The Nation's Combat Logistics Support Agency

DLA News

Defense Secretary announces DLA Distribution commander promotion

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announces that the President has nominated Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commanding general for the appointment to the rank of major general December 2, 2021.

Dec. 6, 2021 - Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III announced Dec. 2 that the President has nominated Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Keith D. Reventlow, Defense Logistics Agency Distribution commanding general, for the appointment to the two-star rank of major general.

DLA Energy Commander honored at Philippine Consulate

Philippine Consul General Elmer Cato (left), Defense Logistics Agency Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas and the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Hon. Gina Ortiz-Jones stand on the stage after Canlas was presented a recognition plaque for his achievements at a Veterans Day event at the Philippine Consulate in New York City, Nov. 11.

Dec. 2, 2021 - Honoring Filipino-Americans in uniform both past and present, DLA Energy Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Jimmy Canlas was recognized at a Veterans Day event at the Philippine Consulate in New York City, Nov. 11.

Chaplain resources help military members practice their faith

DLA Chaplain Army Col. Christopher Archer poses in the flag room during a visit with DLA Troop Support employees in Philadelphia.

Dec. 1, 2021 - Army Col. Christopher Archer has served in many challenging assignments in various locations during his more than 20-year career as a chaplain, but he chose his current assignment at DLA in December 2020. Working with his Religious Affairs NCO and DLA Troop Support counterparts, he ensures customers get the religious supplies they need in a timely manner.

New Acquisition Modernization Program to help DLA face future challenges

The Acquisition Modernization Program is expected to formalize how the Defense Logistics Agency strengthens acquisition employees’ skills, improves processes and applies market intelligence, all while taking advantage of DLA’s ongoing efforts to modernize its information technology tools.

Nov. 30, 2021 - DLA is building a masterplan for meeting new challenges posed by the shifting global logistics environment through its new Acquisition Modernization Program.

Tribute to heroes display honors DLA employees lost, injured in war on terror

Don Reed, Defense Logistics Agency’s liaison for Special Operations Command Central and Marine Corps Forces Central, center, poses for a photo during the unveiling of a Tribute to DLA Heroes display Nov. 19 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, with DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Army Master Sgt. Felisha Hagler, left, and DLA CENTOCM & SOCOM Commander Army Col. Gerard Acosta.

Nov. 29, 2021 - A new Tribute to DLA Heroes display honors one current and three former employees who were injured or killed in the war on terror.

DLA Distribution's Shipman rescues woman from drowning

While on temporary duty in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 25, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Shipman rescued a woman from drowning in the Inderhavnsbroen canal.

Nov. 23, 2021 - While on temporary duty in Copenhagen, Denmark, U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Shipman, rescued a woman from drowning in the Inderhavnsbroen canal Oct. 25.

DLA Troop Support has key ingredients to get Thanksgiving meals to troops

Leadership from the 408th Contracting Support Brigade based in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, serves junior Soliders Thanksgiving lunch on Nov. 26, 2020. Leaders like to express their gratitude for all the hard work Soldiers complete in order to continue the mission by taking time out of their day to serve during the holiday season.(Photo by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Jermaine Jackson)

Nov. 22, 2021 - For more than 50 years, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support has provided traditional Thanksgiving dishes to field kitchens, dining facilities and galleys in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and other locations around the world.

DLA unifies, polishes its reputation in the 2010s

A Liberian military engineer cuts wood braces for the Tubmanburg Ebola treatment unit Oct. 15, 2014. DLA Troop Support provides construction materials, including plumbing, lumber and electrical materials for 15 Ebola treatment units. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Will Patterson

Nov. 19, 2021 - This is the final in a series of seven articles “Celebrating 60 years” and highlighting DLA’s support to America’s military since the agency was created Oct. 1, 1961.