DLA News Archive

Dec. 22, 2021

A tribute to the Warfighters who are “fueling the line” over the holidays

A tribute poem to Warfighters who "fuel the line” was written by Air Force Col. Loren M. Reno on Nov. 26, 1997 when he was assigned to Split, Croatia, as part of Operation Joint Endeavor. He returned to DLA as a major general and served as the Vice Director from Oct. 2005 to May 2007. Reno was inducted into the DLA Hall of Fame in August 2014 at the McNamara Headquarters Complex on Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Dec. 21, 2021

San Diego’s Palamara selected as DLA Security Civilian of the Year

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — Marcus Palamara, former security officer at Defense Logistics Agency San Diego, California, was named the Security Civilian of the Year.

Dec. 21, 2021

Perseverance helped Mid-America deliver excellence

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services’ Mid-America region operates 16 sites in 12 states with approximately 200 people. When region Deputy Director Marc Wilson looks back at 2021, he said the biggest lesson learned was perseverance.

Dec. 21, 2021

Highly recognized leader and subject matter expert awarded DLA Aviation September Leadership Award

RICHMOND, Va. — Christy Crumpler, branch chief in the Industrial Plant Equipment Services Division in the Engineering Directorate at Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, Virginia, was awarded the DLA Aviation Leadership Award for September.

Dec. 20, 2021

Unique turn-in items of 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services receives and processes the Defense Department’s surplus property, saving billions of taxpayer dollars since its inception in 1972. Throughout the years, unique items have found their way to DLA Disposition Services processing centers and 2021 did not disappoint.

Dec. 18, 2021

DLA Disposition Services Central experiences a year of drastic change in 2021

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — A look back at some of the events that took place throughout the Central Region last year including major facility upgrades, new site construction and perhaps most notably the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Dec. 17, 2021

301 FW fabrication flight manufactures the mission to keep F-16s combat ready

NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the 301st Fighter Wing website — Much like a car, military aircraft require regular maintenance, including replacing worn out or damaged parts. Airmen from the 24th Fighter Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance team monitor aircraft and fabricate the necessary parts themselves.

Dec. 17, 2021

DLA Aviation instrumental in returning the Air Force B-1B to its bomber fleet

RICHMOND, Va — Over the past several years, there have been documented incidents of the Air Force’s B-1B bombers experiencing in-flight engine issues. The problems occurred when an unsafe part in the augmenter fuel filter housing on its F101 engines failed.

Dec. 17, 2021

Defense Logistics Agency San Joaquin Police Department named Outstanding Police Activity of the Year

SAN JOAQUIN, Calif. — The Defense Logistics Agency Installation Management San Joaquin Police Department was named the DLA Outstanding Police Activity of the Year. This is a back-to-back win for the department.

Dec. 16, 2021

Excess military truck from DLA Disposition Services given new role at Raisin Volunteer Fire Department

VICTORIA, Texas — Raisin Volunteer Fire Department converted an excess military truck from Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services into a firefighting machine.