DLA Distribution News

April 30, 2021

DLA Distribution supports ERDC to complete RAIL demo 

ANNISTON, Ala. — RAIL, a program sponsored by the United States Transportation Command, began in October 2020. It was developed to provide an expeditionary railhead capability for loading and unloading tracked and wheeled vehicles.

April 28, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Commander visits DLA Distribution Warner Robins

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Commander Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow visits DLA Distribution Warner Robins for first time since taking command of the DLA Distribution Headquarters in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

April 27, 2021

DLA supports White House effort to supply COVID-19 tests nationwide

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution is working with the Department of Health and Human Services and Defense Department to provide over 8 million over-the-counter, at-home COVID-19 tests nationwide.

April 26, 2021

DLA Installation Management Susquehanna’s Prepareathon topic #4: Plan, Prepare, Update

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna Security & Emergency Services team initiated a preparedness program for the month of April. Deemed “April Prepareathon,” the Emergency Management team will provide a new topic each week this month to assist employees with preparing for disasters and other emergencies.

April 22, 2021

DLA Distribution 2021 Earth Week message

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — DLA Installation Management Susquehanna Environmental Management Division has put together an environmental sustainability awareness campaign consisting of several emails to be shared throughout the week to celebrate Earth Day’s 51st anniversary on April 22, 2021.

April 22, 2021

DLA Europe & Africa hosts 21st TSC deputy commander

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Army Brig. Gen. Wanda N. Williams, deputy commanding general for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe in Germersheim, Germany, for a tour and a DLA Europe & Africa brief April 8.

April 21, 2021

DLA Distribution Anniston, Alabama, hosts U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Commander

ANNISTON, Ala. — Army Lt. Col. Ayo Oladipofaniyi, commander of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Anniston, Alabama, recently hosted Army Maj. Gen. Darren Werner, commanding general of U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command.

April 20, 2021

DLA Distribution Commanding General and staff declare commitment to ending sexual assault in the workplace

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — As part of April Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month,Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Keith Reventlow, USMC, and Deputy Commander, Perry Knight, Senior Executive Service, signed a proclamation affirming the commitment to end sexual assault in the workplace.

April 19, 2021

DLA Installation Management Susquehanna’s Prepareathon topic #3: Emergency Action Plan

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna Security & Emergency Services team initiated a preparedness program for the month of April. Deemed “April Prepareathon,” the Emergency Management team will provide a new topic each week this month to assist employees with preparing for disasters and other emergencies. 

April 15, 2021

DLA supports White House effort to supply masks for low-income communities

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency is working with the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture to provide more than 25 million cloth masks to low-income communities.

April 14, 2021

Jack Dietrich named DLA Emergency Communication Center Operator of the Year

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna recognizes the emergency services lead dispatcher.

April 12, 2021

DLA Installation Management Susquehanna’s Prepareathon topic #2: Severe Weather – Thunderstorms and Tornadoes 

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Emergency Management & Services team provides a new topic each week this month to assist employees with preparing for disasters and other emergencies. 

April 12, 2021

DLA increases map production cycle, ensures safety in aircraft navigation

Richmond, Va. — Maps guide us where we need to go, but they are only as current as their last update. For many years, Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and DLA Distribution distributed updated map products to customers on a 168-day production cycle. That changed in February when the Federal Aviation Administration determined that timeline was too long and could lead to safety issues in aeronautical navigation.

April 9, 2021

DLA Distribution Commanding General Brig. Gen. Reventlow hosts DLA Troop Support Commanding General Brig. Gen. Lawrence

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Army Brig. Gen. Gavin Lawrence, Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support commander, visited DLA Distribution April 5, meeting with leadership, touring the DLA Distribution headquarters building and recognizing DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, employees as stellar performers for their contributions to the COVID-19 federal response.

April 8, 2021

DLA Distribution Commanding General Reventlow's Days of Remembrance message

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Every year during annual Days of Remembrance, our nation comes together to remember the victims of the Holocaust, honor the survivors, and pay tribute to the liberators. This year, Days of Remembrance takes place between April 4, 2021 and April 11, 2021, with April 8, 2021, designated as Holocaust Remembrance Day.