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Exchanging Germany for Virginia, Matteo Crippa finds a year of discovery at DLA Aviation

Aug. 21, 2025

Exchanging Germany for Virginia, Matteo Crippa finds a year of discovery at DLA Aviation

RICHMOND, Va. — When German aerospace engineer Matteo Crippa packed up his life, his wife and two children, he brought an eagerness to explore as he knew the journey would be more than just schematics and supply chains.

An aerial of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2021. Members of DLA Troop Support’s Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office to reinforce ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for supporting the Department of Defense on July 10.(DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Aug. 21, 2025

DLA Troop Support team enhances Pentagon support through collaboration

Philadelphia — A team from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support's Construction and Equipment supply chain met with the Pentagon Support Office in Washington D.C. last month to reinforce ongoing collaborations and explore new avenues for supporting the Department of Defense.

A man wearing a camouflage military uniform stands on a stage talking to an audience.

Aug. 21, 2025

DLA CENTCOM & SOCOM Commander visits DLA Distribution Bahrain, holds town hall

NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — The commander of Defense Logistics Agency’s regional command for U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command visited DLA Distribution Bahrain Aug. 13-14.

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Aug. 20, 2025

Employee Spotlight | Stephanie Brackin

RICHMOND, Va. — Employee spotlight regularly features outstanding non-supervisory personnel from throughout the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation and other DLA employees at Defense Supply Center Richmond, Virginia. Organizational directors may submit the names of employees they wish to feature in this column to DLA Aviation Public Affairs. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation Employee Spotlight shines on Stephanie Brackin. She’s a Customer Support Specialist within DLA Aviation at Cherry Point, North Carolina.

The Internet of Behavior draws from social media, internet-connected devices, communication patterns and purchasing behaviors to identify patterns of concern, such as financial stress or foreign influence.

Aug. 20, 2025

Internet of Behavior has implications for DLA supply chain security

A Defense Logistics Agency paper warns that while the "Internet of Behavior" offers potential for supply chain security, its use must be exercised with intention.

DLA screenshot of DLA HR Award Tool dashboard featuring options to review performance ratings, track spending award authority, and receive analytics on award pool results.

Aug. 19, 2025

DLA revolutionizes performance award processing

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — DLA HR Awards Tool transforms performance award processing, replacing a spreadsheet-driven manual process, and cutting the average processing time from 100 days to 45 days.

Uniformed military planners stand around a large map on the floor of a room to plan maneuvers.

Aug. 18, 2025

Philippine hazardous waste disposal increases DLA flexibility

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — The agency's Indo-Pacific property disposal personnel recently completed a complex hazardous waste removal operation under DLA's recently awarded Philippines HW contract.

Group of people listening to a person speak.

Aug. 14, 2025

DLA to showcase business partnerships and successes at Industry Collider Day

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Industry will get a chance to connect with program managers, learn about contracting opportunities and share innovative practices at the Defense Logistics Agency Research and Development’s sixth annual Industry Collider Day Sept. 3.

An airplane is cut by large shears on a tarmac.

Aug. 13, 2025

Pearl Harbor team provides P-8 demil support

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM — The Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services team in Hawaii recently completed demilitarization and disposal of a damaged P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe.

save the date graphic for Strategic Materials Collaboration Forum

Aug. 13, 2025

DLA to host strategic materials forum

FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Defense Logistics Agency Research and Development and DLA Acquisition will co-host a collaboration forum here Aug. 21 to mark the launch of the agency’s Strategic Materials program of record.