DLA News Archive

Sept. 23, 2021

MERC deploys to DLA Distribution Tobyhanna

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, major flooding on Pennsylvania’s east coast caused a high-level communications outage and access issues for repair workers. Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, lost total system access at 7:00 a.m. Sept. 2.

Sept. 22, 2021

Retired Marine provides mentorship to local High School football team

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Tim Kosky, modernization project manager at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Susquehanna Pennsylvania and retired Marine, has been conducting a homegrown mentorship for the local Dover High School football team for the past four years. This year, he introduced a slight change to the normal activities.

Sept. 22, 2021

DLA Susquehanna Fire Department awarded international accredited status

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management Susquehanna Fire Department received accredited agency status with the Commission on Fire Accreditation International for meeting the criteria established through the CFAI’s voluntary self-assessment and accreditation program Aug. 24.

Sept. 22, 2021

DLA 60th Anniversary Shout Out: Perry Knight, Deputy Commander, DLA Distribution

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Perry Knight, Deputy Commander, DLA Distribution, sends a shout out to DLA for the 60th Anniversary.

Sept. 22, 2021

Fuel facility expands resiliency on Guam

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — The 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management and DLA Energy South-West Pacific held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 1 to mark the completion of a new facility that will improve warfighter resiliency on the strategic Pacific air base.

Sept. 22, 2021

Realignment of industrial hardware procurement to streamline support, yield savings

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Transfer of the industrial hardware supply chain from Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support to DLA Aviation and DLA Land and Maritime is expected to better align weapons system support and enable the agency to support growing missions of other defense and federal agencies.

Sept. 22, 2021

June leadership award recipient leads with innovation

Richmond, Va. — Measurable results are key to understanding how successful a program can be, and results are a valuable tool for the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation’s Business Process Support Directorate team. Strategic Business Analytics Division Chief Dean Gilbert’s team’s efforts to refine business case analysis, or BCA, along with other innovative approaches, have earned him the June DLA Aviation Leadership Award.

Sept. 21, 2021

In Their Own Words Mary Martinez, DLA Distribution San Joaquin, DLA 60th Anniversary Interview

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Mary Martinez, DLA Distribution San Joaquin, talks about her history with the agency for DLA's 60th Anniversary.

Sept. 21, 2021

Family shapes financial analyst’s DLA experience

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Financial Analyst Kathleen Stephens keeps working for DLA all in the family. Stephens recalls memories from when her mother and two sisters worked for the agency.

Sept. 20, 2021

908th FSS Serves up Success During Exercise

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 908th Airlift Wing website — The 908th Force Support Squadron conducted an exercise during the unit’s July super Unit Training Assembly at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, that simulated them playing their part as if the wing were to deploy to deliver humanitarian aid to a fictional local populace.