DLA News Archive

July 29, 2020

NY Guard logistics Soldiers hone airdrop resupply skills

FORT DRUM, N.Y. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the National Guard website — The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team needs food, fuel and ammunition to fight, which generally flow into the 427th Brigade Support Battalion, the logistics backbone of the brigade on the ground in trucks.

July 28, 2020

DLA Distribution Norfolk fulfills resupply mission for Operation Pacer Goose

NORFOLK, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Virginia’s Pier 8 is a hotbed of activity every summer in preparation of Operation Pacer Goose, an annual resupply mission to Thule Air Base, a remote U.S. Air Force base in the Arctic region of Greenland.

July 28, 2020

DLA transfers portable shelters to Navy medical facilities for COVID-19 screening

NEWPORT, R.I. — The Defense Logistics Agency partnered with Air Force and Navy medical staffs in late June and early July to support COVID-19 screening at naval medical facilities in the Northeast.

July 28, 2020

Prince Sultan AB boosts CENTCOM AOR refueling capabilities

PRINCE SULTAN AIR BASE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — Just 48 hours before the KC-135 from the 349th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron left Al Udeid Air Base to conduct refueling missions in the region, the 378th ELRS was given a task: To develop, build and sustain a rapid refueling capability at Prince Sultan Air Base. That’s exactly what they did.

July 27, 2020

DLA Aviation leader shares experiences from COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force assignment

RICHMOND, Va. — On April 10, I traveled to Northern Virginia for a 60-day assignment serving on the COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, where I was able to see the pandemic’s global impact.

July 27, 2020

Skubic becomes DLA’s 20th director

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Defense Logistics Agency welcomed Navy Vice Adm. Michelle Skubic back as its 20th director during an assumption of responsibility ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex July 24.

July 27, 2020

DLA San Joaquin Firefighters assist in saving homes

TRACY, Calif. — The fire crew at Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin’s Fire Station 262 were dispatched for mutual aid by South San Joaquin County Dispatch in the late afternoon of July 5. They were later called out for a second alarm working residential structure fire in the city of Tracy, California.

July 24, 2020

Hello DLA Land and Maritime Team!

COLUMBUS, Ohio — I want to take a moment to share with you how honored I am to be your DLA Land and Maritime commander. These last few weeks transitioning to Columbus have been a fantastic experience, and I look forward to contributing to the outstanding legacy of military logistics support the DLA Land and Maritime team has established.

July 24, 2020

Reventlow returns to DLA Distribution as Commanding General

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — In a virtual ceremony signifying a change of leadership at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, DLA Distribution Acting Director, Perry L. Knight, passed the helm to Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, July 21. Acting DLA Director, Michael D. Scott, Senior Executive Service, presided over the ceremony via video teleconference from DLA Headquarters in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia.

July 24, 2020

DLA Troop Support welcomes new Aide de Camp

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Command welcomed Army 1st Lt. Brett Harris as the Aide de Camp on July 13. Harris replaces Navy Lt. Junior Grade Kevin Marvel in the role directly supporting to the commander.