DLA News Archive

Category: Resiliency, People and Culture, SAPR

DLA Distribution Korea commander Army Lt. Col. Mark Wolf reenlists Sgt. Stephanie Swann and her husband Sgt. Jonathan Swann in a reenlistment ceremony on March 7.

April 4, 2016

A family affair: Korea hosts husband and wife reenlistment ceremony

CAMP CARROLL, Korea — DLA Distribution Korea commander Army Lt. Col. Mark Wolf hosted a double reenlistment ceremony for his material management noncommissioned officer Army Sgt. Stephanie Swann and her husband Army Sgt. Jonathan Swann on March 7.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher S. Mayfield Sr., chief of staff at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., officially retired on April 1 after 30 years of service to the Navy.

April 1, 2016

Norfolk’s chief of staff retires after 30 years of service

NORFOLK, Virginia — Navy Lt. Cmdr. Christopher S. Mayfield Sr., chief of staff at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Norfolk, Va., officially retired on April 1 after 30 years of service to the Navy. The ceremony was officiated by Navy Capt. Harry Thetford, commander of the distribution center.

Edward Warren, distribution process worker at DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., has been chosen as employee of the week for the week of March 28 through April 1.

April 1, 2016

Distribution Susquehanna’s Employee of the Week

MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania — Edward Warren, distribution process worker at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna, Pa., has been selected as Employee of the Week for March 28 through April 1.

DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, employee Ikaika Anderson has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016.

March 31, 2016

Pearl Harbor’s Anderson announced as employee of the quarter

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — DLA Distribution Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, employee Ikaika Anderson has been named DLA Distribution’s Employee of the Quarter for first quarter, fiscal year 2016, for his performance and teamwork as a supply technician on the Inventory Support Team.

Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day presents the February Employee of the Month Award to Dawn Hampton during a ceremony March 28, 2016, at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Hampton is a price analyst for DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate’s Pricing Division.

March 31, 2016

Richmond price analyst named DLA Aviation’s February Employee of the Month

RICHMOND, Virginia — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s February Employee of the Month is Dawn Hampton. She serves as a price analyst for DLA Aviation’s Procurement Process Support Directorate’s Pricing Division in Richmond, Virginia. DLA Aviation Commander Air Force Brig. Gen. Allan Day presented Hampton the award during a ceremony March 28.

DLA Distribution hosted students from the Navy Supply Corps School’s International Leadership Executive Advanced Development course on March 22.

March 29, 2016

International Leadership course visits DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pennsylvania — Foreign military officers enrolled in the Navy Supply Corps School’s International Leadership Executive Advanced Development course visited DLA Distribution March 22 to learn about DLA’s global distribution network and tour the Department of Defense’s largest distribution facility.

Noel Romey, an information technology specialist with Defense Logistics Agency Information Operations at Richmond, shows Senior Leader Conference attendees his refreshable braille display March 3, 2016 after speaking to them about how practicing resiliency has help him face physical challenges. The DLA Aviation Senior Leader Conference was held March 1-3 on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia.

March 29, 2016

DLA employee describes resiliency in face of physical challenges

RICHMOND, Va. — A DLA employee who is blind talked about being resilient in the face of daily challenges, in a presentation he recently gave to DLA Aviation senior leaders.

DLA's Employee Assistance Program offers a wealth of resources.

March 29, 2016

Agency program provides holistic benefits, assistance

DLA's Employee Assistance Program offers discounts on products, financial and legal advice; links to webinars and discussion groups; relocation assistance; articles on a range of subjects; and much more.

Donald Rogers, fire chief, Defense Logistics Agency Installation Support at Richmond addresses a group of employees inside the Center Restaurant on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, who participated in the installation’s tornado drill March 22, 2016.

March 28, 2016

DSCR takes part in statewide tornado exercise

RICHMOND, Virginia — The peace and serenity of a warm, clear sunny March day on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia, was shattered, in an instant, when a tornado warning blared over the installation’s Giant Voice speaker system.

March 28, 2016

Commentary: It’s up to you and me to create culture

COLUMBUS, Ohio — At a basic level, workplace culture is the way people work together. It’s the rules — often unspoken — on what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior; the expectations people have about managing others and being managed; and the values employees are supposed to embody every day.