DLA News Archive

May 10, 2022

Employee Spotlight: Mearle Tilton

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees on Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. For more information, call (804) 279-3139.

May 9, 2022

DSCC commander to honor fallen at Bexley Memorial Day event

Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Commander U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Kristen Fabry will be the keynote speaker for the City of Bexley’s annual Memorial Day service May 30. Bexley is a neighboring community of the Defense Supply Center Columbus military installation. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m. at Drexel Circle.

May 9, 2022

Leadership Reflection: Terry Harrington

Get to know Terry Harrington, the area manager at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

May 9, 2022

Foreign travel requirements and tips

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Employees going on temporary duty to foreign countries must do more than just complete travel orders in the Defense Travel System. These tips include everything from SERE training to receiving a travel threat briefing.

May 6, 2022

Commentary: Advancing leaders through collaboration

COLUMBUS, Ohio — When I was in college as a cadet, the theme of “cooperate and graduate” occupied just about everything cadets did.

May 6, 2022

DLA Aviation CPI project improves organic manufacturing process

Richmond, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Continuous Process Improvement Office completed a project that shortened the time to process emergency requests for organically manufactured parts by 21%.

May 6, 2022

Technological Reflection

Take a look back on the history of business technology used by DLA Disposition Services.

May 6, 2022

Troop Support wins big at federal awards ceremony

PHILADELPHIA — The Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support won five awards (one gold, one silver and three bronze) during the 2022 Philadelphia Federal Executive Board Excellence in Government Awards ceremony at the William J. Green Federal Building, Philadelphia, May 4.

May 6, 2022

DLA Distribution San Diego hosts director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Defense Logistics Agency Distribution San Diego, California, hosted U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dion D. English, director, Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, at the center April 15.

May 5, 2022

R&D program yields new sources for obsolete parts, raw materials 

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA research and development team matches America’s small businesses with research and development projects that address critical supply chain gaps and security threats.