DLA News Archive

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

Rear Adm. Vincent Griffith is the director of DLA Logistics Operations.

Nov. 21, 2016

Commentary: DLA Regional Commanders shift to touch points for geographic combatant command

In September, I presided over DLA Pacific’s change of command, in which Navy Capt. Tim Daniels took the reins of that outstanding organization from Army Col. Richard Ellis. The ceremony marked more than one change for that team. As Capt. Daniels accepted the unit colors, he initiated a shift in the way DLA Pacific and our other regional commands work with our partners around the world.

DLA Distribution commanding general, Army Brig. Gen. John S. Laskodi (center), joined by Thomas Kelly, U.S. ambassador to Djibouti; Navy Rear Adm. Trey Wheeler, deputy commander, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa; Paul Brown, AFRICOM deputy director for logistics; Navy Capt. James Black, Camp Lemonnier commanding officer; Navy Capt. Christopher Parker, Naval Supply Systems Command, Fleet Logistics Center, Sigonella; Army Col. Elizabeth Delbridge-Keough, DLA Europe and Africa commander; and Navy Cmdr. Pamela Dozier, DLA Distribution Sigonella, Italy, commander cuts the ribbon on the newest distribution detachment site in Djibouti, Africa on Sept. 30.

Nov. 17, 2016

DLA Distribution’s first enduring presence in Africa promises reduced customer wait time, savings

CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti — Cementing its role as the leading provider of global distribution support to America's military and other federal agencies, DLA Distribution has once again placed its support at the tip of the spear.

From the halls of McNamara, Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps!

Nov. 15, 2016

Marine Corps’ 241st birthday brings out Marine spirit

Marines and friends of the military service filled the McNamara Headquarters Complex auditorium to celebrate the Marine Corps' 241st birthday Nov. 10.

DLA Distribution San Diego, Calif., at Port Hueneme, has partnered with the Navy Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships to support the battle spares program by storing main propulsion engines for the LCS program at a central location. The commercial crane crew prepares for the engine offload.

Nov. 9, 2016

Port Hueneme supports new storage and distribution mission for Navy Littoral Combat Ships

PORT HUENEME, California — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, Calif., at Port Hueneme, has partnered with the Navy Program Executive Office Littoral Combat Ships to support the battle spares program by storing main propulsion engines for the LCS program at a central location.

Terry Simpson, deputy executive director of the Nuclear Enterprise Support Office, describes the importance of DLA’s commitment to supporting the DoD’s nuclear mission during the Nuclear Management Executive Course offered at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Nov. 1-2.

Nov. 8, 2016

DLA employees supporting nuclear enterprise receive Air Force training

About 30 employees from Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters and its field activities who are involved in supporting the Department of Defense nuclear mission attended the Nuclear Management Executive Course at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Nov. 1-2.

Personnel from DLA Troop Support Pacific, the Naval Submarine Support Command and the USS Columbus submarine are pictured in front of a new mobile galley at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Oct. 25, 2016. The galley was purchase through DLA Troop Support’s Subsistence supply chain and is used for temporary food service while submarines are undergoing maintenance.

Oct. 30, 2016

Troop Support Pacific provides mobile galley to Pearl Harbor sailors

PHILADELPHIA — A Navy submarine crew was one of the first to enjoy fresh meals served from a new mobile galley at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam that was purchased through DLA Troop Support.

Army Lt. Col. Debra Hernandez, the first nutritionist in the Subsistence supply chain, works in her DLA Troop Support office in Philadelphia. Hernandez, a registered dietitian, uses her more than 25 years of experience to analyze products’ ingredients and ensure they are meeting customer’s nutritional needs.

Oct. 28, 2016

Food advisor adds nutritional value to Subsistence

PHILADELPHIA — Subsistence’s first nutritionist has helped DLA Troop Support offer healthier food items to military customers since arriving two years ago. Army Lt. Col. Debra Hernandez is a registered dietitian with more than 25 years of experience.

Vehicles from the installation “boneyard” are once again being cleared out by DLA Disposition Services.

Oct. 27, 2016

Staffers in Qatar have been working hard to lay boneyard residents to rest

Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar — Operation “Big Wheel” has been adding big numbers to scrap operations in Qatar with the arrival of 55 vehicles from the installation “boneyard” were scrapped onsite along with three truckloads of washers, dryers, bed frames and other miscellaneous scrap from Al Udeid Air Base.

DLA Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch speaks to members of the Logistics Officer Association at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, Oct. 12.

Oct. 20, 2016

DLA Director promotes agency to military logistics professionals

Defense Logistics Agency Director Air Force Lt. Gen. Andy Busch wants more military logisticians, especially those in the prime of their careers, to think of DLA as a desirable and career-enhancing place to serve, he told the audience at an Oct. 12 event.

Navy Capt. Paul Haslam (left), commander of the DLA Rapid Deployment Team, discusses a project to build a helicopter pad with Troop Support liaison officer Robert Cunningham, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 2016.

Oct. 14, 2016

DLA Rapid Deployment Team leads agency in support for Haiti relief

A DLA Rapid Deployment Team and personnel from across the agency recently deployed to Haiti to provide a range of services, supplies, expertise and infrastructure as the agency assists in disaster relief following Hurricane Matthew.