DLA News Archive

Category: Equal Employment and Opportunity, Human Resources, SAPR, People and Culture

Air Force Master Sgt. Antoinette Jones was named the Defense Logistics Agency Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and is now in competition for the Office of the Secretary of Defense award.

March 14, 2016

Troop Support airman competes for DOD Senior NCO of the Year

March 14, 2016 — An airman with Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support who was selected as the DLA Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for fiscal 2015 represented the agency in the Department of Defense competition.

The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, JID Inventory Team, which includes 17 U.S. civil service and Japanese master labor contract employees, has been awarded the Commander’s Mission Impact Team of the Quarter award for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.

March 14, 2016

Yokosuka’s JID Inventory Team awarded Commander’s Mission Impact Team of the Quarter award

YOKOSUKA, Japan — The Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan, JID Inventory Team, which includes 17 U.S. civil service and Japanese master labor contract employees, has been awarded the Commander’s Mission Impact Team of the Quarter award for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.

Osamu Takaura’s quick thinking saved the life of an elderly woman.

March 11, 2016

Yokosuka employee’s quick thinking saves a life

YOKOSUKA, Japan — On a recent evening, Osamu Takaura, a cargo shipment clerk at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Sasebo detachment, happened upon an apartment in his neighborhood where he noticed black smoke coming from the roof.

Lula Lacy, supply technician at DLA Distribution Puget Sound, Wash., has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.

March 10, 2016

Puget Sound’s Lacy wins employee of the quarter award

PUGET SOUND, Washington — Lula Lacy, supply technician at DLA Distribution Puget Sound, Wash., has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for her technical expertise, work ethic and professional drive.

DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii’s Distribution Support Staff Team was awarded the Commander’s Mission Impact – Team Award for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

March 10, 2016

Pearl Harbor’s Distribution Support Staff team selected for Commanders Mission Impact Award

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii’s Distribution Support Staff Team was awarded the Commander’s Mission Impact – Team Award for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Air Force Master Sgt. Shanon Johnson gives resiliency training March 2, 2015 for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation senior leaders during the Senior Leader Conference held on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, March 1-3. The training covered the four building blocks of resiliency.

March 9, 2016

Resiliency toolkit explored during Senior Leader Conference

RICHMOND, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation senior leaders met on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, March 1 -3, reviewing 2015 successes and missed opportunities and the activity’s way forward for 2016. But the conference wasn’t just about the mission, leaders also focused on building a culture of innovation and resiliency through the sharing of personal testimonies and learning tools to enable them and their employees to adapt to and persevere in the face of personal and professional challenges.

Elyse Atoe, Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking employee at DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.

March 8, 2016

Corpus Christi’s Atoe wins employee of the quarter award

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Elyse Atoe, Preservation, Packaging, Packing and Marking employee at DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas, has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for her superior performance and teamwork.

Nominations for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s annual Hall of Fame are being accepted March 9-31, 2016.

March 8, 2016

Aviation Hall of Fame nominations accepted through March 31

RICHMOND, Va. — Nominations for Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s annual Hall of Fame for 2016 will be accepted March 9 - 31. The Aviation Hall of Fame honors former employees who have made significant and enduring contributions to DLA or DLA Aviatio

DLA Distribution Europe Warehousing Division Team, winners of the DLA Strategic Goals Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015.

March 7, 2016

Europe Warehousing Team named one of best in DLA

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch has announced the DLA Distribution Europe Warehousing Division Team as the winner of the DLA Strategic Goals Award for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 in the Warfighter First category.

Eileen Austin, distribution facility specialist, for EDC Division at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa.

March 4, 2016

Distribution Susquehanna’s Employee of the Week

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Eileen Austin, distribution facility specialist for the Eastern Distribution Center Division, DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., was selected as the Employee of the Week for the week of Feb. 8.