DLA News Archive

Sept. 26, 2017

COOP: Not just an annual training requirement

Richmond, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency employees are required annually to complete the Continuity of Operations Employee Awareness Training to ensure mission essential functions will be performed in the event of a catastrophic event.

Sept. 26, 2017

DoD, Partner Agencies Support Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Hurricane Relief Efforts

WASHINGTON — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Department of Defense website — The Defense Department and partner agencies are supporting ongoing assessment and response operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis said.

Sept. 26, 2017

DLA Land and Maritime Culture Academy Volunteers Needed!

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The DLA Land and Maritime Culture Academy 2017 is coming and we are in need of support.

Sept. 26, 2017

DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas Bounces Back from Hurricane Harvey

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas is bouncing back from wind damage sustained from Hurricane Harvey, a category-4 hurricane that formed in the Gulf of Mexico and made landfall in southeastern Texas with wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour. In the days following the hurricane, rain added another element of destruction to the already damaged area.

Sept. 26, 2017

Five Lessons for Success

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — Retired Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris shared his thoughts on leadership and success during a Defense Logistics Agency Energy mentoring session in the McNamara Headquarters Complex at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Sept. 19.

Sept. 25, 2017

Reserve Citizen Airmen deliver aid to Hurricane Maria victims

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Air Force Reserve Command website — Within the last few months the United States and its territories have been ravagged by three hurricanes, leaving many displaced and in need of aid. Starting with Hurricane Harvey, then Irma and now Maria, the Air Force Reserve Command continues to respond with supplies, aid and evacuation missions.

Sept. 25, 2017

Hispanic Heritage Month Spotlight: Maria Luisa Caro-Stumpf

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia — National Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the group's heritage and culture. DLA Energy takes time to recognize a few of our own Hispanic employees.

Sept. 25, 2017

Resiliency and Preparedness resources on display at DSCC info fair

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An information resource fair capped off a month of events aimed at improving the health and well-being of federal employees at the Defense Supply Center Columbus.

Sept. 25, 2017

Son of MIA recounts search for answers during DSCC’s annual observance

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rick Buell was in kindergarten when his father went missing Sept. 17, 1972. An experienced naval aviator and married father of two, 33-year-old U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth “Ken” Buell, was several months into his Vietnam tour as a bombardier navigator flying above North Vietnamese territory. Years later, search teams discovered aircraft wreckage and the remains of U.S. Navy Cmdr. Verne Donnelly – its pilot and only other occupant – but Ken Buell was never found.

Sept. 25, 2017

Eye on the ground: A look inside Distribution’s Expeditionary Team’s hurricane support

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Before the 2017 hurricane season, DLA Distribution had never had all three expeditionary teams deployed simultaneously in support of a natural disaster. They worked together on deployments in Afghanistan but never for a FEMA response.