga., Cherry Point, N.C., Richmond, Va., Oklahoma City, Okla., and Hill, Utah.