DLA News Archive

Category: Warfighter Always, Global Posture, Strong Partnerships, Whole of Government, Always Accountable

For users across the U.S. government and those of allied nations, as well as international organizations, this system managed by DLA is a critical tool for information about thousands of items.

May 11, 2018

WebFLIS helps customers track down critical data

WebFLIS, managed by DLA, offers information on thousands of government-purchased items, including national stock numbers, item names, manufacturer and supplier data and part numbers.

An Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. DLA Energy provides propellants to ULA for commercial space launch.

May 1, 2018

Boosting the Future

As commercial entrepreneurs take space launch to the next level, DLA Energy is there to provide reliable, quality sources of propellant.

Team members from the Joint Armed Forces of the Philippines and the United States conducting M1 Inventory.

May 1, 2018

Transporting History

Halfway across the globe, DLA Distribution is helping return antique rifles from the Philippines to the United States.

DLA Land and Maritime Commander Navy Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic discusses the results of blunt-force-impact testing for helmets with DLA lab technician Sally Schuster during a visit to Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

May 1, 2018

A Conversation with ... Navy Rear Adm. Michelle Skubic

The commander of DLA's service provider for ground and maritime weapon systems reflects on a year at the helm

Luis Pena serves as the lone full-time civil servant for the Defense Logistics Agency in Puerto Rico. He helps military units shed their excess and used equipment and gets rid of their scrap metal. Here, he evaluates the pending scrap removal demands at Camp Santiago, which was one of the island's military installations hardest hit by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

April 26, 2018

Luis Pena supports post-Maria Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PR. — Luis Pena serves as the Defense Logistics Agency's lone civil servant in Puerto Rico. And his job - helping warfighters get rid of used equipment and scrap - got a lot more challenging after the 2017 hurricane season.

April 23, 2018

DLA Aviation’s Contract Administration Division named one of the best in DLA

RICHMOND, VA — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Contract Administration Division has been awarded the DLA Director’s Strategic Goals Award, Process Excellence (Large Team) for fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.

Air Force Col. Adrian Crowley, director of DLA Troop Support’s Industrial Hardware supply chain, (left) speaks during the NDIA Delaware Valley Chapter International Defense Industry Conference April 13 in Philadelphia.

April 19, 2018

DLA Troop Support senior leader speaks to Philly-area defense industry leaders

PHILADELPHIA — Air Force Col. Adrian Crowley, Industrial Hardware director, spoke to local business leaders at a National Defense Industry Association conference April 13 in Philadelphia.

Chris Hall speaks from behind a lectern with a presentation on the screen behind him.

April 19, 2018

Small business, acquisition professionals share successes

Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Members of the Defense Logistics Agency’s Office of Small Business Programs joined their contracting counterparts to promote one of the agency’s highest priority initiatives during a Small Business and Acquisition Broadcast April 10.

Soldiers unload serviceable equipment onto pallets for turn in to Sierra Army Depot that will be inventoried back into the Global Combat Support System.

April 11, 2018

Soldiers purge excess in Clean Sweep event

Fort Hood, Texas — Defense Logistics Agency employees help Fort Hood units purge excess items as they help Army personnel properly identify controlled property and ensure its proper disposition.

The Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship Program participants pose with Hue Nguyen, center, DLA Troop Support flag room supervisor, at DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia April 3, 2018.

April 6, 2018

DAU fellows, Troop Support talk about acquisition processes during annual visit

PHILADELPHIA — DLA Troop Support hosted the Defense Acquisition University Senior Service College Fellowship Program participants so that they could learn about the agency’s warfighter support mission.