DLA News Archive

July 29, 2023

76th CMXG starts sand casting aluminum parts

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force website — The 76th Commodity Maintenance Group’s new foundry can sand cast aluminum parts up to 120 pounds, providing another avenue for sourcing aircraft parts not easily obtained through traditional contracting methods.

Dec. 7, 2022

Warfighter support spans half a century at Oklahoma City

RICHMOND, Va. — The year was 1975. The Vietnam War came to an end, Love Will Keep Us Together by The Captain and Tennille topped the music charts, Jaws was tops at the box office, Saturday Night Live made its debut on NBC and the writer of this story was a mere seven years old,

Sept. 16, 2022

Employee Spotlight: Nancy Mize

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139.

Aug. 25, 2022

OC-ALC Unveils DOD-first in Additive Manufacturing

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Tinker Air Force Base website — The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex and Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Propulsion Directorate recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Complex’s second Reverse Engineering and Critical Tooling lab that hosts 3D metal printers.

Aug. 2, 2022

Magee assumes command of DLA at Oklahoma City

Richmond, Va. — Air Force Col. Robert Magee took command of Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City July 26 during an assumption of command ceremony held at the Tinker Event Center on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.

July 14, 2022

Employee Spotlight: Charles Luhiau

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139.

June 6, 2022

DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City B-1 bomber team recognized for excellence in federal government

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City’s B-1 Bomber Supply Chain Critical Readiness team was recently recognized by the Oklahoma City based Oklahoma Federal Executive Board during the 2022 Excellence in Government Awards program held May 3.

May 27, 2022

Warfighter support is a family affair at DLA Aviation at OKC

RICHMOND, Va. — “Marrying Millions,” “Married to Medicine” and “Married at First Sight.” Just a few of the reality shows on television these days that follow the everyday lives of married couples and their families. Given the large number of married couples at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, they should have their own reality show. We will call it, “Married to DLA.”

Feb. 18, 2022

DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City improves warfighter support through demand consensus events

RICHMOND, Va. — One of the more challenging tasks for the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation teams supporting the Air Force industrial customers at the retail industrial sites is determining what materials to have on hand, quantities to stock, timelines of the requirement and ensuring demand and supply planning factors within DLA business systems are postured to maintain procurement pipelines for items with consistent demands.

Jan. 12, 2022

Revitalizing aviation process excellence, a high priority for DLA Aviation at Oklahoma City

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Oklahoma City on Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, is committed to providing outstanding customer service and long-term solutions to complex logistical challenges at the depot maintenance level.