DLA News Archive

May 16, 2019

Police Week 2019 Spotlight: Officer Colton Kruse

RICHMOND, VA — National Police Week takes place May 13 – 17 in 2019. As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management Richmond, Virginia, spotlight Officer Joseph Kruse, who selflessly secures and protects Defense Supply Center Richmond, its people and our neighbors every day.

May 14, 2019

Police Week 2019 Spotlight: Officer Nicholas Lang

RICHMOND, VA — National Police Week takes place May 13 – 17 in 2019. As part of Police Week observances, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Installation Management Richmond, Virginia, spotlight Officer Nicholas Lang, who selflessly secures and protects Defense Supply Center Richmond, its people and our neighbors every day.

May 10, 2019

Five-Alarm Achievement: Rodgers makes history as first DLA firefighter to enter DoD Firefighter Hall of Fame

Richmond, Va. — It only took a spark, but the blaze of a career built by Fire Chief Don Rodgers, Fire and Emergency Branch, Security and Emergency Services Division, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond, has also served to illuminate his many achievements. Rodgers made local history May 3, when he became the first DLA firefighter to be inducted into the 2019 Department of Defense Firefighters Hall of Fame.

April 12, 2019

DSCR employees “pedal for prevention” during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

Richmond, Va. — Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, employees came out April 10 to “pedal for prevention” in support of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month .

April 11, 2019

DSCR Restoration Advisory Board holds quarterly meeting

RICHMOND, VA — Community members attended the Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Richmond’s Environmental Cleanup Program quarterly Restoration Advisory Board meeting April 8 at the Bensley Community Center in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

April 4, 2019

Old-school whiteboards: a key tool in warfighter readiness

RICHMOND, VA — Advancements in technology are critical to the ongoing success of military operations here and overseas, and this need is evident to the thousands of men and women in service who rely on technology to help them accomplish their missions. But one analog staple survives — and even thrives — alongside the high-tech gadgets in service today: the humble whiteboard.

April 3, 2019

Wolfe takes over Human Resources at Aviation

Richmond, Va — On a sunny, but cool late March afternoon, Theresa Wolfe’s face beamed as she basked in the warmth of the sun’s rays provided through the windows of her first floor office in the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. It was one of the rare moments of down time she’s been able to take since taking over as the head of Human resources for DLA Aviation less than two months ago.

Feb. 27, 2019

Former NFL executive speaks during Black History Month program on DSCR

RICHMOND, VA — National Football League executive and former player Reginald McKenzie was the guest speaker for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity’s Black History Month program held in the Frank Lotts Conference Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 20.

Feb. 12, 2019

Virginia welcomes first female infantry officer

RICHMOND, VA — (Editor’s Note:  The story below is reposted from Va. National Guard news, Issue #3, 2019 Commonwealth's Guardian bi-weekly newsletter Feb. 8, 2019 and features First Lt. Candice Bowen, the Virginia National Guard’s first female infantry officer. The Virginia National Guard recently expanded its presence on Defense Supply Center, Richmond,

Feb. 11, 2019

Honoring Black History Month: Air Force Maj. Gen. Rufus Billups, first African-American DGSC commander

RICHMOND, VA — Along a stretch of wall on the first floor of the Operations Center on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia are the photos of the past 31 commanders.