African American female trailblazer retires with 40 years of federal service
Patricia Wilkins, director of Defense Logistics Agency Energy Quality Technical Directorate, presents Regina Gray with the esteemed DLA Energy Pipeman during her retirement ceremony at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Jan. 11, 2023. Gray was the first African American woman to hold a GS-15 position at DLA Energy. Photo by DLA Photographer Chris Lynch