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Several members from throughout Air Force Materiel Command (HQ AFMC/A4, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Research Lab, and contractors) descended on Edwards AFB to test out a new hybrid flightline generator the last week of March. They teamed up with members of the 412th Logistics Test Squadron to test their Hybrid Flightline Generator Technology Pathfinder on an F-16 fighter, KC-135 tanker and C-17 cargo plane.

April 17, 2018

Hybrid generator could make aircraft maintenance more efficient, effective, user friendly

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Edwards Air Force Base website — You can’t have air power without ground power says Senior Master Sgt. Jason Tilley, who is the Air Force’s lead for its Aerospace Ground Support Equipment Working Group.

April 16, 2018

Land and Maritime Commander gets promotion nod

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer and Chief of Naval Operations ADM John M. Richardson announced that Navy Rear Admiral (Lower Half) Michelle C. Skubic, who has been selected for promotion to the rank of Rear Admiral, will be assigned as Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) and Chief of Supply Corps, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Skubic is currently serving as commander, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime, Columbus, Ohio.

April 16, 2018

Former Europe distribution center commander returns to DLA

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Army Col. Krista M. Hoffman has been announced as the incoming commander to DLA Europe & Africa. She previously served as commander of DLA Distribution Europe, located in Germersheim, Germany.

DLA Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams congratulates the winning team (L-R): Alison Adams, Patty Beyer and Laura Funk. Not pictured: Debra Simpson and DaToya Taylor. Photo by Teodora Mocanu.

April 16, 2018

‘Winter warriors’ reap rewards

Senior leaders and supporters gathered in the McNamara Headquarters Complex cafeteria April 9 to praise participants of this year’s Winter Warrior Fitness and Nutrition Challenge, a Morale, Welfare and Recreation program that helps employees realize their health and fitness goals.

April 13, 2018

DPMAP/Social Contract Information Sessions

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In an attempt to assist the workforce with the DPMAP Closeout of Cycle 1 and Planning of Cycle 2, People and Culture held DPMAP/Social Contract Information sessions.

April 13, 2018

Culture Success Story--DLA Troop Support War Games

COLUMBUS, Ohio — DLA’s people are its “secret sauce,” and employees can help shape DLA’s future by participating in the 2018 DLA Culture/Climate Survey.

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly, DLA Troop Support commander, addresses his workforce during a town hall event April 5. Simerly compared his employees to the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, citing their smarts, toughness and ability to come through in the clutch.

April 13, 2018

DLA Troop Support commander addresses performance management, climate survey

PHILADELPHIA — Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Mark Simerly discussed performance management, the ongoing DLA Culture and Climate Survey and the Voluntary Protection Program during a town hall April 5.

Army Spc. Nia Davis (left) and Army Spc. Raven Lee (right) affix the rank insignia to Army Lt. Col. Latrina Lee’s (center) uniform during her promotion ceremony April 6. The two specialists are the nieces of Lt. Col. Lee, DLA Troop Support chief of current operations.

April 13, 2018

Army officer reflects on family during promotion ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — Lt. Col. Latrina Lee said family has always been a central part of her life, and that it was the accidental death of her brother when she was 19 years old that drove her to join the Army.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Auger, a central storage technician, and Senior Airman Seth Soares, a flight service center technician, both assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron, move a Pelican case at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., April 11, 2018.

April 13, 2018

6 LRS supply moves, boosts capabilities

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the MacDill Air Force Base website — Airmen assigned to the 6th Logistics Readiness Squadron materiel management flight is undergoing a warehouse transition, which began March 2018, and is slated to be completed mid-May 2018, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

April 13, 2018

Jones named next commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations have announced that Navy Supply Corps Rear Adm. Kevin M. Jones will be the next commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution.

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