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Archive: November, 2018

Nov. 5, 2018

Jacksonville distribution team tours local Amazon Distribution Center

On October 18 the DLA Distribution Jacksonville, Florida team toured their local Amazon Distribution Center. The purpose of the visit was to gain innovative ideas related to distribution operations being performed at a non-government distribution center.

Nov. 5, 2018

MCAS Cherry Point Navy Boat Docks conducts annual maintenance on 75-foot mechanized landing craft

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point website — “Oscar,” a 75-foot mechanized landing craft operated by U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Navy Boat Docks at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, underwent annual maintenance at a commercial boat yard near Beaufort, N.C., Oct. 10-31, 2018.

Nov. 4, 2018

Leadership roles

Everyone has a Leadership role. In business and life there are owners, managers, project leaders and informal leaders.

Nov. 2, 2018

DLA developmental program graduates mark beginning of career phase

Entry-level DLA employees marked the end of their apprenticeship learning various aspects of logistics support during a graduation ceremony Oct. 31 at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia.

Nov. 2, 2018

Never fly faster than your guardian angel can maintain your equipment

Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Joint Base San Antonio website — Limitations on discussing the technical aspects of the incident present a unique opportunity to focus on the human story so easily lost in a sea of facts, figures and carefully worded press releases; an opportunity to focus on the pilots, the dedicated team of maintenance professionals whose equipment saved their lives and how their destinies became inextricably linked on that warm September afternoon.

Nov. 2, 2018

DLA Troop Support hosts health fair to prepare for open season

DLA Troop Support hosted a health benefits fair for employees to learn about federal health plans and coverage options for the 2018 Federal Benefits Open Season.

Nov. 2, 2018

InSPIRE participants give back to local children’s hospitals

Participants in a DLA Troop Support mentoring program assembled 96 activity bags for patients of two local children’s hospitals after a mentoring session in Philadelphia Nov. 1.

Nov. 2, 2018

Wounded warrior will speak at DSCC Veterans Day observance

A wounded warrior will be the keynote speaker during the Defense Supply Center Columbus’ annual Veterans Day celebration Nov. 7. Columbus, Ohio, native and retired Army Capt. Karen Roddy-Spikes will speak about her military experience and what it means to be a veteran during a presentation at the installation’s Operations Center Auditorium beginning at 1 p.m.

Nov. 2, 2018

Change your clock, change your battery

As we enter the fall season, Daylight Saving Time will end at 2 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 4. According to a National Fire Protection Association fact sheet for smoke alarms in U. S. home fires, fires in which the smoke alarms were present but did not operate: • almost half (46 percent) of the smoke alarms had missing or disconnected batteries, • nuisance alarms were the leading reason for disconnected smoke alarms, • dead batteries caused one-quarter (24 percent) of the smoke alarm failures, and • only seven percent of the failures were due to hardwired power source problems, including disconnected smoke alarms.

Nov. 2, 2018

F1 tornado touches down at Oklahoma City distribution center

On Tuesday, Oct. 9 at approximately 8:10 a.m. central time, an F1 tornado touched down in vicinity of DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Oklahoma’s buildings 510 and 506. Personnel were directed to take shelter and command was able to obtain 100 percent accountability with zero injuries.