DLA News Archive

Aug. 26, 2015

DLA Distribution celebrates Women’s Equality Day

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Today, DLA Distribution is celebrating Women’s Equality Day – the day women were granted the right to vote in 1920, when the 19th Amendment to the constitution was certified as law. About 28 percent of the workforce at Distribution is female – a number the organization is continuing to grow.

Aug. 25, 2015

National Security Advisor visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Darrell Owens, National Security Advisor and Military Legislative Assistant for Sen. Pat Toomey, United States Senator for Pennsylvania, visited DLA Distribution Aug. 20 to learn about how the organization manages its worldwide military customers while also supporting the local Central Pa. economy.

Aug. 24, 2015

Distribution Standard System goes live at DLA Distribution detachment sites

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — In 2010, the storage missions at the Naval Construction Battalions in Port Hueneme, Calif., and Gulfport, Miss., transferred to Defense Logistics Agency Distribution as part of the Navy Warehouse Transfer initiative. These sites originally reported to Naval Supply Systems Command and supported the Navy Seabee battalions at these locations. Port Hueneme is now under the direction of DLA Distribution San Diego, while Gulfport falls under DLA Distribution Jacksonville.

Aug. 24, 2015

Pearl Harbor’s Inventory Support Team named Team of the Quarter

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor’s Inventory Support Team has been named Team of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Aug. 21, 2015

DLA Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Surge Team awarded Team of the Quarter

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Surge Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter award for third quarter, fiscal year 2015, for their outstanding strides managing the air, sea, and truck cargo deliveries throughout mainland Japan during a surge of inbound containers.

Aug. 21, 2015

DLA Distribution Yokosuka prepares to manage Japan’s Transportation Protective Service program

YOKOSUKA, Japan — As part of an effort to increase support to the warfighter, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, is preparing to manage Japan’s Transportation Protective Service program. This effort gives DLA responsibility for freight within mainland Japan that requires TPS, including classified, sensitive, and hazardous material.

Aug. 20, 2015

San Joaquin engages in healthy competition for audit readiness

SAN JOAQUIN, California — Employees of DLA Distribution San Joaquin’s Freight Terminal incorporated audit preparedness into a recent stand-up morning meeting by playing Audit Readiness Jeopardy. Three teams competed against each other to be crowned as the Audit Readiness Jeopardy champions.

Aug. 20, 2015

Distribution headquarters’ Monroe named Employee of the Quarter

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Joelle Monroe, DLA Distribution headquarters, has been named Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015. Monroe currently serves as deputy chief within DLA Distribution’s Current Operations Compliance and Audit Sustainment Division. She was selected for her performance and innovative improvement in support of DLA’s audit sustainability efforts.

Aug. 19, 2015

Oklahoma City’s Fagan named Employee of the Quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Tom Fagan, a material examiner identifier supervisor with Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been named Employee of the Quarter for the third quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Aug. 19, 2015

DLA Distribution hosts U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Commander

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — To discuss the current and future relationship between Defense Logistics Agency Distribution and the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, DLA Distribution hosted Army Maj. Gen. Gwendolyn Bingham, commander of TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, August 13.