DLA News Archive

April 28, 2022

Irons and putters were swinging during annual golf tournament hosted by DLA Aviation at OKC

RICHMOND, Va. — On a sunny and surprisingly warm early April day, close to 100 people, making up 24 teams, took part in the 13th annual Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Golf Classic played at Choctaw Creek Golf Course in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 9.

April 28, 2022

Employee Reflection: Poma Darasamay

Get to know the property disposal specialist serving warfighters in Hawaii.

April 27, 2022

European American Program Book Review: X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II, written by Leah Garrett

This is the fourth, and final, article in our series highlighting European American/Holocaust Remembrance Month. We continue to encourage all associates to join in activities that refresh our memories of the Holocaust and underscore the resiliency of those who endured the horrors, so that we never forget.  This week we highlight a review of “X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II,” written by Leah Garrett.  We encourage you to read this work and share your thoughts with our Special Emphasis Committee Chair at alan.shatz@dla.mil. 

April 27, 2022

Leadership reflection: Hector Hernandez

Get to know the agency's property disposal area manager for Hawaii.

April 27, 2022

Data pull project introduces standardization to Cherry Point sustainment team

Richmond, Va. — One of the best ways to measure the success of any project is to analyze the data generated by that project. Defense Logistics Agency Aviation at Cherry Point, North Carolina, sustainment support specialists within the Planning and Support Division are dedicated to delivering supportability analysis, ensuring warfighter support success and a continuous process improvement project focused on improving data pulls has provided them with a better tool for doing just that.

April 27, 2022

Properly preparing Disposition Services for responding to an emergency

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Throughout DLA, emergency managers work to ensure proper procedures are in place to mitigate the negative effects of events such as natural disasters and other emergency situations.

April 26, 2022

Medical team partners with federal agencies to provide COVID-19 support to island nations

PHILADELPHIA — In continued support of the U.S. and international partners’ fight against COVID-19, the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support provided over $800,000 in testing and treatment equipment to the Solomon Islands and American Samoa in April. DLA Troop Support Medical supply chain’s partnerships with the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Department of Health and Human Services aided in the acquisition and ongoing delivery of more than 39,000 at-home tests and ten oxygen concentrators to help control the spread and effects of COVID-19.

April 26, 2022

Employee Reflection: Pyong To Hong

A few questions with the South Korea-based agency material handler.

April 26, 2022

DLA Aviation at San Diego team members welcome new commander

Richmond, Va. — San Diego team members from Defense Logistics Agency Aviation gathered April 22 to welcome Navy Commander Fred Albesa as their new commander, while saying farewell to Navy Commander Maxine Gardner who assumed command in 2020.

April 26, 2022

Employee Reflection: Suk Cha Yi

A few questions with the 40-year DLA veteran still serving at the Gimcheon site in South Korea.