DLA News Archive

Category: Small Business, Strong Partnerships

April 23, 2024

DLA leaders learn more about DLA Distribution Europe, Expeditionary team efforts

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — Leadership and experts from Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Europe recently hosted Rear Adm. Doug Noble, director, DLA logistics operations, Kevin Kachinski, executive director of Defense Logistics Agency Operations, and Army Col. A.J. Sullivan, commander, DLA Europe and Africa, for an update of their efforts supporting DLA and multinational exercises in the region.

A man in a dark suit stands on the left side of a wall print of the earth and a man in a military camo uniform stands on the right side of the print.

April 12, 2024

Print Procurement Specialist delivers in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Military units that require printing solutions reach out to Ben Funkhouser, a seasoned procurement specialist for Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services-Document Services site at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Two women (one black) and one man stand side by side in front of a display booth.

April 4, 2024

DLA small-business specialists uplift women entrepreneurs

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Members of DLA's Office of Small Business Programs are working to support women-owned small businesses and connect them to government contracts.

A man stands in front of students in uniform in a classroom giving a lecture.

March 7, 2024

Agency instructor preps servicemembers for logistics success

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — An education partnership at Fort Gregg-Adams helps better familiarize warfighters with DLA.

Feb. 12, 2024

Former DLA Aviation leader to head agency’s small business focus

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Daniele Kurze, former director of DLA Aviation's Supplier Operations Commodities Directorate, will help the agency foster growth and long-term success of America's small business sector as DLA's new executive director of Small Business Programs.

Vehicles to be used as targets lined up in the desert.

Jan. 30, 2024

(A new) Home on the range: NTTR

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Vehicles, equipment and materials sourced from DLA’s surplus equipment stocks provide a crucial element in the realistic training and preparation of America’s combat pilots at the sprawling Nevada Test and Training Range.

A Navy officer and a doctor speak in front of medical equipment in an office setting.

Jan. 11, 2024

Solomon Islands property donation to improve surgical care for citizens

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A recent U.S. Navy hospital ship visit to Guadalcanal included the DLA-assisted donation of cutting-edge medical equipment expected to improve health outcomes in the South Pacific.

A man loads packages into the back of a van parked in a warehouse.

Nov. 16, 2023

Disposition team helps DLA Aviation open up shop in Okinawa

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The agency’s property reutilization personnel at Camp Kinser assisted their DLA colleagues in opening an overseas detachment in 2023 by supplying no-cost vans, electronics, furniture, and office supplies.

Covered containers sit on pallets outside near a warehouse.

Oct. 23, 2023

Alaska team removes Coast Guard hazardous waste

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — DLA’s Anchorage-based disposal office is helping regional Coast Guard sites clear out pandemic-related backlogs.

Multiple warehouse photos of used furniture and appliances.

Oct. 16, 2023

Hawaii team helps Pearl Harbor hotel

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Navy Lodge Hawaii recently turned to DLA Disposition Services for the removal of more than 2,000 furniture and appliance items deemed excess after room upgrades at Pearl Harbor.