DLA News Archive

Category: Resiliency, People and Culture, SAPR

Army Staff Sgt. Thalamus Lewis poses for a photo with a portion of the Advanced Combat Helmet that saved his life on Oct. 4, 2012, when a bullet slammed into his helmet and knocked him out. The helmet is one example of the many types of protective equipment DLA Troop Support buys for soldiers.

April 21, 2016

Soldier who survived gunshot is presented lifesaving helmet

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — DLA Troop Support supplies America's warfighters protective gear such as the Army Combat Helmet, one of which helped a soldier escape serious injury while searching for explosives in Afghanistan.

Firefighters from DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna, Pa., Fire and Emergency Services practice a vehicle rescue during a training event.

April 19, 2016

DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna F&ES awarded international reaccreditation status

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — DLA Installation Support at Susquehanna, Pa., Fire and Emergency Services has received Accredited Agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for meeting the criteria established through the CFAI’s voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program. DLA is one of over 200 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status with the CFAI and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc.

Carolyn Coker, material examiner and Identifier supervisor at DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been chosen as the Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

April 18, 2016

Distribution Oklahoma City’s Employee of the Quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Carolyn Coker, supervisory material examiner and identifier at DLA Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., has been selected as the Employee of the Quarter for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

As part of the DLA Strategic Goal #2 – People and Culture, DLA encourages its employees to take advantage of the resources available to become more resilient, at work and at home.

April 14, 2016

DLA encourages its workforce to become more resilient

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Daily life is constantly throwing us curve balls. Work and home life do not always go as planned. Your boss assigns you an important project with a short suspense date. Your toddler comes down with the flu and is unable to go to daycare. Now you are at home with a sick child and your work is piling up on your desk. Add to that, you are leaving for a business trip in three days.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla., Stock Readiness Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter for their continuous process improvement efforts with various backlogs assigned to their team.

April 14, 2016

Distribution Oklahoma’s Team of the Quarter

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Oklahoma City, Okla. Stock Readiness Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter award for their “lean” work operation.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna’s, Shipment Planning Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter for outstanding customer support and stewardship of resources.

April 13, 2016

Distribution Susquehanna’s Shipment Planning Team of the Quarter

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna’s, Shipment Planning Team has been awarded the Team of the Quarter award for outstanding customer support and stewardship of resources.

DLA Troop Support Commander Army Brig. Gen. Charles Hamilton presents Evan Eisenberg with a Commander’s Coin and congratulations letter March 31, 2016 for earning the DLA Acquisition Professional Supporting Small Business award. Eisenberg was selected for the award for planning and awarding two contracts for the Navy Working Uniform to small businesses in fiscal 2015.

April 12, 2016

C&T contracting officer earns DLA recognition for small business awards

PHILADELPHIA — Awarding contracts to small businesses, resulting in best value support to customers, earned a DLA Troop Support contracting officer agency-wide recognition.

Robert Reyes, culture action officer, conducts a session of the Culture Roadshow with employees of the Inventory and Support Services Group.

April 12, 2016

San Joaquin dispels hiring myths with Culture Roadshow

SAN JOAQUIN, California — As DLA employees participate in the 2016 DLA Culture Survey, DLA Distribution San Joaquin leadership continues to emphasize the importance of employees letting their voices be heard.

Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Storage Division has been awarded the Team of the Quarter for their flawless warehouse operations with reference to the trans-shipment of over 19,000 vials of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products.

April 12, 2016

Distribution Yokosuka’s Team of the Quarter

YOKOSUKA, Japan — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Yokosuka, Japan’s, Storage Division has been awarded the Team of the Quarter award for their consistent work with process improvements with regard to distribution processes and inventory integrity.

Nutan Chada (right), executive producer of the DLA Video Production Team, leads a contract crew on the “set” of Exercise Steel Knight, Twentynine Palms, California, for a Logistics On Location video December 2015.

April 12, 2016

DLA Logistics on Location videos reveal the source behind the force

DLA invites you to view its Logistics on Location videos for a behind-the-scenes look at how the agency supports our nation’s warfighters.