DLA Headquarters News

DLA JRF members fire M9 pistols during weapons training April 1 at Fort A.P. Hill, Va. The goal was to gain familiarization with the weapons for combat readiness and to qualify for deployments.

April 5, 2016

Fort AP Hill, Virginia — During the Defense Logistics Agency Joint Reserve Force's April Battle Assembly, about JRF members went to Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, for weapons training.

Contractors are installing 252 geothermal wells to heat and cool the new Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Operations Center Feb. 17, 2016. The first phase of the three-phased, five-story, 252,000 square-feet building is scheduled for occupancy in late 2018 or early 2019.

April 4, 2016

New DLA operations center to use environmentally friendly technology

Geothermal wells are only one of the environmentally friendly technologies being used in the construction of the new Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Operations Center.

April 1, 2016

April is Process Excellence Month

Defense Logistics Agency employees will become more aware of their role in the agency’s drive to improve processes as the agency celebrates Process Excellence Month in April.

Vietnam War veterans are cheered on by volunteers as they parade down a red-carpet into a Vietnam War Commemoration program March 29, 2016 at the Pennsylvania National Guard Armory in Philadelphia, PA. More than 400 Vietnam War era veterans attended the event sponsored by the Association of the United States Army and Vietnam War Commemoration partners Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support and the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

March 31, 2016

Troop Support employees help welcome home Vietnam vets

PHILADELPHIA — The welcome home was worth the 50-year wait, one veteran said following a Vietnam War Commemoration program March 29. DLA Troop Support employees helped cheer for more than 400 Vietnam vets as they paraded down a red carpet to the ceremony.

The HQC Health Unit offers a variety of services, free of charge, to all employees of HQC tenant organizations.

March 31, 2016

HQC Health Unit helps employees stay healthy, free of charge

The HQC Health Unit offers many services, all free of charge, to any government employee who works at any of the four HQC tenant agencies.

From left: Betty Hoapili, DLA chair and assistant professor; Andre Batson, DLA Logistics Operations; Chuck Baker, DLA Energy; DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch; Ken Dodd, DLA Logistics Operations; and Steve Dubernas, DLA Strategic Plans and Policy. (Courtesy photo)

March 31, 2016

Busch addresses alma mater; urges interagency partnership, faster response

WASHINGTON, D.C. — DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch returned to the National Defense University March 28, where he discussed the importance of strategic sustainment in today’s dynamic environment and outlined the role support agencies like DLA can provide.

DLA Aviation employee Comeicha Wells works in the purchasing acquisition career field and is Level II certified.

March 30, 2016

DLA Aviation employee featured in latest 'Acquisition Professionals' video

A new acquisition professionals video focusing on a DLA Aviation employee was released on the organization’s YouTube and Facebook sites March 30.

Busch presents a ceremonial coin to Navy Lt. Joseph Thomas for his work supporting expeditionary operations for DLA Disposition Services

March 30, 2016

DLA Director visits, praises employees at DLA Disposition Services

Battle Creek, Michigan — Fresh from his March 12-21 tour of the Pacific, Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch traveled to Battle Creek, Michigan, to hear presentations on the DLA Disposition Services Annual Operating Plan and conduct a town hall session with DLA employees.

Noel Romey, an information technology specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations at Richmond, shows Senior Leader Conference attendees his refreshable braille display March 3, 2016 after speaking to them about how practicing resiliency has help him face physical challenges. The DLA Aviation Senior Leader Conference was held March 1-3 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 29, 2016

DLA employee describes resiliency in face of physical challenges

RICHMOND, Va. — A DLA employee who is blind talked about being resilient in the face of daily challenges, in a presentation he recently gave to DLA Aviation senior leaders.

DLA's Employee Assistance Program offers a wealth of resources.

March 29, 2016

Agency program provides holistic benefits, assistance

DLA's Employee Assistance Program offers discounts on products, financial and legal advice; links to webinars and discussion groups; relocation assistance; articles on a range of subjects; and much more.

DLA Troop Support representative Sally Pooler (right) answers questions from a soldier at the Warfighter Support Initiative, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, March 23, 2016.

March 29, 2016

Warfighter Support Initiative brings DLA to the customers

The Defense Logistics Agency took to the road, traveling to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in support of the Warfighter Support Initiative, March 22-23. DLA employees from 11 divisions brought face-to-face engagement to the logistics community of Fort Bragg and other military installations, to educate and inform them about how to better use DLA’s services and capabilities.

Lula A. Lacy, a management support assistant for DLA Distribution; Ian G. Ladner, an energy management specialist for DLA Energy; and Edward G. Guthrie, deputy director of DLA Energy’s Defense Fuel Support Point Okinawa, are the DLA Employees of the Quarter winners for the 1st Quarter of fiscal 2016.

March 28, 2016

DLA announces employees of the quarter for first quarter fiscal 2016

Lula A. Lacy, a management support assistant for DLA Distribution; Ian G. Ladner, an energy management specialist for DLA Energy; and Edward G. Guthrie, deputy director of DLA Energy’s Defense Fuel Support Point Okinawa, are the DLA Employees of the Quarter winners for the 1st Quarter of fiscal 2016.

Document Services technicians scan documents into DACS to build document libraries for users.

March 28, 2016

DLA Document Services success story: Records-management solution for Joint Personal Property Shipping Office

When the Army’s Joint Personal Property Shipping Office faced the prospect of doubling its workload in household-goods logistics, it looked to Document Services’ Document Automation Content Services solution to streamline its document-management processes.

Look for the new DLA Workforce Resiliency website.

March 28, 2016

Workforce resiliency website launches; provides tools, resources to help employees

A new workforce-resiliency webpage is now available, providing another resource for DLA employees and their families to use in developing the behaviors and skills to cope with today’s challenging work-life environment.

Busch visits Marines from 3rd Marine Regiment on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, March 21, 2016. They discussed the challenges of being forward deployed and how forward-deployed equipment from the DLA Distribution Depot in Hawaii contributes to readiness.

March 25, 2016

DLA director visits Pacific region

Honolulu, Hawaii — The director of DLA recently traveled to DLA’s Pacific region to engage with logistics partners, senior military officials and DLA organizations — and get a firsthand, detailed update on DLA’s activities in the region.