DLA COVID-19 Support News
May 5, 2020
DOD Focuses on Sustaining Industrial Base Through Pandemic
Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Defense Department website —The Defense Department is using an array of tools to ensure the defense industrial base stays afloat so it can provide critical materiel now and remain robust after COVID-19 has passed.
May 4, 2020
DLA rapid deployment teams ready to provide emergency logistics support
RICHMOND, Va. —
Three Defense Logistics Agency Rapid Deployment Teams stand ready to help military and federal agencies supporting global emergencies like humanitarian assistance and pandemic response. Employees on the cross-functional, 13-member red, white and blue teams are trained to immediately deploy wherever they’re needed.
April 30, 2020
DLA helps schools provide fresh produce to students, families during COVID-19
Philadelphia —
Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support employees are working with school districts, produce vendors and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program to provide fresh produce for breakfasts and lunches that are normally served to students in school cafeterias.